

After that, Windows 7 was stuck in the "Startup and Recovery" mode and would not boot normally no matter what option of safe mode, last known good configuration, boot logging or repair options were chosen. I attempted to login using the drive encryption backup file saved to USB to authenticate. I encountered several errors including Token file not found and token is not logged in. The drive encryption software uses a Mcafee Endpoint Encryption login prior to the hard drive being accessed to start booting the operating system. That was a great idea until the software would not let him login anymore. I thought I was doing the right thing by enabling drive encryption as this user would be traveling a bunch with sensitive documents. I recently purchased an HP elitebook 8440w running windows 7 professional 64-bit. I would avoid and do not use the Drive Encryption for HP protecttools.
