= Contents

  Introduction
  Requirements
  Known problems and limitations
  Technical support
  Registration
  Copyright and license
  Where to get the latest version


= Introduction

Decrypt files protected with the Encrypting File System (EFS). Advanced EFS Data Recovery decrypts files protected with EFS in Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, and 2008. The recovery is possible even when you transfer a protected disk into a different PC, reformat system partition, or when some encryption keys are tampered with.
	
Microsoft Encrypting File System (EFS) is a part of NTFS, and is available in many current versions of Windows. The EFS performs transparent encryption of files, enabling the users to effectively protect data against unauthorized access even from those who gain physical access to the hard disk or the computer with the encrypted files.

Losing access to EFS-protected files is as easy as re-installing Windows over the old version, re-formatting system partition, or transferring the disk with encrypted data into a new PC.

Advanced EFS Data Recovery effectively decrypts the EFS-protected files even when all other methods to recover encrypted data fail. Scanning the hard disk in low-level mode and matching the patterns sector by sector allows Advanced EFS Data Recovery to recover the EFS-encrypted files even if some of the encryption keys are lost.

Advanced EFS Data Recovery helps to recover from system administration errors such as deleting user accounts and profiles, missing or misconfigured data recovery authorities, incorrect transfers of user accounts between domains, or moving hard disks with encrypted data between computers. 


= Requirements

- Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008
- Administrator privileges (for direct disk access)


= Known problems and limitations

- The program can decrypt protected files only if encryption keys (at least, some of them) are still exist in the system and have not been tampered
- Only "Basic" (but not "Dynamic") NTFS partitions are supported
- For all systems but Windows 2000, the password of user who encrypted the files (or Recovery Agent) is needed for decryption

For more information, see the program manual.


= Technical support

For technical support, please contact us through the web form located at:

http://www.crackpassword.com/support/support.php

For all other requests (general questions, sales, legal), please use another form:

http://www.elcomsoft.com/company.html

Please write in English language only.


= Registration

Unregistered (trial) version of AEFSDR has some limitations (see help file for more information). After you register (look at "order.txt" for details), we'll send you your personal registration code. To enter it into the program, just select [Help] | [Register] menu item.


= Copyright and license

See "license.txt" file.


= Where to get the latest version

The most current version of AEFSDR is always available at:

http://www.elcomsoft.com/aefsdr.html

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