What would we do without Microsoft's wonderful documentation? I was downloading the BitLocker Password Recovery tool, and scanning the notes in the download details at: http://tinyurl.com/ahh46u I found the following piece of wisdom to be particularly insightful, and thought I had best share it with my fellow techies, lest it should escape some of us: Note: BitLocker does not need to be installed on the computer for you to use the BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer Tool, but the system must be running. Al Puzzuoli Michigan State University Information Technologist http://www.rcpd.msu.edu Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities 120 Bessey Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1033 517-884-1915