Re: Bitlocker Drive Preparation Tool and 2008 SP2

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forrestsjs wrote:
> The Bitlocker Drive Preparation Tool, largely marketed at MS as a Vista
> download, but supported for Server 2008 does not seem to work on 2008 SP2.
>
> The tool worked for us on pre SP1 installs. I leave a 2GB partition so it
> can create the S: and move the boot files.
>
> I am getting error "The update does not apply to your system" with title
> bar
> "Windows Update Standalone Installer". My guess is the KB933246 patch is
> hard coded with a pre slipstreamed SP2 OS version. MS has not posted an
> update or hotfix that I can find for a newer version of the tool.
>
> We use bitlocker on some less secure branch office type locations for DCs
> so
> we would really like to do this. Can MS post a new patch or update the
> docs
> for how to obtain a hotfix, or does anyone know how to do what the tool
> does
> manually e.g. moving the boot files to a small S: partition?
>
> Thanks.

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...6-9ce9fd04a30a

This users post did seem to work for me...

The problem is with the installer. Here is a work around I found that does
work.


expand -f:* "C:\Windows6.0-KB933246-x86.msu" %TEMP%

pkgmgr.exe /n:%TEMP%\Windows6.0-KB933246-x86.xml

C:\Program Files\BitLocker\BdeHdCfg.exe


It may take 2 min for that file path to show up.


MS should update their package, but I was able to answer my own question
thanks to the other users post...



"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> [[Forwarded to Server Security newsgroup via crosspost]]
>
> forrestsjs wrote:
> > The Bitlocker Drive Preparation Tool, largely marketed at MS as a Vista
> > download, but supported for Server 2008 does not seem to work on 2008 SP2.
> >
> > The tool worked for us on pre SP1 installs. I leave a 2GB partition so it
> > can create the S: and move the boot files.
> >
> > I am getting error "The update does not apply to your system" with title
> > bar
> > "Windows Update Standalone Installer". My guess is the KB933246 patch is
> > hard coded with a pre slipstreamed SP2 OS version. MS has not posted an
> > update or hotfix that I can find for a newer version of the tool.
> >
> > We use bitlocker on some less secure branch office type locations for DCs
> > so
> > we would really like to do this. Can MS post a new patch or update the
> > docs
> > for how to obtain a hotfix, or does anyone know how to do what the tool
> > does
> > manually e.g. moving the boot files to a small S: partition?
> >
> > Thanks.
>
>