lyscer Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 When running Windows XP I always ran TrueCrypt but I just got a new laptop with Vista Ultimate and TrueCrypt is not Vista compatible yet. I thought about using BitLocker that comes with Vista but I would like a on-the-fly encryption tool. I would also like it to be free. Can anyone recommend one? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panarchy Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 If you have Ultimate, then BitLocker is probably your best bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 BitLocker is compatible (and comes with) Vista Ultimate and Enterprise. I would recomend using it, since it is pre-installed with Vista, or until other programs like TryeCrypt become available for Vista. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyscer Posted February 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 BitLocker is compatible (and comes with) Vista Ultimate and Enterprise. I would recomend using it, since it is pre-installed with Vista, or until other programs like TryeCrypt become available for Vista.The only reason that I am reluctant to use it is it was saying that it needs its own partition to run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 I was unaware that it was required to have a seperate partition. Here is a how-to guide for BitLockerhttp://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista...3.mspx?mfr=truePerhaps wait for TrueCrypt to become available.Q: Can I use TrueCrypt under Windows Vista?A: Please do not run TrueCrypt 4.2a and earlier versions under Windows Vista (those versions were not designed to run on Windows Vista). A version for Windows Vista will be released shortly.http://www.truecrypt.org/faq.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyscer Posted February 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 I was unaware that it was required to have a seperate partition. Here is a how-to guide for BitLockerhttp://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista...3.mspx?mfr=truePerhaps wait for TrueCrypt to become available.Q: Can I use TrueCrypt under Windows Vista?A: Please do not run TrueCrypt 4.2a and earlier versions under Windows Vista (those versions were not designed to run on Windows Vista). A version for Windows Vista will be released shortly.http://www.truecrypt.org/faq.phpYeah in the step-by-step guide it says:You must create a second active partition for BitLocker to work properlyso it looks like I will have to wait for truecrypt. Thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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