So the complete functionality as described doesn't look like to work at all. So when I plug in the device it just popups the message if I want to format the drive (because Windows Vista/XP doesn't recognize the drive as Bitlocker encrypted). But the problem is that Vista and XP doesn't see such partition. In the article you are referencing to they are speaking of something like a partition where the bitlocker to go application is stored on. Please refer to the following article: (Section: BitLocker To Go) My question is, how to use this disk on computers with Vista and XP, because in all presentations found on the internet they are saying that you can use Bitlocker to go disks on XP and Vista clients? On XP the disk is just seen as a with one partition with no special things (sounds ok, because Windows XP doesn't contain Bitlocker support). Microsoft Disk Manager (in compmgmt.msc) in Vista says that the external disk contains one partition which is bitlocker encrypted, so technically Vista detects the harddisk as an encrypted drive. ![]() With the usb stick I launched the bitlockertogo.exe tool (encrypted disk was already plugged in) and it says that no encrypted disks could be found. So after some search on my windows 7 harddisk I found the executable and copied it to a non encrypted usb stick. Also no other partition or drive letter is popping up in My Computer with a disk which contains the BitlockerToGo.exe. ![]() It popups with the message that the disk is not formatted. ![]() On Windows 7 I can use the disk, but on my Windows Vista Business and Windows XP Professional machines I can't. I'm using the Windbuild and encrypted an external usb harddisk with Bitlocker and it is secured with password only.
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