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Unlocking a windows directory?
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I was messing around with a program that password protects windows directories...

Well, something went wrong, i reinstalled windows, and now I cannot access this directory. It gives me "access denied"

It is a new install of windows, on a new hard drive. The directory that is not accessable is on a seperate drive, with no operating system, just some music, and programs.

I thought the program modified how windows views access, but I guess it changed something on the drive itself.

Any ideas on what may have happend, and how i can fix it


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Re: Unlocking a windows directory? [Re: tak]
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Join a hacking forum?

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Re: Unlocking a windows directory? [Re: tak]
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If the program uses the Windows encryption infrastructure, you won't be able to recover the data because it's not encrypted with your login key. Rather, Windows creates a session key at install time. If you reinstall the OS, that key is lost and the data permanently gone.

If you need to secure data, use PGP instead.


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Re: Unlocking a windows directory? [Re: Diploid]
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That was the answer I was hoping not to get ;[


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Re: Unlocking a windows directory? [Re: tak]
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hah.

Dude just use a linux live cd.. mount both hdds and then copy the contents of the file onto your new windows install.

Guarentee it will work.

Code:

mkdir /mnt/old /mnt/new
cfdisk # find out which hdd is which
mount /dev/hdaX /mnt/old
mount /dev/hdaY /mnt/new
cp /mnt/old/path/to/encrypted/file /mnt/new/file


Problem solved.


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Re: Unlocking a windows directory? [Re: Cepheus]
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you realize you're talking to a root-ninja right?

tak, if you encrypted it, it's gone now... the keys are likely gone. You should still be able to delete the folder though.


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Re: Unlocking a windows directory? [Re: tak]
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aren't you able to take ownership of the folders?


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Re: Unlocking a windows directory? [Re: HELLA_TIGHT]
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If that is what his problem is that should work.  I am not sure it is though I think his problem lies more in the program he used to encrypt it.  :shrug:


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Re: Unlocking a windows directory? [Re: blink]
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blinkidiot said:
you realize you're talking to a root-ninja right?

tak, if you encrypted it, it's gone now... the keys are likely gone. You should still be able to delete the folder though.


If he was a real root-ninja he'd know how to get into the file.

Theres oh so much more to rooting than

nmap -sV -O -P0 target.com
gcc -o exploit exploit.c
./exploit

Silly skiddies.


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Re: Unlocking a windows directory? [Re: Cepheus]
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LOL I welcome you to come try :smile:


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Re: Unlocking a windows directory? [Re: tak]
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tarball the file and pm it to me.


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Re: Unlocking a windows directory? [Re: tak]
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root-ninja-tak said:
I was messing around with a program that password protects windows directories...



I didn't see this before. What program were you using?


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Re: Unlocking a windows directory? [Re: tak]
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It depends on how the program protects the folder.

Some encryption mechanisms can be realistically broken, some can't.

It would help if we knew what the program was.

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