Why I can't access my own files?

Tony;
Are you NTFS?
Is Simple File Sharing disabled?
Then try Take Ownership again:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...EN-US;Q308421&

Are the files encrypted?
If the files are encrypted.
If you did not back-up the encryption key or the Recovery Agent and
are not on a domain, the files are as good as gone.
This must be accomplished while you have access to the files.
If you have not already done so, it is now to late.

If you can restore the original profile (not recreate) you may be able
to recover the data.
Recreating profiles and passwords is irrelevant.
Contact Microsoft if you can restore the profile.
Or:
http://www.beginningtoseethelight.or...very/index.php

EFS is very good at what it does and there is no back door.
Read and understand these links before using EFS to keep from
permanently losing your data:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...ry/default.asp
(58 pages)
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=223316

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"Tony" <sshhtt@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2cba01c33f76$306349d0$a401280a@phx.gbl...

> Hi,
>
> I met a very irratating problem: I transfer all my
> files from my C drive to D drive under a win2000 system,
> then I formatted the C drive and installed a XPpro
> system. However, when I open the D drive, very
> surprisingly, I can't open some files because of "Access
> denied". I tried to take the ownership and gave all
> permissions to them, but useless. Someone told me that is
> caused by EFS. I can't restore the files forever! Most of
> the files were once in my desktop under win2000 OS. One
> thing I don't understand is why some files in this folder
> readable while others not accessible?
>
> Can anyone help me? Thanks!

Hi, Jupiter

Thank you very much for your immediate replies!
My harddisk is NTFS.
"If you did not back-up the encryption key or the
Recovery Agent and
are not on a domain, the files are as good as gone."

No, I didn't backup anything about the files, but I am
on a domain all the time, and the account is also
unchanged. Is it possible to restore the files?

>-----Original Message-----
>Tony;
>Are you NTFS?
>Is Simple File Sharing disabled?
>Then try Take Ownership again:
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-

US;Q308421&

>
>Are the files encrypted?
>If the files are encrypted.
>If you did not back-up the encryption key or the

Recovery Agent and

>are not on a domain, the files are as good as gone.
>This must be accomplished while you have access to the

files.

>If you have not already done so, it is now to late.
>
>If you can restore the original profile (not recreate)

you may be able

>to recover the data.
>Recreating profiles and passwords is irrelevant.
>Contact Microsoft if you can restore the profile.
>Or:
>http://www.beginningtoseethelight.or...covery/index.p

hp

>
>EFS is very good at what it does and there is no back

door.

>Read and understand these links before using EFS to keep

from

>permanently losing your data:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...info/administr

ation/recovery/default.asp

>(58 pages)
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=223316
>
>--
>Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...g/newsgroups/s

etup.asp

>Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
>
>
>"Tony" <sshhtt@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:2cba01c33f76$306349d0$a401280a@phx.gbl...

>> Hi,
>>
>> I met a very irratating problem: I transfer all my
>> files from my C drive to D drive under a win2000

system,

>> then I formatted the C drive and installed a XPpro
>> system. However, when I open the D drive, very
>> surprisingly, I can't open some files because

of "Access

>> denied". I tried to take the ownership and gave all
>> permissions to them, but useless. Someone told me that

is

>> caused by EFS. I can't restore the files forever! Most

of

>> the files were once in my desktop under win2000 OS. One
>> thing I don't understand is why some files in this

folder

>> readable while others not accessible?
>>
>> Can anyone help me? Thanks!

>
>
>.
>

Hi,

I tried to add in my domain account( once can access
the files) to share the access as you suggested, but it
shows "No appropriate certificates corresponding to the
selected user." What else can I do?

Thanks!

>-----Original Message-----
>Tony;
>If the files are recoverable, the Recovery Agent of the

domain can

>decrypt the files (only if a Recovery Agent was

designated)

>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-

us;308993

>
>--
>Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...g/newsgroups/s

etup.asp

>Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
>
>
>"Tony" <sshhtt@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:05ae01c33f92$6f8e07a0$a501280a@phx.gbl...

>> Hi, Jupiter
>>
>> Thank you very much for your immediate replies!
>> My harddisk is NTFS.
>> "If you did not back-up the encryption key or the
>> Recovery Agent and
>> are not on a domain, the files are as good as gone."
>>
>> No, I didn't backup anything about the files, but I

am

>> on a domain all the time, and the account is also
>> unchanged. Is it possible to restore the files?
>>
>>
>>

>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Tony;
>> >Are you NTFS?
>> >Is Simple File Sharing disabled?
>> >Then try Take Ownership again:
>> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-

>> US;Q308421&

>> >
>> >Are the files encrypted?
>> >If the files are encrypted.
>> >If you did not back-up the encryption key or the

>> Recovery Agent and

>> >are not on a domain, the files are as good as gone.
>> >This must be accomplished while you have access to the

>> files.

>> >If you have not already done so, it is now to late.
>> >
>> >If you can restore the original profile (not recreate)

>> you may be able

>> >to recover the data.
>> >Recreating profiles and passwords is irrelevant.
>> >Contact Microsoft if you can restore the profile.
>> >Or:

>>

>http://www.beginningtoseethelight.or...covery/index.p

>> hp

>> >
>> >EFS is very good at what it does and there is no back

>> door.

>> >Read and understand these links before using EFS to

keep

>> from

>> >permanently losing your data:

>>

>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...info/administr

>> ation/recovery/default.asp

>> >(58 pages)
>> >http://support.microsoft.com/?id=223316
>> >
>> >--
>> >Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>> >An easier way to read newsgroup messages:

>>

>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...g/newsgroups/s

>> etup.asp

>> >Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's

benefit.

>
>
>.
>