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1.1.1.10! root        1: This archive contains TrueCrypt 4.2 setup and documentation.
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1.1.1.10! root        4: If you have never used TrueCrypt before, we recommend that you read the 
        !             5: chapter "Beginner's Tutorial" in the TrueCrypt User Guide, which can be 
1.1.1.8   root        6: found in the 'Setup Files' folder. 
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1.1.1.10! root       10: IMPORTANT NOTES -- PLEASE READ
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        !            13: If you are upgrading from an older version of TrueCrypt, it is normally not 
        !            14: necessary to uninstall it first. However, if any errors occur during the 
        !            15: process of installation, please uninstall TrueCrypt, restart the operating 
        !            16: system, and then try to install the new version of TrueCrypt again.
        !            17: To uninstall TrueCrypt, click Start Menu -> Settings -> Control Panel -> 
        !            18: -> Add or Remove Programs -> TrueCrypt -> Change/Remove. Note that when you 
        !            19: uninstall TrueCrypt, no TrueCrypt volume is removed or modified.
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        !            22: IMPORTANT NOTE TO USERS WHO USE VOLUMES CREATED BY TRUECRYPT 4.0 OR EARLIER: 
        !            23: To prevent an attack reported in November 2005, which affects plausible 
        !            24: deniability, we strongly recommend that you move data from your TrueCrypt 
        !            25: volume to a new volume created by this version. Description of the attack: 
        !            26: If a series of certain plaintext blocks is written to a mounted volume 
        !            27: (i.e., if it is correctly encrypted), it is, with a very high probability, 
        !            28: possible to distinguish the volume from random data. This affects volumes 
        !            29: created by all versions of TrueCrypt prior to 4.1, except volumes encrypted 
        !            30: with AES-Blowfish or AES-Blowfish-Serpent. 
        !            31: Even if you do not need plausible deniability, we highly recommend you to 
        !            32: move your data from your TrueCrypt volume (which is encrypted in CBC mode) 
        !            33: to a new volume created by this version (which will be encrypted in LRW 
        !            34: mode). LRW mode is more secure than CBC mode.
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        !            37: IMPORTANT NOTE TO USERS UPGRADING FROM TRUECRYPT 3.0 OR 3.0A: 
        !            38: Note that after you upgrade to this new version of TrueCrypt, due to a bug 
        !            39: in v3.0 and 3.0a, it will not be possible to mount hidden volumes created by 
        !            40: TrueCrypt 3.0 or 3.0a located on some removable media, e.g., some USB memory 
        !            41: sticks (does not apply to file-hosted containers). If that is the case, 
        !            42: please before upgrading to this new version, move your files to a temporary 
        !            43: TrueCrypt volume on a non-removable medium or to a non-hidden volume on a 
        !            44: removable medium, and move the data from the old hidden volume to this 
        !            45: temporary one. Then install this new version of TrueCrypt, create a new 
        !            46: hidden volume, and move your files from the temporary volume to it. Please 
        !            47: see the 'Version History' in the documentation for more information. 
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        !            49: 
        !            50: IMPORTANT NOTE TO USERS UPGRADING FROM TRUECRYPT 2.1 OR EARLIER: 
        !            51: TrueCrypt volumes encrypted using the IDEA encryption algorithm cannot be 
        !            52: mounted using this version. If you have such a volume, before upgrading, 
        !            53: please create a new TrueCrypt volume using a cipher other than IDEA and move 
        !            54: your files to this new volume.
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        !            57: Before using TrueCrypt, we recommend that you read the TrueCrypt User Guide, 
        !            58: which can be found in the 'Setup Files' folder. To view or print it, you 
        !            59: need Adobe Reader, which is freely available at http://www.adobe.com. Note 
        !            60: that the program documentation is also automatically copied to the folder to 
        !            61: which TrueCrypt is installed, and will be accessible via the Start menu and 
        !            62: the TrueCrypt user interface (press F1 or select Help -> User's Guide).
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1.1.1.8   root       66: REQUIREMENTS
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1.1.1.8   root       69: - Any of the following operating systems:
1.1.1.7   root       70:   Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003
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1.1.1.8   root       72: - Free disk space: approximately 2 MB (this does not apply if you run
                     73:   TrueCrypt in 'traveller' mode).
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                     77: INSTALLATION
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1.1.1.10! root       80: To install TrueCrypt, run the file 'TrueCrypt Setup.exe'. It is not 
        !            81: necessary to restart the operating system after the installation finishes.
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        !            83: It is also possible to run 'TrueCrypt.exe' directly from the 'Setup Files' 
        !            84: folder without installation ('traveller' mode). However, if an older version 
        !            85: of TrueCrypt is currently installed on the system, it must be uninstalled 
        !            86: first.
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                     90: WHAT IS NEW IN THIS VERSION OF TRUECRYPT
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1.1.1.10! root       93: For a comprehensive list of changes, please refer to the TrueCrypt User 
1.1.1.8   root       94: Guide or visit http://www.truecrypt.org/history.php
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                     98: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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                    101: http://www.truecrypt.org/faq.php
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1.1.1.6   root      105: LICENSING INFORMATION
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1.1.1.10! root      108: Before installing/running/using TrueCrypt (e.g. running 'TrueCrypt.exe', 
        !           109: 'TrueCrypt Setup.exe' or 'TrueCrypt Format.exe'), you must agree to the 
1.1.1.8   root      110: license contained in the file 'License.txt' in the 'Setup Files' folder.
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                    114: FURTHER INFORMATION
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1.1.1.10! root      117: For further information, please visit http://www.truecrypt.org
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