Vista - BitLocker Drive Encryption Ultimate Extra

Has anyone tried to use the Bitlocker tool that came with Ultimate extras? I have a Sony Vaio AR250G Laptop. No TPM chip. I thought this tool would resize a partition so I could get bitlocker to work but it didn't. I am getting an error. Any ideas or it this a bug?



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Jason
Windows Vista RTM
MS Office 2007 RTM

Hello Jason,

Yes, currently many use BitLocker, and BitLocker functions flawlessly for
enhancing Vista's Security !

Also, does -not- absolutely require a TPM Module Chip for realizing the
enhanced Security benefits of BitLocker.

Respectfully expressed, it seems too apparent that if you read 1st) Vista's
"Help and Support" Files, including 2nd) Vista's new "Start Search" Field
(just type your request) also Microsoft's online Search, and the (tied for
1st) "Welcome Center" very easily you will learn more that ever could you
imagine !

Main purpose for the above, if you do not read the Vista's (BDE) BitLocker
Setup Instructions, soon you will have more questions than current questions.

Question for you: Do you have a special (the first, not second) partition at
least 1.5 Gig on your HDD just for BitLocker?




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"Jason" wrote:

> Has anyone tried to use the Bitlocker tool that came with Ultimate extras?
> I have a Sony Vaio AR250G Laptop. No TPM chip. I thought this tool would
> resize a partition so I could get bitlocker to work but it didn't. I am
> getting an error. Any ideas or it this a bug?
>
>
>
> --
> Jason
> Windows Vista RTM
> MS Office 2007 RTM
>

Do you have any details about the error that your getting? That would
help figure out what's going wrong.


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My understanding from this Vista Ultimate Extra tool, It will prepare your system & create a small partition out of my current one.

This is from http://windowsultimate.com/blogs/ext...ancements.aspx

This Ultimate Extra includes two tools that make it easier to use some of the security features that come with Windows Vista Ultimate:

a.. Windows® BitLocker™ Drive Preparation Tool - configures your hard drive so that you can use the BitLocker Drive Encryption feature of Windows Vista.
b.. Secure Online Key Backup - stores a backup copy of your BitLocker recovery password and Encrypting File System (EFS) recovery certificates in your digital locker.
So based on this, I should not have needed to have a 1.5 gig hd already made. The tool should create one from my current and only partition.
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MS Office 2007 RTM
"Jonathan Schwartz 2" <JonathanSchwartz2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3AA55DBD-4EC4-48BA-99BB-B69B874BD433@microsoft.com...
Hello Jason,

Yes, currently many use BitLocker, and BitLocker functions flawlessly for
enhancing Vista's Security !

Also, does -not- absolutely require a TPM Module Chip for realizing the
enhanced Security benefits of BitLocker.

Respectfully expressed, it seems too apparent that if you read 1st) Vista's
"Help and Support" Files, including 2nd) Vista's new "Start Search" Field
(just type your request) also Microsoft's online Search, and the (tied for
1st) "Welcome Center" very easily you will learn more that ever could you
imagine !

Main purpose for the above, if you do not read the Vista's (BDE) BitLocker
Setup Instructions, soon you will have more questions than current questions.

Question for you: Do you have a special (the first, not second) partition at
least 1.5 Gig on your HDD just for BitLocker?




--
Windows Vista
Become Part of The Legacy!



"Jason" wrote:

> Has anyone tried to use the Bitlocker tool that came with Ultimate extras?
> I have a Sony Vaio AR250G Laptop. No TPM chip. I thought this tool would
> resize a partition so I could get bitlocker to work but it didn't. I am
> getting an error. Any ideas or it this a bug?
>
>
>
> --
> Jason
> Windows Vista RTM
> MS Office 2007 RTM
>

As for the error, the message is:
Title of the popup box: Bitlocker Drive Encription
Contents of box: Error Preparing drive for BitLocker
The BitLocker Drive Preparation Tool could not find a target system drive. You may need to manually prepare your target drive for BitLocker.
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MS Office 2007 RTM
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Do you have any details about the error that your getting? That would
help figure out what's going wrong.


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In article <3AA55DBD-4EC4-48BA-99BB-B69B874BD433@microsoft.com>,
in the microsoft.public.windows.vista.security news group, =?
Utf-8?B?Sm9uYXRoYW4gU2Nod2FydHogMg==?= <JonathanSchwartz2
@discussions.microsoft.com> says...

> Main purpose for the above, if you do not read the Vista's (BDE) BitLocker
> Setup Instructions, soon you will have more questions than current questions.
>
> Question for you: Do you have a special (the first, not second) partition at
> least 1.5 Gig on your HDD just for BitLocker?
>

You know, you really should try to understand a question before
you attempt to answer it. If you'd actually read and understood
the question being asked, you're realize that Jason doesn't need
the "special partition" you refer to. The tool he's attempting
to use is designed to repartition a hard drive that contains a
single partition so that it can be used with BDE.

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Paul Adare
MVP - Windows - Virtual Machine
http://www.identit.ca
"The English language, complete with irony, satire, and sarcasm,
has survived for centuries without smileys. Only the new crop of
modern computer geeks finds it impossible to detect a joke that
is not clearly labeled as such."
Ray Shea

In article <EEC8F8C8-B53F-4DE6-8CDA-462F6B580A96@microsoft.com>,
in the microsoft.public.windows.vista.security news group, Jason
<jay@nowhere.com> says...

