XP encrypted files

[AMDfreak]

I've gone and made a real bonehead mistake. I had a folder that I encrypted in WinXP. Then I did an XP reinstall, but forgot to deencrypt the files first. Now I am denied access. Any recovery ideas or are they just lost?

 

[manly]

FAQ you

 

[AMDfreak]

Thanks!

 

[AndyHui]

As the FAQ I wrote says, unless you backed up your encryption key, those files are lost.

 

[n0cmonkey]

The encryption would be typical MIcrosoft (useless ) if there was a way to get the data out. Thank Microsoft for doing something right.