Windows Vista Forums
Vista Forums Home Join Vista Forums Windows 7 Forum Vista Tutorials Tags
Welcome to Windows Vista Forums. Our forum is dedicated to helping you find solutions with any problems, errors or issues you are experiencing with Windows Vista. The Vista forum also covers news and updates and has an extensive Windows Vista tutorial section that covers a wide range of tips and tricks.

Go Back   Vista Forums > Vista Forums > Tutorials

Vista - How to Remove Bitlocker and Repair Boot Manager

Comment
 

How to Remove Bitlocker and Repair Boot Manager

Published by rive0108
06-23-2008

How to Remove Bitlocker and Repair Boot Manager

First you will need the vista installation disk so you will be able to repair your boot manager.
In the vista disk managment tool mark C: as active(or whatever is the default partition)

start>right click Computer>click Manage>click Disk Management>right click select Drive (C), and click "mark partition as active"

Restart your computer.

Boot up the vista install disk.

When the language selection screen comes up click next.

Click the repair link.

NOTE
  SATA Hard-Drives will need to have the driver loaded from the Drive Selection Screen


Select the c: partition.

Click next.

Click repair boot manager.

When it has finished restart your computer.

NOTE
  This repair step for unknown reason may have to be repeated twice


In the vista disk manager convert the 1.5 gb partition into unallocated space.

Extend C: so that it uses all the unallocated space.

Everything should be back to normal

NOTE
  You may notice the following startup program after removal of Bitlocker
fveNotify.exe


This registry entry can be removed by editing the registry or removing the check in system configuration "startup"

start>type "msconfig" in search without quotations and goto the startup tab and uncheck fveNotify.exe entry

start>type "regedit" in search without quotations> and navigate to the following:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and delete fveNotify.exe entry.
Published by
rive0108's Avatar
DNPNWO


Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
Posts: 2,073
Rep Power: 90
rive0108 has a brilliant futurerive0108 has a brilliant futurerive0108 has a brilliant futurerive0108 has a brilliant futurerive0108 has a brilliant futurerive0108 has a brilliant futurerive0108 has a brilliant futurerive0108 has a brilliant futurerive0108 has a brilliant futurerive0108 has a brilliant futurerive0108 has a brilliant future

Tutorial Tools

Applies to
All Vista Versions
64 Bit & 32 Bit

Comment

Tutorial Tools


Similar Threads
Tutorial Category
How to remove Windows Media player or overwrite/repair the install Vista installation & setup
remove old entries in Windows Boot Manager Vista General
BitLocker - Remove USB Key on startup??!?!!? HELP! Vista security
remove Vista & boot manager Vista General
remove windows boot manager Vista General


Vista Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized,
sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation.
"Windows Vista", the Start Orb, and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
© Designer Media Ltd
Tutorial powered by GARS 2.1.8m ©2005-2006

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46