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Old 02-09-2008, 04:44 PM
nemo_outis
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Default Re: Truecrypt 5.0 Released (now with system partition encryption)

"Sebastian G." <seppi@seppig.de> wrote in
news:615b7tF1sfp4gU3@mid.dfncis.de:

> nemo_outis wrote:
>
>
>>> Additionally, if you do the pre-boot stuff, the MBR containing this
>>> code would also differ from random data. But TrueCrypt does not
>>> permit storing the MBR on another media and do some redirection.

>>
>> Yes, Truecrypt has not COMPLETELY redesigned Windows' boot process to
>> accomodate a kook like you.

>
>
> Two obvious things:
>
> - This is not a limitation of Windows' boot process. Why do you think
> it is?
>
> - storing the initial boot loader on another media to avoid running a
> potentially modified bootloader from the disk in neither unknown nor
> unusual, so it's no wonder that some products actually implement this


How can you be this stupid, Sebastian? No matter how easy you think it
is, no matter how badly you want it, the plain fact of the matter is that
WINDOWS DOESN'T DO IT!

Regards,


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