Comments on: How to decrypt encrypted Windows files

By: bp

bp — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 21:11:39 +0000

Thank you this was very helpful!

By: chernoa

chernoa — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:56:03 +0000

Ok i found 2 folders on another part of my drive as it’s divided into 2 sections. This i did myself with windows on one part and pics stored on the other partion for safety the folders were decrpted which i didn’t do. Inside are my sons wedding pics. I decrypted the folder but contents inside would not decrypt even thought i applied it to do so. Then i followed above instructions on one of the pics now it’s loccked with a key and don’t know how to open it. Can you help please

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:07:43 +0000

Olá, havia criptografado meus arquivos pessoais, porém meu pc pegou um vírus e mandei arrumá-lo, o técnico achou melhor formatar o pc, quando retornou com os arquivos pra HD não consegui mais abrí-los.
Consigo ver fotos em miniaturas e tudo mais, porém, isso significa que perdi totalmente os arquivos? não existe maneira de reverter a situação?

By: bishowson

bishowson — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:28:51 +0000

Hi, I read ur post. But the problem i am having is I had installed Jaapanese version Windows XP Professional on my PC and had some files were encrypted but i dont knew about it. After some time, I formatted my pC installed English version XP .However i was able to recover my data from the format, even the encrypted files. But now I am unable to access the encrypted files neither I can copy them nor play them. They are all different types of files.. please help!!!!!

By: Yardos

Yardos — Mon, 24 May 2010 09:33:15 +0000

Hello,
I have a question regarding encryption…I have a bunch of licensed music files (paid for) that are encrypted on my PC, not sure what software was used for encryption but my pc recently fried from a lightning strike. The files only run with a jukebox program that this company developed and installed on my windowsXP. I cannot contact them as they are no longer in business. Luckily I backed up my hardrives using image software.

My question is, if I had an identical PC e.g brand & specs, could I copy the images to some new hardrives, and run the replica PC exactly the same as it was before the failure, and run the software,XP etc. and the files that were encrypted with previous PC? Anyhelp would be great. THANKYOU!!!

By: Justin Jacob

Justin Jacob — Mon, 24 May 2010 06:40:04 +0000

There are many queries here pertaining to users being unaware of decrypting the files before moving them to another system. I am also one of them. None of these query seems to have been answered yet. Is it that there is no hope?

By: Bobby

Bobby — Mon, 10 May 2010 21:44:16 +0000

I have a question concerning encrypted files. Here’s the story…

I own a laptop, about 5 years old. I saved some files on it, and encrypted them. At the time, I didn’t know anything about encrypting files, I figured it was just one more way to protect my information. Anyway, the motherboard on that laptop burned out.

I bought an IDE External Enclosure, yanked out the old hard drive, plugged it into that, and that into a new desktop as an external hard drive.

However, since I didn’t know what I was doing before, I never copied the certificates/key’s for the encryption of those files. Is there anyway I can gain access to them from another computer without the certificates/keys? Is it possible to maybe find a used motherboard of the same make and model as my old laptop and use that to access the hard drive from the laptop? What kind of options do I have for this scenario? I appreciate any help you can give me.

By: etei2nity

etei2nity — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:29:30 +0000

hi.. i have an “encryted-file decryptor” here… i bought it for $199… it works though.. It decrypted my files like in your case and got it just like before(I installed new OS and backed it up, forgetting it was encrypted(green-colored).. it doesn’t require any passwords or certificates, and easy to use. I can give it to you for 50 bucks – full version.

I’m not sure if I would go to this thread again waiting for answer /s. I prefer you to send me an email at bsgod47@gmail.com if you are interested, but I’ll try to visit here sometimes.^^

goodluck! ^_^

By: Zaheer

Zaheer — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:25:02 +0000

I had some files encrypted, but i didnt know how they were done. Then my computer encountered a virus, so I had to reformat. I was able to back up those files, but then the problem is I cannot open any encrypted file not even able to decrypt and not even in cipher command also, please help me! how to get these file decrypted? Thanks

By: Zouku

Zouku — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:53:11 +0000

Dear All,

With the problem you have, there is only one solution: delete the data and move on. I have been searching for a solution for the past 1 year. If any 1 finds a solution, kindly let me know!

By: Kule

Kule — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:06:24 +0000

Hi, it’s been a very long time since I encrypted my photos and videos on my PC. I forgot about it and then installed Windows 7 over my Windows XP partition. But now I cannot get rid of the encryption on the data because there is no certificate! Please tell me what I can do to get my encrypted files back?

By: Sally

Sally — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:19:23 +0000

I have to reformat a computer and saw there were a lot of encrypted files stored on it. After reading the long process involved and the pitfalls, I think I will just decrypt them and then re-encrypt them once I reinstall the OS. Thanks!

By: ZAIN

ZAIN — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:39:04 +0000

plz give me suggestion to decrypt Windows files. I encrypted some files on my system and I formated the computer without decrypting them first. PLEASE HELP ME

By: Devi

Devi — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:16:52 +0000

plz give me suggestion to decrypt Windows files. I encrypted some files on my system and I formated the computer without decrypting them first. PLEASE HELP ME

By: rhine

rhine — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:44:11 +0000

The PERSONAL folder under current user doesn’t have any files in it. help