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        !             2: -- Version 1.0 - Released 2004/02/02 --
        !             3: 
        !             4: Changes from E4M 2.02a:
        !             5: 
        !             6:  Encryption specific:
        !             7: 
        !             8:  * Volume header supports plausible deniability
        !             9:  * Sector encryption reworked to support plausible deniability
        !            10:  * PKCS salt length increased to 64 bytes
        !            11:  * Number of PKCS iterations increased to 2000
        !            12:  * Blowfish uses 448-bit key
        !            13:  * Random pool is rehashed after each byte added, not only when the pool is filled up
        !            14:  * User password length limited to 64 characters to avoid HMAC SHA1 key hashing
        !            15:  * Minimum required user password length increased to 12 characters
        !            16:  * DES cipher removed from volume creation options
        !            17:  * MD5 removed from PKCS5 PRF selection
        !            18: 
        !            19:  General:
        !            20: 
        !            21:  * Drive letter is registered by TC service to avoid using local user namespace,
        !            22:    fixes XP dismount bug, volumes are always mounted globally (visible to all users)
        !            23:  * 32 partitions supported per physical drive
        !            24:  * User preferences are stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry instead of .ini file
        !            25:  * All dialogs use default user selected font
        !            26:  * Device selection dialog displays size and type of available partitions
        !            27:  * Executing the application twice no longer produces error, the first instance
        !            28:    is brought to the foreground and the second one exits
        !            29:  * User preferences are always stored on exit
        !            30:  * Command line option /d and /dismountall added, dismounts all volumes
        !            31:  * Command line option /v is not required to specify a volume, enables drag&drop
        !            32:    to desktop icon
        !            33:  * SFS and E4M volume support removed
        !            34: 
        !            35:  Driver:
        !            36: 
        !            37:  * Volumes larger than 2 GB supported, the new limit is determined by OS
        !            38:    (2^64 bytes on NT kernel)
        !            39:  * W2K/XP Mount Manager support added, enables graphical checkdisk and
        !            40:    defrag on W2k/XP/2k3 and fixes system error (blue screen) during OS
        !            41:    shutdown when volumes still mounted
        !            42:  * Disk geometry was calculated incorrectly, now it is always set to SECTORS/1/1,
        !            43:    fixes chkdisk.exe and format.exe refusing to work with a RAW volume 
        !            44:  * IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO support added, enables graphical format on XP
        !            45:  * Volume is not mounted as removable media
        !            46:  * Driver uses cached passwords only if user password is null
        !            47: 
        !            48:  Format:
        !            49: 
        !            50:  * FAT32 format support added, volume size is not limited at 32GB on NT systems
        !            51:  * Format progress info displays Mbytes done, time left, and write speed
        !            52:  * Volume creation wizard no longer exits after successfuly creating a volume
        !            53:  * Quick format available for device volumes
        !            54:  * Cluster size selection added to format dialog
        !            55:  * User is asked for confirmation to abort format in progress
        !            56:  * Default cipher changed to Blowfish
        !            57:  * HMAC-SHA1 and CRC32 added to self tests
        !            58:  * Data area randomized during format to support hidden volumes
        !            59:  * Time of volume creation and header modification written to header
        !            60: 
        !            61:  Mount:
        !            62: 
        !            63:  * Menu added
        !            64:  * Preferences dialog added
        !            65:  * Drive list displays sizes and encryption algorithms of mounted volumes
        !            66:  * Password input fields are wiped after a correct password is used
        !            67:  * User is asked for volume password only if cached passwords cannot open it
        !            68:  * Double click on a free drive in drive list mounts the selected volume
        !            69:  * Double click on a mounted drive in drive list opens its explorer window
        !            70:  * Added option to open explorer window for a successfully mounted volume
        !            71:  * Added option to close all explorer windows of volumes being dismounted
        !            72:  * Added option to wipe cached passwords on exit
        !            73:  * Volume properties dialog displays various info about a mounted volume
        !            74:  * 'Auto mount all partitions' added, user is always asked for password,
        !            75:    cached passwords are used if it fails
        !            76:  * 'Wipe Cache' button and menu item reflects the cache state
        !            77:  * 'Clear volume history' clears volume combo box and deletes history
        !            78:    from registry
        !            79:  * 'Dismount All' dismounts all mounted volumes
        !            80:  * Mounting a volume multiple times is not allowed
        !            81: 
        !            82:  Setup:
        !            83: 
        !            84:  * Desktop icon optionally created
        !            85:  * Start menu schortcuts and desktop icon can be installed for all users
        !            86:  * System restore point can be created prior to the installation on
        !            87:    systems supporting it

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