"Thor" <valhalla@sweden.comm> wrote in message news:uYVloEGOHHA.5064@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> For me, BitLocker isn't a convenient way to dual boot between XP and Vista
> (I don't have a TPM and don't want to use the USB option).
>
> Are there free boot manager programs that will work? TIA

If you want to use BitLocker just to protect your restore points-
you can turn-off the boot up authentication.

Go into BitLocker's settings, select turn-off BitLocker. You will
be given two choices, "turn off" BitLocker or "decrypt". Select "turn off".
This way, your Vista volume stays encrypted and protected, but you don't
have to worry about TPM or a USB drive for the key. Turn off only turns
off the boot authentication or the need for the long password.
Vista stays encrypted and protected from XP's tomfoolery.

-Michael