Clean XP install renders protected files inaccessible -- help!

[jodeon]

I just performed a clean re-install of Windows XP onto a new hard drive when my RAID array started causing lock-ups on boot up. I left the RAID array connected and was happy to see that after booting into the new installation, many of my files could still be accessed.

The problem is that I had previously selected "keep files private" for some of my folders. Since I am logging in via a new install, the OS is not giving me access to those folders.

Does anyone know how to get access to those files? I know the password and the user name that created the folders, I just can't log in via the old install.

Thanks for your help.

 

[yizhar]

HI.

You'll need to find a way to restore the original OS because the encryption key for those files is stored with the OS. Using the same user name and password on the new install will not help.

Bye
Yizhar Hurwitz

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[jodeon]

I'm learning now that I should have made a backup of my "personal encryption certificate". You can keep this backup on a floppy, and use it to recover encrypted files if your certificate becomes corrupt -- now I know.