Shoutbox

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Originally posted by fatfreechicken
This is nothing to do with Plus!, nor is it due to a file being corrupt/ in use.

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Originally posted by Lebby
All my files are encrypted with the window thing (right clic on folder --> properties --> advance --> chec: Encrypt contents to secure data)

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That's your problem. If I understand correctly from what I have read online,the only person who can have access to files protected with that is the original user who created it, thus if you formatted the drive with that account on, I don't think (although I'm not 100%) that there is way of getting it back...

But as I said, I'm not 100% certain, so don't delete them yet as someone else may be able to provide more help

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sounds like a logical explanation.....so basically your going to have to delete those logs as they have been affected one way or another. Regardless, you're going to have to start fresh again.

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Originally posted by Lebby
Im waiting

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First of all, we are volunteers. we don't get paid, you don't pay for MsgPlus! so most things  _ can't _ be demanded.
Second,  I remember that i read online a long time ago  that you could recover that type of files with that encription by renaming a user to the exact user name they were created with. I never tried but you won't harm anything if you try.

I have managed to get myself out of access denied errors caused by similar issues.

As a result, I recommend that you go to the security tab of the properties dialog box and try to set permissions for yourself. If none of that works, you may need to use the cacls command which can be quite difficult to use.

As for the Windows encryption, this can be very tough. If you still have your original data from your C: drive, you may still be able to dig up the encryption key. Try looking around using google for some tips.

I am assuming that you are an admin on your computer (because you formatted your computer) and you have XP Pro (because you were able to encrypt your data).

A word of warning for the future: NEVER use Windows to encrypt your data if it is data you would regret losing because if you format your Windows drive (usually your C: drive), you may lose your encryption key. Of course, this doesn't apply if your data is confidential and you would rather lose it than let others get access to it.

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Originally posted by Voldemort
I remember that i read online a long time ago  that you could recover that type of files with that encription by renaming a user to the exact user name they were created with.

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Unfortunately that won't work because Windows identified user accounts by a unique ID number rather than their name. This unique ID number is randomly created when the account is created.

hmm ok , Ill delite all