user of the encrypted files has been deleted or renamed

One of my friends has deleted my user account on my computer. I have encrypted EFS files and don't know how to decipher them. I use xp pro service pak2. No I don't kill him for it. I have read on the MMC and found a certificate with my old username on it, but I have no idea what to do with it. I have forgotten the password I used.

You must restore the backup encryption certificate you do when your created your EFS files.  The procedure would be the same as the one you used to create the backup copy, except that you 'import' instead of 'Export '.

"Best practices for EFS file system.
  <>http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/223316 >

If you have forgotten the password for this certificate, your only hope of another would be by doing a restore of the system on this machine to a date before your account has been deleted.  Even if this cannot be enough.

"How to restore Windows XP to a previous state"
  <>http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/306084 >

If you have problems with the restoration of the system, try to do it from Safe Mode.

HTH,
JW

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