Windows Vista stops you accessing your HDD...
1- As on a Vista installation can the Vista MBR be replaced with the XP MBR? or 2- As on a Windows XP installation can the XP MBR be replaced with the Vista MBR? The answers are yes, no and maybe. I'll give you my full verdict later on. jorgen raised a point about BitLocker functions in the MBR, I'm looking into
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Colin Barnhorst colinbarha...@msn.com microsoft public windows vista general Marketing needed items to further differentiate between editions in order to justify the pricing ladder. So you don't get Bitlocker in Business and you don't get CompletePC Backup in the home versions and so on. All nonsense to the user,
Installed Vista dual boot, think I screwed up!
PA Bear PABear...@gmail.com microsoft public security Please post to this Vista-specific newsgroup: microsoft.public.windows.vista.security Web interface: Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org tavis wrote: In BitLocker for Vista, is it known, exactly, where the encrypted blobs used to secure the
{2451} Problems for encryption security
Jorge Moura http://360.yahoo.com/jorge_moura http://ojmoura.spaces.live.com/ "Pedro Gonçalves" <nom...@nomail.pt> wrote in message news:eEITu3waIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04. phx.gbl... Tenho um portátil com o Windows Vista e queria activar o Bitlocker. Estive a ler a documentação e verifiquei, nos requisitos de hardware,
Debian Etch Sicherheit
Microsoft added file encryption last year with BitLocker features in its Windows Vista operating system. The programs both use the federal government's certified Advanced Encryption System algorithm to scramble data as it is read from and written to a computer hard disk. But both programs leave the keys in computer
Upgrade to Vista Premium from Vista Business
wrote: Are you referring to the BitLocker in Vista? If so be very careful. As your laptop does not have the special chip on the motherboard you will need to use a USB stick to implement the feature. Have you ever misplaced a USB stick or had one fail? If so the I'll let you guess as to what value the data on your
does Vista Business have bitlocker?
Bonjour ou Bonsoir Existe-t'il un endroit dans Windows Vista où on peut retrouver la liste des commandes pour la fenêtre d'invite? EXE : W32 Utilitaire de service de chiffrement de lecteur BitLocker C:\Windows\ehome\ REGISTERMCEAPP.EXE : W32 Media Center Application registration C:\Windows\Help\OEM\Scripts\
bitlocker : ?
Valerie Landry unwellfl...@praxis42.com linux debian bugs dist Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate new features: • Mobility-based operating system meets all your Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption provides improved levels of protection against theft for your important business data whether you are at home,
Vista's BitLocker
Vista SP1 güvenlik tarafında; çok fonksiyonlu kimlik doğrulama yöntemleri ekleyerek Bitlocker şifrelemesini, Enterprise ve Ultimate sürümleri için daha da gelişmiş hale getiriyor. Microsoft, bunun yanı sıra; işletim sistemi dosyalarının bulunduğu sabit diski bölümleri için de şifreleme desteği getiriyor.
How secure is Bitlocker?
Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin] andre...@hotmail.com microsoft public windows vista general Nope, you will just have to upgrade to Windows Vista Ultimate. -- Andre Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com My Is there away to enable encrypt on windows vista Home Premium not bitlocker just encrypt file is there away to do it.
Bug#95427: Windows Vista Ultimate OEM version
boot Vista. It actually can, and will do. Not entirely. Rewriting the MBR with the Windows 2000/XP RC's fixmbr command will not bother Vista (unless BitLocker is enabled) but rewriting the disk signature with the Windows 98 fdisk /mbr command will cause a boot failure. In most cases Windows 2000/XP will hardly bat
bitlocker : ?
Carroll Blankenship empow...@hastingsnovels.com linux debian bugs dist Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate new features: • Mobility-based operating system meets all your Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption provides improved levels of protection against theft for your important business data whether you are at home,
Dual booting Vista Ultimate 64 bit with XP Pro
Vista is more than just "Aero", think of the built-in speech recognition, the preview and filter options, saveable searches a and what else goodies are in there. .... requires a Tablet PC or a touch screen. Ultimate Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption requires a USB Flash Drive and a system with a TPM 1.2 chip.
Does bitlocker work without a TPM module or USB Flash Drive?
jorgen jg@na microsoft public windowsxp general microsoft public windows vista general John John wrote: The paper will explain in part why a previous Microsoft MBR cannot (or might not?) boot Vista. It actually can, and will do. To make a note. When bitlocker is activated, you have a problem if you change anything
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jorgen jg@na microsoft public windowsxp general microsoft public windows vista general John John wrote: jorgen wrote: John John wrote: ...unless or until the I've looked briefly on the vista mbr, and there is actually a bitlocker-related interrupt call in there. So it might be worth checking that out some more.
My take on Vista, former supporter
Thanks Colin, that certainly helps me understand what I need to do, to keep my Vista restore points from getting deleted. I do have Vista Ultimate, and understand I could use the Bitlocker feature as well. Ok, so in regards to booting into XP or Vista, let me clarify where I am with that and what it is doing.
Dual booting Vista Ultimate 64 bit with XP Pro
At this point in time, there is no other software than Windows Vista Ultimate running on this system. Does anyone knows what could be preventing TBS from running? I cannot manage the keys and, if I turn BitLocker off on this system, I cannot turn it back on. However, if I reinitialize the TPM and reinstall Vista
bitlocker : (
You can use Truecrypt ( freeware and open source )...nice replacement for Bitlocker Absolutely second that ... TrueCrypt is pretty hard to beat. Reminds me of the old PGP days, before corporate/government greed/stupidity became rampant. I'm still puzzled by the logic that doesn't include BitLocker in Vista Business
Windows Vista, need to lock out keyboard access but still have ...
piclist...@yahoo.com microsoft public windows vista security I am about to purchase a Dell M1330, which doesnt offer a TPM module. I also don't want to deal with plugging in a USB Flash drive every time I boot up (which could get stolen with a laptop). I have the following questions regarding Bitlocker #1 Can I
Vista MBR vs. XP MBR
However, these updates are also recommended if you do not intend to install Windows Vista SP1. These updates help improve reliability and performance when you install future individual updates from Microsoft. • Update 935509 contains an update that you must have to correctly service Windows BitLocker Drive