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How can you BACK UP Windows ENCRYPTION KEYS in case of a CRASH ?
My friend, who has Windows XP Professional installed, recently encountered a problem with encrypted documents. For security reasons, he used the built-in encryption to protect his files.
The computer crashed, so he reinstalled Windows. Now he can’t open his encrypted files. The backups were useless. They’re still on the computer, but he can’t do anything with them. Can you help him?
Is it possible to back up encryption keys, particularly in Windows? Thanks.
1 Answer
- garfield-n-odieLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Yes. See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=223316 "Best practices for the Encrypting File System".
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garfield-n-odie
Microsoft MVP 2005-2008
