I asked this question in the Technet Vista SP1 forum but I guess that they are inundated with people having installation problems.
I had hoped that perhaps Bitlocker without a TPM might have become a little easier to enable with SP1, but unfortunately, this is not the case.
I triple boot XP SP2, XP SP3 beta and Vista Ultimate SP1 RC Refresh so, as you know, Vista's Restore points, or should I say, System Protection points, are obliterated by it's older ancestor, XP.
That was why I was trying to get Bitlocker to work.
Unfortunately my motherboard (Intel D865GBF) doesn't support booting from a USB device although it does recognise USB Legacy devices such as keyboards, mice etc.
When I reboot I get this:
There is one peculiarity that perhaps is unique to SP1...? When setting up for Bitlocker, having stored the key and password etc. and I get to this screen:
If I uncheck the item "Run Bitlocker System Check" the "Encrypt" button is revealed:
and when clicked encryption appears to start. I stored the key and password, even printed it just in case. Would this work?
(I stopped the process as I was too scared to continue...LOL)
Any Bitlocker experts out there?
I had hoped that perhaps Bitlocker without a TPM might have become a little easier to enable with SP1, but unfortunately, this is not the case.
I triple boot XP SP2, XP SP3 beta and Vista Ultimate SP1 RC Refresh so, as you know, Vista's Restore points, or should I say, System Protection points, are obliterated by it's older ancestor, XP.
That was why I was trying to get Bitlocker to work.
Unfortunately my motherboard (Intel D865GBF) doesn't support booting from a USB device although it does recognise USB Legacy devices such as keyboards, mice etc.
When I reboot I get this:
![Bitlocker.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv732%2FEx-Brit%2FBitlocker.jpg&hash=a46df927c98b53f3460d51fed048955c)
There is one peculiarity that perhaps is unique to SP1...? When setting up for Bitlocker, having stored the key and password etc. and I get to this screen:
![Bitlocker1.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv732%2FEx-Brit%2FBitlocker1.jpg&hash=1a2479ea3c6254d57a6aecc5f27855ac)
If I uncheck the item "Run Bitlocker System Check" the "Encrypt" button is revealed:
![Bitlocker2.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv732%2FEx-Brit%2FBitlocker2.jpg&hash=1a26b477cd43efc2cd0cb8384244c0dd)
and when clicked encryption appears to start. I stored the key and password, even printed it just in case. Would this work?
(I stopped the process as I was too scared to continue...LOL)
Any Bitlocker experts out there?