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10-10-2006

Not sure on likelyhood of success, but if T-60 can boot off a USB thumb
drive (likely) then install XP onto a USB thumb drive.
Alternatively, as some do, install XP on the active partition. This may fail
because Vista is already installed.
Sorry I can't give you better advice than that at this time.
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Jamie Hunter [MS]

"sandeep" <sandeep@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:01EB406A-6300-417B-AEA2-476CE91B3A45@microsoft.com...
>I am running some test cases on BitLocker with TPM on a T-60. The T-60 had
> Windows XP when it arrived and I had initialized the TPM using the Lenovo
> Client Security solution software. After that I installed Vista , enabled
> Bitlocker etc. While doing some tests I cleared the TPM which prompted
> BitLocker recovery. But now I cannot seem to be able to initialize the TPM
> !
> tpm.msc has an option to Initialize the TPM but it just complains that
> "This
> TPM cannot be initialized and may need manual enabling ...." . The Client
> Security Software does not want to install on Vista so as I see it my only
> option is to wipe of Vista , install XP , initialize the TPM using CSS and
> then resintall VISTA. Does anyone know an easier way out ?

10-10-2006	#2 (permalink)
Jamie Hunter [MS] n/a posts	Re: Initializing a TPM on a T-60 running Vista Not sure on likelyhood of success, but if T-60 can boot off a USB thumb drive (likely) then install XP onto a USB thumb drive. Alternatively, as some do, install XP on the active partition. This may fail because Vista is already installed. Sorry I can't give you better advice than that at this time. -- Jamie Hunter [MS] "sandeep" <sandeep@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:01EB406A-6300-417B-AEA2-476CE91B3A45@microsoft.com... >I am running some test cases on BitLocker with TPM on a T-60. The T-60 had > Windows XP when it arrived and I had initialized the TPM using the Lenovo > Client Security solution software. After that I installed Vista , enabled > Bitlocker etc. While doing some tests I cleared the TPM which prompted > BitLocker recovery. But now I cannot seem to be able to initialize the TPM > ! > tpm.msc has an option to Initialize the TPM but it just complains that > "This > TPM cannot be initialized and may need manual enabling ...." . The Client > Security Software does not want to install on Vista so as I see it my only > option is to wipe of Vista , install XP , initialize the TPM using CSS and > then resintall VISTA. Does anyone know an easier way out ?
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