Hi everyone...
A while ago my computer screwed up with some error which i dont remember, but it doesnt really have any relevance...anyway i used winternals to save some of the files before i re-formatted the harddrive and re-installed everything. I then copied these files i saved onto the computer...Most of the files worked fine, but however, some of the files that i copied back onto it are encrypted/compressed to save space...you know like when the filename goes green in windows explorer when you choose to encrypt the files to save space or compress them or whatever...well i have found out that it is these files that where compressed before the computer screwed up that will not work...so i was wondering if there is a way of decrypting or decompressing these files so they will function correctly again...i had a look on the internet a while ago trying to find out about this kind of thing, and i found that maybe the key for the compression or encyption is the windows username and/or password of which i still remember...Are the files unrestorable? or can they be restored to what they should be?....I kinda know that the algorithms and stuff microsoft use for encryption and compression wont really be publicy available but ive came across lots of things that have been done that i wouldnt expect anyone other than a microsoft employee to do...its worth a try right?...sorry about my lack of technical language in this explanation, but its late and im tired...anyway...thankyou for any help...greatly appreciated! ;)