How to use the BitLocker Repair Tool to help recover data from an encrypted volume in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

This article describes how to use the BitLocker Repair Tool. You can use this tool to help access encrypted data if the hard disk has been severely damaged. This tool can reconstruct critical parts of the drive and salvage recoverable data. A recovery password or recovery key is required to decrypt the data.
                                         Use this command-line tool if the following conditions are true:

• You have encrypted the volume by using BitLocker Drive Encryption.
• Windows Vista does not start, or you cannot start the BitLocker recovery console.
• You do not have a copy of the data that is contained on the encrypted volume.

The BitLocker Repair Tool package contains the following files:

• Software License Terms.rtf
• Executables\repair-bde.exe
• Executables\bderepair.dll
• Executables\en-us\repair-bde.exe.mui

How to obtain the BitLocker Repair Tool

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 for x86-based systems (KB928201)

If you are using Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 for x86-based systems, visit the following Microsoft Web site to obtain this tool:

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