> My understanding from this Vista Ultimate Extra tool, It will prepare your system & create a small partition out of my current one.
>

Your understanding is correct Jason. The poster that replied to
you doesn't have a clue what he's talking about and you should
just ignore what he posts. He's constantly changing his posting
ID here and the information he posts is consistently inaccurate.

What does the current partition scheme on your hard drive look
like?

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Paul Adare
MVP - Windows - Virtual Machine
http://www.identit.ca
"The English language, complete with irony, satire, and sarcasm,
has survived for centuries without smileys. Only the new crop of
modern computer geeks finds it impossible to detect a joke that
is not clearly labeled as such."
Ray Shea

I have Drive C: = Hard Drive 180 GB with 93 GB free, D: = DVD RW, E: = Memory Stick, F: = SD/MMC, G: = Removable Disk


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Jason
Windows Vista RTM
MS Office 2007 RTM
"Paul Adare" <padare@newsguy.com> wrote in message news:MPG.202fc5a4b0e2e74798a3db@msnews.microsoft.com...
In article <EEC8F8C8-B53F-4DE6-8CDA-462F6B580A96@microsoft.com>,
in the microsoft.public.windows.vista.security news group, Jason
<jay@nowhere.com> says...

> My understanding from this Vista Ultimate Extra tool, It will prepare your system & create a small partition out of my current one.
>

Your understanding is correct Jason. The poster that replied to
you doesn't have a clue what he's talking about and you should
just ignore what he posts. He's constantly changing his posting
ID here and the information he posts is consistently inaccurate.

What does the current partition scheme on your hard drive look
like?

--
Paul Adare
MVP - Windows - Virtual Machine
http://www.identit.ca
"The English language, complete with irony, satire, and sarcasm,
has survived for centuries without smileys. Only the new crop of
modern computer geeks finds it impossible to detect a joke that
is not clearly labeled as such."
Ray Shea

Jason:
Unplug E, F & G if possible, they may be interfering with the installation. Have a great day.

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Dennis Pack
XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
Office2007
"Jason" <jay@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:062EAF81-CF71-4102-B6BE-679E2F9695D0@microsoft.com...
I have Drive C: = Hard Drive 180 GB with 93 GB free, D: = DVD RW, E: = Memory Stick, F: = SD/MMC, G: = Removable Disk


--
Jason
Windows Vista RTM
MS Office 2007 RTM
"Paul Adare" <padare@newsguy.com> wrote in message news:MPG.202fc5a4b0e2e74798a3db@msnews.microsoft.com...
In article <EEC8F8C8-B53F-4DE6-8CDA-462F6B580A96@microsoft.com>,
in the microsoft.public.windows.vista.security news group, Jason
<jay@nowhere.com> says...

> My understanding from this Vista Ultimate Extra tool, It will prepare your system & create a small partition out of my current one.
>

Your understanding is correct Jason. The poster that replied to
you doesn't have a clue what he's talking about and you should
just ignore what he posts. He's constantly changing his posting
ID here and the information he posts is consistently inaccurate.

What does the current partition scheme on your hard drive look
like?

--
Paul Adare
MVP - Windows - Virtual Machine
http://www.identit.ca
"The English language, complete with irony, satire, and sarcasm,
has survived for centuries without smileys. Only the new crop of
modern computer geeks finds it impossible to detect a joke that
is not clearly labeled as such."
Ray Shea

The bad part, is they are build in drives into the computer. I have a memory stick slot, but no memory stick put in it. The SD/MMC slots are empty and I have nothing in the removable disk drive slot.

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Jason
Windows Vista RTM
MS Office 2007 RTM
"Dennis Pack" <dennispack@hotmail.nospam.com> wrote in message news:9EB5F11C-05A4-4300-943C-4E99B80280DB@microsoft.com...
Jason:
Unplug E, F & G if possible, they may be interfering with the installation. Have a great day.

--
Dennis Pack
XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
Office2007
"Jason" <jay@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:062EAF81-CF71-4102-B6BE-679E2F9695D0@microsoft.com...
I have Drive C: = Hard Drive 180 GB with 93 GB free, D: = DVD RW, E: = Memory Stick, F: = SD/MMC, G: = Removable Disk


--
Jason
Windows Vista RTM
MS Office 2007 RTM
"Paul Adare" <padare@newsguy.com> wrote in message news:MPG.202fc5a4b0e2e74798a3db@msnews.microsoft.com...
In article <EEC8F8C8-B53F-4DE6-8CDA-462F6B580A96@microsoft.com>,
in the microsoft.public.windows.vista.security news group, Jason
<jay@nowhere.com> says...

> My understanding from this Vista Ultimate Extra tool, It will prepare your system & create a small partition out of my current one.
>

Your understanding is correct Jason. The poster that replied to
you doesn't have a clue what he's talking about and you should
just ignore what he posts. He's constantly changing his posting
ID here and the information he posts is consistently inaccurate.

What does the current partition scheme on your hard drive look
like?

--
Paul Adare
MVP - Windows - Virtual Machine
http://www.identit.ca
"The English language, complete with irony, satire, and sarcasm,
has survived for centuries without smileys. Only the new crop of
modern computer geeks finds it impossible to detect a joke that
is not clearly labeled as such."
Ray Shea