nemo_outis wrote:


> No, Sebastian, it''s not nonsense. Windows XP has no such "option." To
> boot XP from removable media you must resort to hacks such as using bits
> & pieces from the embedded version - which is clearly a licence
> violation.


Nonsense. You can either use the preinstall kit or manually configure an
unattended installation. Making Windows boot from USB requires nothing but
moving the USB bus driver entry from the list of general I/O extenders to
the boot bus extender list, and changing the startup type of the usb mass
storage driver to make it load at boot time. This can be done for FireWire,
SD Card and iSCSI targets as well, and requires exactly no data from Windows CE.

> There is no doubt that Truecrypt can go on adding additional features,
> bells, and whistles for a very long time. However, Truecrypt v5, as it
> now stands, provides ALL the core functionality necessary for complete
> OTFE protection of both the Windows OS and all data on all drives.

However, not on all setups. And "protection" is a quite funny term,
considering that just some hours ago I had reported my full analysis on a
privilege escalation vulnerability that has been carried over from version
4.3a without any changes.