Hi I recently did a clean install of windows XP SP3 and left the file tree alone. Anyways I still have the profile folders left over from the previous Windows system. Now I'm able to escalate my privileges to the "system" level. I also know the previous passwords. How do I decrypt the encrypted files of the previous users if no "Data recovery agent" was set1 person needs an answerI do too

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