text: forgot my user account password cannot open encrypted files with another user account xp/ntfs/512mb ram/160gb? when i log in with my colleagues login password, cannot open the files on drives e and f(both ntfs) which i encrypted for security. drives c(program files) and d(drivers, music and pictures) are fat32, though. how can i access these files?   any password cracker i can use or data recovery service which can be of help? (windows xp, 3.0 ghz ht technology, 160 gb hdd, 512 mb ddr ram) you cannot open these without logging on as the user who encrypted them, that is what the encryption is for. you can to to control panel users and reomove your password though so you can log in your account