How to Create a Data Recovery Agent in XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Professional includes a file and folder encryption technology named EFS (Encrypting File System). EFS allows users to prevent unauthorized access to selected data by encrypting the data. Once encrypted, your data will be unreadable by others unless you give them your encryption key or make them data recovery agents. If you do not want to share your encryption key, you can still grant others access to your encrypted data if you create a data recovery agent in XP Professional.
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Instructions
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Click the "Start" button, and then click the "Run" icon on the Start menu. Type "mmc" (without quotation marks) in the "Open" text box in the Run window. Then click the "OK" button. This opens the Microsoft Management Console window.
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Click the "File" link in the console window menu bar, and then click the "Add/Remove Snap-in" link in the drop-down menu. This opens the Add/Remove Snap-in window. Click the "Add" button in the Add/Remove Snap-in window. This opens the Add Standalone Snap-in window.
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Click the "Group Policy Object Editor" icon in the Add Standalone Snap-in window, and then click the "Add" button. This starts the Select Group Policy Object wizard. Confirm that "Local Computer" is displayed in the Group Policy Object text box, and then click the "Finish" button to close the wizard.
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Click the "Close" button to close the Add Standalone Snap-in window, and then click the "OK" button to close the Add/Remove Snap-in window. The Local Computer Policy icon will be displayed in the right-side content pane of the Microsoft Management Console window.
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Double-click the Local Computer Policy icon to set the console window view to Console Root\Local Computer Policy.
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Click to expand branches of the Console Root tree in the left-side navigation pane of the console window in the following order: Computer Configuration, Windows Settings, Security Settings, and Public Key Policies. The "Encrypting File System" icon will be displayed in the right-side pane of the console window.
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Right-click the "Encrypting File System" icon, and then click the "Create Data Recovery Agent" link in the context menu. This starts the Add Recovery Agent wizard. Follow the prompts in the wizard to create a data recovery agent and complete the process.
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