how to recover encrypted system with keycheck

McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE) 7.1.x
McAfee Endpoint Encryption for PC (EEPC) 7.0.x

Problem:

- Failed to export key from ePO
- Failed to login to encrypted system
- Invalid user - 0xEE17000d
- User is Disabled
- Forgot the password
- Forgot the user
- failed to find key in ePO

Your wish is to boot to the operation system or to decrypte the system

Solution:

-Boot the system from McAfee recovery disk

- Click on authorize and write the daily code
- The click on Disk Information

- Copy the Key Check

- Now go to the ePO server
- Go to system tree and choose the locked system
​- Click Action

- Click Drive Encryption - > ​Export Recovery Information based on Disk Kecheck

- Write the Keycheck you copy from the system
- Check the box "Search old keys also"
​- Click OK
​- Download the xml file to a CD/DVD/DiskOnKey
- Go to the locked system
- Enable USB if necessary
- Click File and choose the xml you downloaded from ePO Server

If you want just to boot into Windows - Click Emergency BOOT

If you want to decrypt and remove the encryption - Click Remove DE

​GOOD LUCK!!!