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1.1.1.11! root 1: This archive contains TrueCrypt 4.2a setup and documentation.
1.1.1.3 root 2:
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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
11: ==============================
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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.
20:
21:
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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36:
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).
1.1.1.3 root 63:
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1.1.1.6 root 65:
1.1.1.8 root 66: REQUIREMENTS
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1.1.1.6 root 68:
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
1.1.1.3 root 71:
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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1.1 root 76:
77: INSTALLATION
1.1.1.8 root 78: ============
1.1 root 79:
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.
82:
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.
1.1.1.8 root 87:
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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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100:
101: http://www.truecrypt.org/faq.php
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1.1.1.5 root 103:
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1.1.1.6 root 105: LICENSING INFORMATION
1.1.1.8 root 106: =====================
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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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