re: need to recover windows files

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Author: Jason Spatafore
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To: Phoenix Linux Users Group
Subject: re: need to recover windows files
>> I had to reinstall windows and there are some file in
>> my old home directory I need back. Anyone know a Live
>> cd that will read ntfs and allow me to burn to cd or
>> copy to usb drive?


>> btw, my old user dir was marked as private and I can't
>> open it even as admin in the new windows install.


>> //hating ms more and more.


Sounds like an encrypted directory. There are ways to recover this from within Windows. Look up "recovering encrypted files in winxp" in a google search.

Stop messing with it until you figure that out! I know that you will need to remember your original password to make it work. There may be more to it though.




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Sincerely,

Jason Spatafore
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