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1.1.1.8 ! root        1: This archive contains TrueCrypt 4.0 setup and documentation.
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1.1.1.8 ! root        4: IMPORTANT -- PLEASE READ
        !             5: ========================
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1.1.1.8 ! root        7: If you have never used TrueCrypt before, we recommend that you read the
        !             8: chapter "Beginner's Tutorial" in the TrueCrypt User Guide, which can be
        !             9: found in the 'Setup Files' folder. 
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        !            11: 
        !            12: 
        !            13: If you are upgrading from an older version of TrueCrypt, it is normally 
        !            14: not necessary to uninstall it first. However, if any errors are reported
        !            15: during the process of installation, please uninstall the older version
        !            16: first, restart the operating system, and then try to install the new
        !            17: version again. To uninstall TrueCrypt, click Start Menu -> Settings ->
1.1.1.7   root       18: -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> TrueCrypt ->
1.1.1.8 ! root       19: -> Change/Remove). Note that when you uninstall TrueCrypt, no TrueCrypt
        !            20: volume is removed (nor affected in any way).
        !            21: 
        !            22: 
        !            23: IMPORTANT NOTE TO USERS UPGRADING FROM TRUECRYPT 3.0 OR 3.0A: Note that 
        !            24: after you upgrade to this new version of TrueCrypt, due to a bug in v3.0 
        !            25: and 3.0a, it will not be possible to mount hidden volumes created with 
        !            26: TrueCrypt 3.0 or 3.0a located on some removable media, e.g., some USB 
        !            27: memory sticks (does not apply to file-hosted containers). If that is the 
        !            28: case, please before upgrading to this new version, move your files to a 
        !            29: temporary TrueCrypt volume on a non-removable medium or to a non-hidden 
        !            30: volume on a removable medium, and move the data from the old hidden 
        !            31: volume to this temporary one. Then install this new version of 
        !            32: TrueCrypt, create a new hidden volume, and move your files from the 
        !            33: temporary volume to it. Please see the 'Version History' in the 
        !            34: documentation for more information. 
        !            35: 
        !            36: 
        !            37: IMPORTANT NOTE TO USERS UPGRADING FROM TRUECRYPT 2.1 OR EARLIER:
        !            38: TrueCrypt volumes encrypted using the IDEA encryption algorithm cannot
        !            39: be mounted using this version. If you have such a volume, before
        !            40: upgrading, please create a new TrueCrypt volume using a cipher other
        !            41: than IDEA and move your files to this new volume.
        !            42: 
        !            43: 
        !            44: Before using TrueCrypt, we recommend that you read the TrueCrypt User
        !            45: Guide, which can be found in the 'Setup Files' folder. To view or print
        !            46: it, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (which is freely available at
        !            47: http://www.adobe.com). Note that the program documentation is also
        !            48: automatically copied to the folder to which TrueCrypt is installed, and 
        !            49: will be accessible via the Start menu and the TrueCrypt user interface.
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1.1.1.8 ! root       53: REQUIREMENTS
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1.1.1.8 ! root       56: - Any of the following operating systems:
1.1.1.7   root       57:   Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003
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1.1.1.8 ! root       59: - Free disk space: approximately 2 MB (this does not apply if you run
        !            60:   TrueCrypt in 'traveller' mode).
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                     64: INSTALLATION
1.1.1.8 ! root       65: ============
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1.1.1.6   root       67: To install TrueCrypt, run the file 'TrueCrypt Setup.exe'. It is not
                     68: necessary to restart the operating system after the installation
                     69: finishes.
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        !            71: It is also possible to run 'TrueCrypt.exe' directly from the 'Setup
        !            72: Files' folder without installation ('traveller' mode). However, if 
        !            73: an older version of TrueCrypt is currently installed on the system,
        !            74: it must be uninstalled first.
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        !            78: WHAT IS NEW IN THIS VERSION OF TRUECRYPT
        !            79: ========================================
        !            80: 
        !            81: For a comprehensive list of changes, please refer to the TrueCrypt User
        !            82: Guide or visit http://www.truecrypt.org/history.php
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        !            84: 
        !            85: 
        !            86: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
        !            87: ==========================
        !            88: 
        !            89: http://www.truecrypt.org/faq.php
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1.1.1.6   root       93: LICENSING INFORMATION
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        !            96: Before installing/running/using TrueCrypt (e.g. running 'TrueCrypt.exe',
        !            97: 'TrueCrypt Setup.exe' or 'TrueCrypt Format.exe'), you must agree to the
        !            98: license contained in the file 'License.txt' in the 'Setup Files' folder.
        !            99: 
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        !           102: FURTHER INFORMATION
        !           103: ===================
        !           104: 
        !           105: http://www.truecrypt.org
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