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Install TrueCrypt without the Disk Burning Requirement

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Jun 2014

Are you using TrueCrypt to encrypt your hard drive but your computer doesn’t have a disk burner? Here’s how you can get around this roadblock.

TrueCrypt will not allow you to encrypt your drive without burning a boot rescue disk. Burning this disk is important, but many newer computers are not equipped with CD or DVD burners. In these scenarios, it is imperative that you transfer the boot rescue image to a computer with burning capability. You must do this before encrypting your drive, as you run the risk of losing your data forever.

To launch TrueCrypt without having to burn the rescue disk, first open command prompt. Do this by clicking the Start button and by typing cmd.

Click the cmd icon displayed under Programs in the Start menu. You should see a window like this appear.

After the command prompt window opens, type C:\Program Files\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt Format.exe /n. This will launch TrueCrypt. However, it will not task you to burn a disk to successfully encrypt your hard drive.

For more information on how to use TrueCrypt to encrypt your hard drive, please consult the following article.

For more information on this or other issues affecting your PC, consult your local IT professionals.

Burn a CD/DVD with free and open source Infrarecorder

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Jun 2014

If your new laptop or desktop has a built in CD or DVD drive, chances are you can create your own music, data or live disc. Live discs allow you to boot outside of your Windows operating system to try other operating systems like Linux, or to troubleshoot problems.

Infrarecorder is easy to use, free, open source and will enable you to create a CD or DVD with your data, music or a live disc from an iso file.

First download the installer. If you are running 64 bit Windows, choose the x64 version. Here’s how you can check if you need the x64 or x86 (also known as 32 bit) version.

Once downloaded, open the downloaded program and install Infrarecorder. Once installed double click Infrarecorder from your desktop or the Start menu to open it.

To burn an image file, from the list of options, select Write Image. Browse to the directory where the image file is located.

Select Open, check or uncheck the options you prefer for burning, then select OK. Infrarecorder will now burn the image file.

To burn a data or music disc, select the appropriate option in the first step above.

For more information, consult your local IT professional.

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