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1.1.1.7 ! root        1: This archive contains TrueCrypt 3.1 setup and documentation.
1.1.1.3   root        2: 
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1.1.1.7 ! root        4: IMPORTANT NOTES
        !             5: 
        !             6: If you are upgrading from an older version of TrueCrypt, it is normally
        !             7: not necessary to uninstall it first (this does not apply to Windows
        !             8:  2000 users). However, if the installer reports any errors, we recommend 
        !             9: that you uninstall the older version (Start Menu -> Settings -> 
        !            10: -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> TrueCrypt ->
        !            11: -> Change/Remove) and restart the operating system before installing
        !            12: the new version.
        !            13: Note that uninstalling TrueCrypt never removes any TrueCrypt volumes.
        !            14: You will be able to mount your TrueCrypt volumes again after you
        !            15: reinstall TrueCrypt. 
        !            16: 
        !            17: WARNING: TrueCrypt volumes encrypted using the IDEA encryption
1.1.1.6   root       18: algorithm cannot be mounted using this version. If you have such a
                     19: volume, before upgrading, please create a new TrueCrypt volume using
                     20: a cipher other than IDEA and move your files to this new volume.
                     21: 
                     22: Before installing TrueCrypt, we recommend that you read the TrueCrypt
                     23: User's Guide. It is located in the 'Setup Files' folder. To view or
                     24: print it, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (freely available at 
                     25: www.adobe.com). Note that the program documentation is also 
                     26: automatically copied to the folder to which TrueCrypt is installed,
                     27: and will be accessible via the Start menu and the TrueCrypt user
                     28: interface.
1.1.1.3   root       29: 
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1.1.1.6   root       31: REQUIREMENTS
                     32: 
                     33: - Free disk space: approximately 1.4 MB
                     34: 
                     35: - One of the following operating systems:
1.1.1.7 ! root       36:   Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003
1.1.1.3   root       37: 
1.1       root       38: 
                     39: INSTALLATION
                     40: 
1.1.1.6   root       41: To install TrueCrypt, run the file 'TrueCrypt Setup.exe'. It is not
                     42: necessary to restart the operating system after the installation
                     43: finishes.
1.1.1.7 ! root       44: Remark: It is also possible to run 'TrueCrypt.exe' directly from the
        !            45: 'Setup Files' folder without installation ('traveller' mode).
1.1.1.5   root       46: 
1.1       root       47: 
1.1.1.6   root       48: LICENSING INFORMATION
1.1       root       49: 
1.1.1.6   root       50: Before installing this product (TrueCrypt), you must agree to the 
                     51: license displayed in the TrueCrypt Setup window (the text of the 
                     52: license is also contained in the file 'License.txt').
1.1       root       53: 
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1.1.1.7 ! root       55: WHAT IS NEW IN TRUECRYPT 3.1
1.1.1.6   root       56: 
1.1.1.7 ! root       57: Improvements:
1.1.1.6   root       58: 
1.1.1.7 ! root       59: - Partitions/devices that are already in use by another driver (usually 
        !            60:   an anti-virus utility) can now be mounted.
        !            61:   
        !            62: - It is now possible to run multiple instances of the TrueCrypt Volume 
        !            63:   Creation Wizard.
        !            64:   
1.1.1.6   root       65: 
                     66: New Features:
                     67: 
1.1.1.7 ! root       68: - TrueCrypt can now run in 'traveller' mode, which means that it does 
        !            69:   not have to be installed on the operating system under which it is 
        !            70:   run. There are two ways to run TrueCrypt in 'traveller' mode:
1.1.1.6   root       71:  
1.1.1.7 ! root       72:   1) After you unpack the binary distribution archive, you can directly 
        !            73:   run 'TrueCrypt.exe'. 
1.1.1.6   root       74: 
1.1.1.7 ! root       75:   2) You can use the new 'Traveller Disk Setup' facility (accessible 
        !            76:   from the 'Tools' menu) to prepare a special 'traveller' disk and 
        !            77:   launch TrueCrypt from it. This facility can also configure a
        !            78:   'traveller' disk in a way that when it is inserted, TrueCrypt is
        !            79:   automatically started or a specified volume is mounted (note that this
        !            80:   works only when the 'traveller' disk is a removable medium such as a
        !            81:   CD or DVD; Windows XP SP2 is required in case of USB memory sticks). 
        !            82:   
        !            83: - Volumes can now be mounted as read-only. This can be set in the newly 
        !            84:   implemented 'Mount Options' dialog, which can be opened from the 
        !            85:   password entry dialog or by holding Control while clicking 'Mount'. 
        !            86:   (Command line usage: '/mountoption ro')
        !            87: 
        !            88: - Volumes can now be mounted as removable media (for example to prevent 
        !            89:   Windows from creating the 'Recycled' and/or 'System Volume 
        !            90:   Information' folders on the volume). This can be set in the newly 
        !            91:   implemented 'Mount Options' dialog, which can be opened from the 
        !            92:   password entry dialog or by holding Control while clicking 'Mount'. 
        !            93:   (Command line usage: '/mountoption rm')
        !            94:   
        !            95: - Default mount options can be configured in the main program 
        !            96:   preferences (Tools -> Preferences).
        !            97:   
        !            98: - 'Refresh Drive Letters' function added to the tools menu. It can be 
        !            99:   used when Windows Explorer fails to register a newly mounted volume 
        !           100:   (for example when it is not shown in the 'My Computer' list).
1.1.1.6   root      101:   
1.1.1.7 ! root      102: - Volume can now be selected by dragging its icon to the TrueCrypt 
        !           103:   program window (this also allows to avoid the Windows file selector).
1.1.1.6   root      104: 
1.1.1.7 ! root      105: - '/auto devices' auto-mounts all device/partition-hosted TrueCrypt 
        !           106:   volumes (command line usage)
1.1.1.6   root      107:   
                    108: 
1.1.1.7 ! root      109: Bug fixes:
1.1.1.6   root      110: 
1.1.1.7 ! root      111: - The 'Auto-Mount Devices' facility will not mount 'phantom' partitions 
        !           112:   on some removable media (e.g. USB memory sticks). 
        !           113:   
        !           114: - In some cases TrueCrypt did not use all available space on some 
        !           115:   removable media (such as USB memory sticks). 
        !           116:   Remark: This bug was inherited from E4M, so it applies also to volumes 
        !           117:   created by E4M.
1.1.1.6   root      118: 
1.1.1.7 ! root      119: - Freezing caused by applications not responding to drive change 
        !           120:   messages when mounting/dismounting TrueCrypt volumes will no longer 
        !           121:   occur.
1.1.1.6   root      122:   
1.1.1.7 ! root      123: - Users are now prevented from setting a too small cluster size when 
        !           124:   creating a FAT volume (which caused various problems).
1.1.1.6   root      125:   
1.1.1.7 ! root      126: - The command line parser no longer causes TrueCrypt to crash.
1.1.1.6   root      127:   
1.1.1.7 ! root      128: - Other minor bug fixes

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