How to Remove Bitlocker and Repair Boot Manager

First you will need the vista installation disk so you will be able to repair your boot manager.
In the vista disk managment tool mark C: as active(or whatever is the default partition)

start>right click Computer>click Manage>click Disk Management>right click select Drive (C), and click "mark partition as active"

Restart your computer.

Boot up the vista install disk.

When the language selection screen comes up click next.

Click the repair link.


NOTE
SATA Hard-Drives will need to have the driver loaded from the Drive Selection Screen



Select the c: partition.

Click next.

Click repair boot manager.

When it has finished restart your computer.


NOTE
This repair step for unknown reason may have to be repeated twice



In the vista disk manager convert the 1.5 gb partition into unallocated space.

Extend C: so that it uses all the unallocated space.

Everything should be back to normal


NOTE
You may notice the following startup program after removal of Bitlocker
fveNotify.exe



This registry entry can be removed by editing the registry or removing the check in system configuration "startup"

start>type "msconfig" in search without quotations and goto the startup tab and uncheck fveNotify.exe entry

start>type "regedit" in search without quotations> and navigate to the following:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and delete fveNotify.exe entry