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Bitlocker problems
i was stationed abroad and encrypted an external usb harddrive using bitlocker. upon return to the states, my company let me go and with the loss of the job, i had to return the computer with Windows 7 on it. i have tried vista to unlock the drive but no go. do i have to purchase Win7 and install it on a computer to unlock the drive, or is there is a simple solution. i have the password to unlock the drive, i even have the Bitlocker recovery key and the Bitlocker recovery key identification. alas, i cannot get this drive unlocked. Can anyone help me. i have researched the MS docs and no help. Maybe i have looked at the wrong ones tho.
Windows 7StorageWindows Vista
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LeeTutor
Hi,
Download the Bitlocker to go reader (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=64851943-78c9-4cd4-8e8d-f551f06f6b3d) to your PC and use this to read the encrypyted drive.
Regards,
RobMobility.
Download the Bitlocker to go reader (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=64851943-78c9-4cd4-8e8d-f551f06f6b3d) to your PC and use this to read the encrypyted drive.
Regards,
RobMobility.
Agreed. Unless your corporate laptop has TPM chip on it to encrypt your external harddrive, you will be fine.
Besides, a tutorial of using Bitlocker is is in the link below.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/secure-your-usb-drives-with-bitlocker-to-go-for-windows-7/1176
Besides, a tutorial of using Bitlocker is is in the link below.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/secure-your-usb-drives-with-bitlocker-to-go-for-windows-7/1176
BitLocker to go should work on pretty much any OS except for XP where it only allows you to read from it.
With Visa and 7 you should be able to view and edit what you need to do.
Does it come up with any errors?
With Visa and 7 you should be able to view and edit what you need to do.
Does it come up with any errors?
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all the info you might need is here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd835565(WS.10).aspx
see here as well:
http://blog.unlockforus.org/2009/05/how-to-remove-bitlocker-encryption-in.html