Decrypt files

Hello, I am desperately hoping someone can help me!

I had XP Pro and, because there were multiple admin accounts, I encrypted my
files by right clicking them > properties > advanced > ecnrypt contents to
secure data. Anyway, I backed them up before installing Vista but didn't
decrypt them. Now, I cannot get them to open in Windows Vista Ultimate. I
have checked that I am the owner and I have full access, but they still do
not open. Trying to decrypt them doesn't work, either. Does anyone have any
suggestions?

Thanks

Short of an expensive commercial file recovery service, you're pretty much
out of luck on this request.

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"rizzy" <> wrote in message
news:7090CFB1-01C3-498D-8BEF-...
> Hello, I am desperately hoping someone can help me!
>
> I had XP Pro and, because there were multiple admin accounts, I encrypted
> my
> files by right clicking them > properties > advanced > ecnrypt contents to
> secure data. Anyway, I backed them up before installing Vista but didn't
> decrypt them. Now, I cannot get them to open in Windows Vista Ultimate. I
> have checked that I am the owner and I have full access, but they still do
> not open. Trying to decrypt them doesn't work, either. Does anyone have
> any
> suggestions?
>
> Thanks

If you still have access to the XP system, you can export the keys. However
if you don't you are pretty much done.



"rizzy" <> wrote in message
news:7090CFB1-01C3-498D-8BEF-...
> Hello, I am desperately hoping someone can help me!
>
> I had XP Pro and, because there were multiple admin accounts, I encrypted
> my
> files by right clicking them > properties > advanced > ecnrypt contents to
> secure data. Anyway, I backed them up before installing Vista but didn't
> decrypt them. Now, I cannot get them to open in Windows Vista Ultimate. I
> have checked that I am the owner and I have full access, but they still do
> not open. Trying to decrypt them doesn't work, either. Does anyone have
> any
> suggestions?
>
> Thanks

i have vista home premium...i need to decrypt my files. i don't know how they
got encrypted to begin with. do i have a "key" to decrypt my files.....not a
vista fan so far, frustrated....HELP!

"Michael Price" wrote:

> If you still have access to the XP system, you can export the keys. However
> if you don't you are pretty much done.
>
>
>
> "rizzy" <> wrote in message
> news:7090CFB1-01C3-498D-8BEF-...
> > Hello, I am desperately hoping someone can help me!
> >
> > I had XP Pro and, because there were multiple admin accounts, I encrypted
> > my
> > files by right clicking them > properties > advanced > ecnrypt contents to
> > secure data. Anyway, I backed them up before installing Vista but didn't
> > decrypt them. Now, I cannot get them to open in Windows Vista Ultimate. I
> > have checked that I am the owner and I have full access, but they still do
> > not open. Trying to decrypt them doesn't work, either. Does anyone have
> > any
> > suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks
>