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        2000 - Tips & Tricks How To Back Up
        Default Recovery Keys To A Floppy Disk 
          Click Start, click Run, type mmc /a, and then click
            OK.On the Console menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in, and
            then click Add.Under Snap-in, click Certificates, and then click
            Add.Click My user account, and then click Finish.Click Close, and then click OK.Double-click Certificates - User (Administrator),
            double-click Personal, and then double-click Certificates.Click the certificate that displays the words File
            Recovery in the Intended Purposes column.Right-click the certificate, point to All Tasks,
            and then click Export. Follow the instructions in the Certificate Manager
          Export wizard to export the certificate and associated private key to
          a .pfx file format. When the wizard asks for a file name, you can
          click the Browse button to point to a location on a floppy disk where
          you want to save the file. Be sure to store the floppy disk in a
          secure location.     Return to the Windows 2000 Tips index
  
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