Recover encrypted files off XP HDD

Sup ppl. i have this annoying little (i hope it's little) problem. the thing is that my laptop died, but the hdd is all good. i was running winxp with encryption enabled. so now i have this USB case for my hdd, and i can access it through my...




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#170340 - 02/01/06 04:45 PM Recover encrypted files off XP HDD
SaltyCrak Offline
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Registered: 02/01/06
Posts: 1
Loc: South Africa
Sup ppl.

i have this annoying little (i hope it's little) problem.
the thing is that my laptop died, but the hdd is all good. i was running winxp with encryption enabled. so now i have this USB case for my hdd, and i can access it through my desktop but my files are encrypted so i can't copy them off.
surely there is a way for me to export the certificates to my desktop from that hdd?
i have never done this before, so any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks
Salty

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#170345 - 02/01/06 08:25 PM Re: Recover encrypted files off XP HDD
peterh Offline
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Registered: 05/06/04
Posts: 690
Loc: UK
1. Start, Run, MMC.EXE
2. File, Add/Remove Snap in
3. Add, Select 'Certificates'
4. Select 'My user account', Finish
5. Close, OK
6. Expand Personal, Certificates
7. Right click a certificate and select Export
8. Select 'Yes, export the private key'
9. Select type of file e.g. PKCS
10. Enter a password (use a strong password with mix case and digits)
11. Enter filename e.g. efscert
12. Click NExt and Finish
13. Save cert to a floppy or USB stick or somewhere safe (not the HD).

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