I used W7T for the first time today...removed what I wanted from components...installed via command line in WinPE and then Windows wouldn't boot because fvevol.sys (the Bitlocker Drive Encryption System Driver) had been removed from the installation by W7T.

Which setting in particular would trigger such a fatal problem? Is it a bug? Can it be prevented? Was it user error?

bitlockek is not used unless you have drived that were inscripted using this feature. Under remove components you can select the bitlocker to be removed... BTW,Truecript is much more useful that this bitlocker

I have no idea what you just said.

The OP question still seems to be a valid one. Can anyone confirm that this happens, or not, and if it does how it can be prevented?

Cheers and Regards

I've practically removed everything from Windows and i've never received this error.

I haven't seen anyone else post in any W7T thread that they were having any problems with Bitlocker, or even admit that they were using it. In my mind, the only way that removing the Bitlocker Drive Encryption System Driver, IF W7T removed it, would effect Windows ability to boot would be if your system drive was ALREADY encrypted and THEN you removed the driver. But since I'm assuming you're trying to install Win7 to an empty drive I don't see how that could be possible in this case. But I could be wrong in my understanding of how that works.

Cheers and Regards

I have never encrypted my drive or have had any need for the usage of Bitlocker. I will experiment with this again considering I just did a full secure erase of both my SSD's.

I will get back to you.