dillon157

I encrypted an entire folder full of files a while back using whatever encryption windows xp provides (right click, properties, advanced,...). I did this on my 40 GB hdd which was master. When I received my new hard drive, I set it as master, installed windows and copied all of my files from my 40GB hdd to my new master hdd. Now when I try to open the encrypted files on my new hard drive, they wont open and I get an error. I figure it's because they were not encrypted on that drive (at that location).

Also, I have sense formatted my 40GB hdd (which is slave now) and coppied the files there as backup. Have I lost those files forever or is there something I can do to get them to decrypt for my viewing. If you're not sure, does anyone know what kind of encryption windows uses so that I can look into it?

-Thanks

djmrman

Is the login account the same username and password as the old windows if not I would try that. encryption with windows xp is rather simple encryption as far as I remember you should be able to crack it but I have never tried.

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Jeremy M. Smith

dillon157

It should be, but remember, I moved the folder full of encrypted files around from one hard drive to another, and then back to the orginal hard drive after it was formatted and windows was reinstalled.

Thanks for the help by the way.

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Trizoy

try using the exact same login name and pw.It doesnt matter if it has been moved, but the ID is important.

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dillon157

Ok I'll make sure they're the same then. Thank yall for your help.

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SC7

Word to the wise, try Truecrypt next time, it's just better from the ground up.

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