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Exlade Cryptic Disk 2


Version history
Version Date Changes
2.8.5 November 25, 2009

In order to use the program on removable disks, it should be registered on all the computers where it is used. Now, registration data can be saved to the text file "license.dat" which can be stored into the program folder.
The data should be of the following format:
The first line - registration name
The second line - registration key

Example:
John Smith
KGT4-YGRT-GHTR-7G31

2.8 July 8, 2009

Upon opening a dialogue window "About the program" the information about new program versions is automatically checked with the developer's server.

The main window of the program displays the numbers of partitions for each disk.

Buttons for disabling hot keys have been added.

The functioning of the option "Do not auto-unmount if there are open files on the disk" has been corrected.

2.7 March 4, 2009

Cryptic Disk encryption driver now has a digital signature, which enables creating encrypted disks in 64-bit Windows Vista, 2008 Server and Windows 7 operating systems.

Upon the system shutdown, the Cryptic Disk process is the last to end, which enables other applications to finish work with files on encrypted disks correctly.

After an encrypted disk was created, computer rebooting was required in Windows Vista, 2008 Server and Windows 7 operating systems in order to start working with this disk.

In Windows 2003 Server operating system the program did not get access to the disks that didn’t have mount points in the system. Encrypted disks without system letters were not recognized by the program.

Functioning of the feature of saving/recovery of a shared resources list of encrypted disks has been corrected.

2.5 July 15, 2008

Possibility to save network-shared resources list of the encrypted drive added

Settings of the automount encrypted drives window display added

Settings of approval to unmount the encrypted drive query display added

Windows Vista support improved

Several improvements in the user interface

2.4 November 6, 2006

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

2.3 August 12, 2006

Cryptic Disk now runs on Windows XP x64 Edition (64-bit) and Windows Server 2003 x64

2.2 July 1, 2006

Command line supports has been added

The program can be run without prior installation

2.1 January 26, 2006

Hot System Keys setup has been added for major program functions

Automatic disconnection of encrypted disks setup has been added

The dialog for managing program settings has been enhanced

The ability for individual setup of each encrypted disk has been developed

The ability for multiple selection in the user list of the encrypted disk/partition has been added

Processing a mouse double-click in the list of program disks/partitions has been added

The program interface has been elaborated

And a number of other improvements and corrections...

2.0 December 6, 2005

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 area 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...

1.0 October 1, 2003

First public release


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