Tools
Necessary Files
- Create a new folder as c:\wde and copy the following files to it from a PGP install:
C:\Program Files\PGP Corporation\PGP Desktop\pgpbootb.bin
C:\Program Files\PGP Corporation\PGP Desktop\pgpbootg.bin
C:\Program Files\PGP Corporation\PGP Desktop\PGPwde.exe
C:\Program Files\PGP Corporation\PGP Desktop\Stage1
C:\Windows\system32\PGPsdk.dll
C:\Windows\system32\pgpsdkNL.dll
C:\Windows\system32\PGPwd.dll
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\PGPwded.sys
- Copy etfsboot.com from “C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools\x86\boot” to “C:\pebuilder3110a.”
Procedure
- Open PE Builder, insert a Windows XP SP2/3 CD, set the Media Output to “None,” and build a basic PE. For the purposes of this documentation the default path of “c:\pebuilder3110a\BartPE” is used.
- Open a command prompt and navigate to where you extracted the PGP PE. Type the following: pgppe.exe /winpe c:\pebuilder3110a\BartPE c:\wde
- Navigate to “C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86” via command prompt and type the following: oscdimg –bc:\pebuilder3110a\BartPE\bootsect.bin –n c:\pebuilder3110a\BartPE c:\bartpe.iso
- Burn the bartpe.iso to CD and you can now boot to it and use the pgpwde.exe application from the command prompt.
Commands
- Drive Info: pgpwde --enum
- Drive Status: pgpwde --status
- Show users: pgpwde --list-users –d <number>
- Decrypt: pgpwde --decrypt -d <number> --p <password>
or: pgpwde --decrypt --all -p <password>
- Unlock disk to access files: pgpwde --auth -d <number> -p <passphrase>
Additional Resources