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quote:Originally posted by Gusti Just a hint: my diskette wears a special color in order NOT to have it in the drive by error.Thats a good idea, but DBAN does also prompt you before doing its thing (damn, and I wanted to slip it into my bosss floppy drive one day!).

DriveCrypt (several versions of it) caused blue-screen crashes, as well as lock-ups, on my Windows XP system. I dont run the Plus version now; I simply switched to BestCrypt. Since I still (very much) use BestCrypt, you could say Im very fond of OTFE utilities. [^] I did have a copy of...

You should be able to move History and Cookies for your own profile by modifying the applicable "Cookies" and "History" registry values under these keys: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerUser Shell Folders If you log in with administrative rights, you can also...

famnet, Try opening Regedit (Start > Run > regedit > OK), then navigating to this key: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareHeidi Computers LtdEraser5.5Eraser You should see the following values: ResultsErasext ResultsForFiles ResultsForUnusedSpace ResultsOnlyWhenFailed Try closing Eraser...

Glad you got the problem squared away. I think this type of problem can occur if the system crashes, or if some other type of Windows quirk takes place. :) Of course, disabling System Restore removes all the pre-existing restore points.

Hey euroboy, interesting request. No, I dont consider myself a "pro" with Eraser (is there such a thing?), but Ive used it for a long time, and here is part of what I have on my Windows XP system (some of these folders may not exist on your system): C:Documents and SettingsDefault UserLocal...

DriveCrypt doesnt encrypt the "whole drive", but rather SecurStars other product, DriveCrypt Plus Pack, does that. And actually, I am a registered user of the former--I recently dumped it because its been very problematic for me. Another reason you cant drop to DOS and erase the page file...

I share your sentiments about Eraser. It was the first utility of its kind I ever used, and its still the one I rely on and trust most. quote:As to the swap file...what the hell is the big deal? Set it to a fixed size and ERASE it in DOS!!Setting the page file to a fixed size is not...

Yes, that would be completely doable. What Id recommend is creating two encrypted volumes--one for your data, and another for a backup. Of course, the backup volume should be on a different drive (or on removable media). What it would involve would be: (1) Installing the encrypted-volume...

In Eraser version 5.6, why are the toolbar buttons so odd? [?] The button with the "left arrow" image (which implies "Previous" or "Go Back") has a tooltip which says "New Task". The button with a "right arrow" image is always greyed out for me, but its tooltip says "Paste". The button...

One solution that comes to mind is to create a simple batch file, and have it call eraserl.exe upon each boot, targeting the INDEX.DAT file(s) or the entire TIF folder. You can probably get away with calling this batch file from the...

Youre scaring me a bit here. Reading your post, I was reminded of the first time I read the "Evidence Eliminator" web page. Not a good thing. Radio frequency emissions are trivial to intercept and glean information from? Show me one legitimate paper on the subject and Ill go along with you...

The best solution, if you are truly concerned about this type of thing, is to use a strongly-encrypted virtual volume, and to keep all of your OE files on it. (I am referring to the kind of functionality provided by utilities like SafeHouse, BestCrypt, and DriveCrypt.) It really isnt hard...

writerranger... I think it makes more sense to wipe free space before and after defragmenting your drive(s), rather than the other way around. Here is an explanation as to why: http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/t ... edders.htm As for the file and directory names you are seeing, I...

quote:One poster here stated they like Eraser because its the only product to properly implement the DOD spec.Who cares? This seems to me a simple-minded criticism. In any decent secure-deletion product (Eraser, BCWipe, etc.), you can define your own wiping methods. Creating and using a...

Just some comments... IMO, having source code for a secure-deletion utility is nice, but not nearly as important as for an encryption utility. The reason is that with a secure-deletion utility, you can definitively see whats going on, if you want. The page file... Overwriting on shut...