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	     Cryptic Disk  v.2.5.0.0
	Copyright  2004-2008, EXLADE, Inc.
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	          July 12, 2008

Contents
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- About Cryptic Disk
- System Requirements
- Installing Cryptic Disk
- Uninstalling Cryptic Disk
- Ordering
- Contacts
- What's New

1. About Cryptic Disk
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 Cryptic Disk provides a simple and affordable way to protect disks and disk
partitions by encrypting them. The encrypted data cannot be accessed without
entering the password, even if a hacker gets access to a PC or the hard drive
is stolen. The program uses the AES 256-bit encryption algorithm, the same type
of encryption that NASA, the FBI and the Department of Defense use to protect
their data. Encrypting and decrypting takes one click and does not require a
PhD in mathematics or computer science.
 Cryptic Disk can be used either at home or in the office. The program supports
multiple users with different degrees of access privileges, as set by the
system administrator. Each user will then have access to the encrypted data
that he or she has the access rights to, but not to the data of others.
 Naturally, Cryptic Disk has been designed to work with hard drives, but the
program can be used with removable storage media, such as USB Flash drives.
Once the data is encrypted, the files cannot be accessed by any person who does
not know the password. After decryption, all files become accessible and the
hard drive works normally.

2. System Requirements
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- Intel Pentium or compatible.
- Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista (32-bit or 64-bit)
- Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista users: you MUST have administrative privileges
  to install Cryptic Disk.
- 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended).
- 6 MB of free disk space.

3. Installing Cryptic Disk
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- Unzip the ZIP archive to a temporary folder.
- Double-click CrypticDiskSetup.exe to execute it.
- Setup will guide you through the rest of the installation process.

Uninstalling Cryptic Disk
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- Open the Windows Control Panel.
- Double-click the "Add/Remove programs" icon.
- Search the list for the item "Cryptic Disk" and double-click on it.

Ordering
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Please check our web site for the latest product offerings and prices:
http://www.exlade.com/purchase/

Contacts
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WWW:    http://www.exlade.com
E-mail: support@exlade.com

What's New
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Version 2.5
- Possibility to save network-shared resources list of the encrypted drive 
  added.
- Windows Vista support improved.
- Settings of the automount encrypted drives window display added.
- Settings of approval to unmount the encrypted drive query display added.
- Several improvements in the user interface.

Version 2.4

- Plug-in are now supported. The SDK is distributed as open source together
  with the software distribution package.
- Now it is possible to configure the screensaver and protect it with
  a password.
- Now it is possible to specify the properties of the encrypted disk right
  after its creation.
- The option for minimizing the window of the program into the system tray has
  been added to the Options dialog box.
- Selecting the language in the Options dialog box.
- The "Save username" checkbox has been added to the Automounting dialog box.
- Restoring the focus of applications after mounting and unmounting disks
  automatically.
- The message about an error registering hotkeys in the system has been added.
- The user rights validation for operations with encrypted disks has been 
  fixed.
- Processing a double click on a disk/partition has been fixed.
- The launch protection feature has been fixed.
- Processing the Enter, Esc and Tab keys in the dialog boxes of the program has
  been fixed.
- Working with the list of encrypted disks in the system tray menu has been
  fixed.
- A lot of other fixes and improvements.

Version 2.3

- Cryptic Disk now runs on Windows XP x64 Edition (64-bit) and
  Windows Server 2003 x64.
- Detected bugs have been fixed.

Version 2.2

- Command line supports has been added.
- The program can be run without prior installation.
- Detected bugs have been fixed.

Version 2.1

- Now it is possible to specify system hotkeys for the main operations in the
  program.
- Now it is possible to configure mounted encrypted disks to be automatically
  unmounted.
- The Preferences dialog box has been improved.
- Now it is possible to specify individual settings for each encrypted disk.
- Now it is possible to select multiple users in the User Management dialog
  box.
- Now it is possible to use a double click in the list of disks/partitions.
- The program interface has been improved.
- Detected bugs have been fixed.

Version 2.0

- User storage database has been re-engineered. The database access speed has
  been increased. Encrypted disks created with Cryptic Disk 1.0 are not
  supported. 
- Users without system adiministrator rights now have the ability to
  mount/unmount encrypted disks. 
- A program icon in the status bar has been added. 
- The ability to save the encryption key to file and restore it has been added.
  Now when the password is lost, it is possible to restore it. 
- A pop-up menu for the list of disks/partitions has been added. 
- The ability to create a partition on the disk when the encrypted disk is
  removed has been added. 
- The ability to format disks/partitions from the program has been added. 
- A program settings window has been added. A user can set default encrypted
  disks connection options. 
- The ability to launch the program automatically when a user enters the system
  has been added. 
- The ability to cache the password for the mounted disk has been added. As a
  result, it is not necessary to enter the password for the mounted disk when
  trying to manage users or keys. 
- The ability to manually update the list of disks/partitions from the menu
  or by clicking F5 has been added. 
- When installing the program, the installation type can be selected
  (For current user only or For all users). 
- The encrypted disk is automatically unmounted when the removable disks are
  disconnected from the computer. 
- The encrypted disk is automatically unmounted upon completion of work or
  upon exit from the system. 
- The rows display in the toolbar has been corrected. 
And a number of other improvements and corrections... 
