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- This archive contains TrueCrypt 3.1a setup and documentation.
-
-
- IMPORTANT NOTES
- ===============
-
- If you are upgrading from an older version of TrueCrypt, it is normally
- not necessary to uninstall it first. However, if any errors are
- reported, we recommend that you uninstall the older version first (click
- Start Menu -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs ->
- -> TrueCrypt -> Change/Remove) and restart the operating system.
- Note that uninstalling TrueCrypt never removes any TrueCrypt volumes.
-
-
- IMPORTANT NOTE TO USERS UPGRADING FROM TRUECRYPT 2.1 OR EARLIER:
- TrueCrypt volumes encrypted using the IDEA encryption algorithm cannot
- be mounted using this version. If you have such a volume, before
- upgrading, please create a new TrueCrypt volume using a cipher other
- than IDEA and move your files to this new volume.
-
- IMPORTANT NOTE TO USERS UPGRADING FROM TRUECRYPT 3.0 OR 3.0A: Note that
- after you upgrade to this new version of TrueCrypt, due to a bug in v3.0
- and 3.0a, it will not be possible to mount hidden volumes created with
- TrueCrypt 3.0 or 3.0a located on some removable media, e.g., some USB
- memory sticks (does not apply to file-hosted containers). If that is the
- case, please before upgrading to this new version, move your files to a
- temporary TrueCrypt volume on a non-removable medium or to a non-hidden
- volume on a removable medium, and move the data from the old hidden
- volume to this temporary one. Then install this new version of
- TrueCrypt, create a new hidden volume, and move your files from the
- temporary volume to it. Please see the 'Version History' in the
- documentation for more information. If needed, TrueCrypt 3.0a is
- available at: http://truecrypt.sourceforge.net/downloads.php
-
-
- Before using TrueCrypt, we recommend that you read the TrueCrypt User's
- Guide, which can be found in the 'Setup Files' folder. To view or print
- it, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (which is freely available at
- http://www.adobe.com). Note that the program documentation is also
- automatically copied to the folder to which TrueCrypt is installed, and
- will be accessible via the Start menu and the TrueCrypt user interface.
-
-
-
- REQUIREMENTS
- ============
-
- - One of the following operating systems:
- Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003
-
- - Free disk space: approximately 1.4 MB (does not apply if you run
- TrueCrypt in 'traveller' mode).
-
-
-
- INSTALLATION
- ============
-
- To install TrueCrypt, run the file 'TrueCrypt Setup.exe'. It is not
- necessary to restart the operating system after the installation
- finishes.
- Remark: It is also possible to run 'TrueCrypt.exe' directly from the
- 'Setup Files' folder without installation ('traveller' mode).
-
-
-
- LICENSING INFORMATION
- =====================
-
- Before installing and/or running TrueCrypt (i.e., running
- 'TrueCrypt.exe', 'TrueCrypt Setup.exe', or 'TrueCrypt Format.exe'), you
- must agree to the license contained in the 'License.txt' file in the
- 'Setup Files' folder.
-
-
-
- WHAT IS NEW IN TRUECRYPT 3.1A
- =============================
-
- Bug fixes:
-
- - Volumes mounted as removable media can now be checked/repaired
- ('chkdsk.exe'), defragmented, formatted, etc.
-
- - The Volume Creation Wizard now respects default mount options set via
- 'Tools' -> 'Preferences'.
-
- - Fixed bug which caused mount/dismount to fail on some systems.
-
- - The TrueCrypt uninstaller is now always installed during installation.
-
- - Relative paths can be used with the /volume option (command line
- usage).
-
- - Drive A: will no longer disappear from Windows Explorer (e.g., the 'My
- Computer' list) after 'Dismount All'.
-
- - Other minor bug fixes
-
-
- Improvements:
-
- - When running in 'traveller' mode, the TrueCrypt driver will be
- unloaded when no longer needed (e.g., when the main application and/or
- the last instance of the Volume Creation Wizard is closed and no
- TrueCrypt volumes are mounted).
-
- - Access mode (read-only or read-write) is now displayed in the volume
- properties dialog.
-
- - Other minor improvements
-
-