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System name VS encryption ?

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by nooomis

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I was reinstalling my XP.. When I started it I saw that some picture files, which was on other HDD, didn't show the preview.. I thought that it's just error. But there were very important pictures for me which was broken now.. Then I found that files which are broken has Advanced attributes set to "Encrypt contents to secure data" .. So I tried to check this out, bet it doesn't work. It shows that access is denied for this file.. That's about all my broken files. Then I looked Details about this encryption and there were written "User name - UN(UN@SYSTEM)" That System name is different than my system name by now. Could it be the reason why these files seems broken? And can I safely change my systems name to old one? How?

Bad English but i hope you'll help me! :/

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by nooomis

Didn't work. Maybe it's too hard'n'heavy for me.. :(

btw.. :/

microsoft says :
If the key pair is lost or damaged and you have not designated a recovery agent, and then there is no way to recover the data.

realy?

I don't remember that I was encrypting any files.. I didn't even know what does it means. :/ It's very sad :((

by nooomis

Yes I can see other files, they aren't encrypted, i guess.. Just some files seems to be encrypted and I doesn't even know why.. :/
I have problems only with these encrypted ones. :/

by nooomis

I changed my system name when I was reinstalling my XP. It was different then, but now I changed it back to my ex system name.

Yes and I logon using an administrator account but it seems there was no matter.

This isn't working. Security level is too high.. I take my hat off in the front of Microsoft, because of that level of security but it's a pity that my own files is in front of my eyes but I still have no access to them.

This is big problem and there is no easy way out because I haven't keys for the recovery agent. And there is no way to get them back anymore. And no administrator accounts can help. There are needing for a real good hacker to get out of this, i think. :/ only Bill Gates could do something to get my files back, I think. :/

Microsoft have no sense to say how can I get my files back, because then their own security should be nothing at all, it just give no sense for them.

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