External file encryption

[Guest Drewgost]

Ok I am getting very tired. I need help badly.

I have always used encryption when I back up certain files to my external WD

Drive.

Computer crashes can not start, I am forced into reinstalling my XP Pro. Now

I cant access these very important files. I did not back up my "Key".

 

Microsoft did not even warn me to back it that I can recall. I know this is

my fault and I love Microsofts software but there has to be an alternate

solution to access these files.

 

Please help

 

Drewgost

[Guest R. McCarty]

Re: External file encryption

 

Sorry, encryption wouldn't be very effective if it had an alternate

method of accessing without the Key. It's a hard learned lesson

but you've reached a dead-end.

 

"Drewgost" <Drewgost@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:AE502DDA-6AD4-4ADB-A2F7-A2B8F5773063@microsoft.com...

> Ok I am getting very tired. I need help badly.

> I have always used encryption when I back up certain files to my external

> WD

> Drive.

> Computer crashes can not start, I am forced into reinstalling my XP Pro.

> Now

> I cant access these very important files. I did not back up my "Key".

>

> Microsoft did not even warn me to back it that I can recall. I know this

> is

> my fault and I love Microsofts software but there has to be an alternate

> solution to access these files.

>

> Please help

>

> Drewgost

[Guest HeyBub]

Re: External file encryption

 

Drewgost wrote:

> Ok I am getting very tired. I need help badly.

> I have always used encryption when I back up certain files to my

> external WD Drive.

> Computer crashes can not start, I am forced into reinstalling my XP

> Pro. Now I cant access these very important files. I did not back up

> my "Key".

>

> Microsoft did not even warn me to back it that I can recall. I know

> this is my fault and I love Microsofts software but there has to be

> an alternate solution to access these files.

>

> Please help

>

> Drewgost

 

Do not re-install. Do nothing with your hard drive.

 

Investigate data recovery of your existing hard drive.