nemo_outis wrote:


> Superfloppyish-based encrypted storage is only suitable for data storage,
> not for a bootable Windows system. In fact, independent of any
> encryption aspects, Windows has been deliberately crippled so it can NOT
> boot/run from removable media such as superfloppies (Microsoft says it's
> a licencing issue).


Nonsense. Microsoft has only disabled this option by default, since they
don't want to support such configurations.

> (Some folks have crafted end-runs around this
> limitation of Windows, using tricks such as RAM drives.)


.... or by simple setting the required options.

> But all this is beside the point. With Truecrypt 5 one can now encrypt
> *any and all partitions* on any drive, including the boot/system
> partition. This is all that is needed for complete OTFE protected
> storage for both the Windows system itself and all data on it.


There are still some limitations. For example, in a dual boot configuration
the system partition must be identical to the boot partition and only the
original MBR works. For non-dual boot, you can have one and only one of
these options.