whosyourdaddy Posted December 27, 2002 Report Share Posted December 27, 2002 How do you encrypt the hard disk in XP. I tried the new PGP but the freeware does not include disk crpyt. I am using shellcrypt for some files but would like to be able to hide the harddrive as the old pgp7 freeware did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibblies Posted December 27, 2002 Report Share Posted December 27, 2002 With XP, it's simply a matter of right clicking on a drive or folder or a number of files, selecting 'Properties' and then 'Advanced' from the 'General' tab. You'll have to have at least one user set up and I don't think it'll hide the items, just deny access to other users. Btw, I wouldn't blithely encrypt the entire hard drive if I were you - it'll tend to slow things down! There's loads of encryption freeware out there. Check out www.tucows.com. I like Dekart Private Disk Lite. It allows you create a virtual drive out of any nondescript file. E.g. You can call a big file "oldgame.exe" so it looks innocent but meanwhile it can really be hiding a whole drive's worth of encrypted data. And if you're a digital camera buff worried about customs examining your photos, try looking up 'steganography'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaronTT Posted December 27, 2002 Report Share Posted December 27, 2002 I use a freeware utility called E4M, that was written for Windows NT. I run it under XP, where it picks up a funny behavior. After you dismount the disk, you can still see it/access it until you restart or reboot. I don't consider it a real problem. It was written several years ago and is no longer supported, but you should be able to get a copy of it on the web somewhere. If not, PM me and I'll e-mail it to you're private ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk101 Posted December 27, 2002 Report Share Posted December 27, 2002 And if you're a digital camera buff worried about customs examining your photos, try looking up 'steganography' I thought stenography allowed you to hide information in a picture rather than hide the pictures :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 27, 2002 Report Share Posted December 27, 2002 As long as you don't Share your Personal Folders in XP, noone can browse it by logging in with a different account. So, a "pretty good privacy" would be if you have one account for each user, always log out when finished with work, and have your Personal Folders encrypted by XP encryption. Of course when you forget to log out inbetween sessions ...... Sunny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALHOLK Posted December 28, 2002 Report Share Posted December 28, 2002 Hi! You're probably right, I haven't bothered much with hardware lately. However in the pre plug'n pray days it was a major pain inthe arse to loose your disk geometry. I still think that cracking a bios password should be doable although I must admit that I haven't done it for quite some time. regards ALHOLK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adikgede Posted December 28, 2002 Report Share Posted December 28, 2002 I thought stenography allowed you to hide information in a picture rather than hide the pictures steganography is hiding data inside of data so you could hide a photo in a music file or you could hide a large archive inside of a file system that apeared to be empty. The emphasis is on hiding. part of the logic behind it is that you can be compelled to produce a decryption key if there doesn't appear to be anything to decrypt. Another being that you could place a digital watermark on a photo or music file. ag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk101 Posted December 28, 2002 Report Share Posted December 28, 2002 Thanks - makes sense to encrypt and then hide the file inside something innocuous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongatu Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 Is customs likely to inspect the contents of a laptop computer on the way in or out of Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 Hello, I have a Compaq laptop, and a Compaq carrying-case, clearly labeled as such with white letters on a black background, nobody cared at all. Only when I went back, customs wanted to go through it, but that was purely for security, and the girl grabbed it and moved it a bit to look behind it, but I didn't have to turn on anybody. Ehhmm, anything. Greetings, Wouter Dijkslag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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