Hello dc_2000,
This will tell you exactly what you need to use BitLocker - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Learn-more-about-BitLocker-Drive-Encryption
Hope this helps!
Cheers,
Cassandra
Hi everyone:
I recently got this brand new Dell XPS 8100 desktop that had Windows 7 Home Premium preinstalled on it. I want to upgrade to Ultimate version though. There are two reasons for me to do that: 1. Windows XP mode and 2. BitLocker.
I tried contacting Dell tech support and the guy who was helping me told me that XP mode will be supported but he wasn't sure about BitLocker, because evidently it requires some chip or something that according to him my system didn't have.
I was curious, does that BitLocker really need some specialized chip to work, or can it work without such a chip? I'm curious to know because if BitLocker won't work for me then obviously I will not be paying $140 for an upgrade?
Thanks in advance!

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