Comments on: Autorun TrueCrypt from a USB drive http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102 A computer geek with a taste for sustainable living, organic food, green products, buying local, woodworking, bicycling, recycling and doing-it-yourself. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:59:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: eric http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-34046 eric Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:18:31 +0000 http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102#comment-34046 ryandigweed: It should be relatively easy. Go into the folder where your TrueCrypt files are, on your USB drive and create a file, AutoCrypt.BAT with the following command: truecrypt /v MyData.tc /li /q /a /m rm /e Where MyData.tc is the name of your TrueCrypt datafile, which needs to be in the same folder as the TrueCrypt.exe and the above AutoCrypt.BAT. The /li should cause it to mount at I: The rest of the parameters are detailed here: http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=command-line-usage This assumes that I: is an available letter. To use, you would put your USB drive in the computer, navigate your way to the \TrueCrypt folder and double click the AutoCrypt.BAT file. Enter your password when prompted and that should do it. -Eric ryandigweed:

It should be relatively easy. Go into the folder where your TrueCrypt files are, on your USB drive and create a file, AutoCrypt.BAT with the following command:

truecrypt /v MyData.tc /li /q /a /m rm /e

Where MyData.tc is the name of your TrueCrypt datafile, which needs to be in the same folder as the TrueCrypt.exe and the above AutoCrypt.BAT. The /li should cause it to mount at I:

The rest of the parameters are detailed here:
http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=command-line-usage

This assumes that I: is an available letter.

To use, you would put your USB drive in the computer, navigate your way to the \TrueCrypt folder and double click the AutoCrypt.BAT file. Enter your password when prompted and that should do it.

-Eric

]]> By: ryandigweed http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-33902 ryandigweed Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:43:30 +0000 http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102#comment-33902 Interesting. But i do not want to use the autorun feature, due to the many USB viruses spreading around these days. I Would instead like to make a script. like the one tutorial which had the CMD ask you to enter password to open the file.. but in that you have to copy the files in the C:\Windows\ folder and thats for files encrypted on the pc. But i want to have something similar to that, but on the USB. not through autorun.inf but instead through a .bat file or something. so that when i click on the .bat file to run it, it may ask me for the password and then it will mount the file which is on the drive. Anyone got any suggestions?.. Anyone that can help me complete this task?.. Interesting. But i do not want to use the autorun feature, due to the many USB viruses spreading around these days. I Would instead like to make a script. like the one tutorial which had the CMD ask you to enter password to open the file.. but in that you have to copy the files in the C:\Windows\ folder and thats for files encrypted on the pc. But i want to have something similar to that, but on the USB. not through autorun.inf but instead through a .bat file or something. so that when i click on the .bat file to run it, it may ask me for the password and then it will mount the file which is on the drive. Anyone got any suggestions?.. Anyone that can help me complete this task?..

]]> By: jim http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-31817 jim Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:06:28 +0000 http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102#comment-31817 you should post it somewhere, i believe <a href="http://www.freeware-store.com" rel="nofollow">this website</a> accepts non software as well you should post it somewhere, i believe this website accepts non software as well

]]> By: Jim http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-30528 Jim Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:28:33 +0000 http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102#comment-30528 Hi, I had the problem "system cannot find the specified file". Are lots of searching and getting nowhere, I read Erics autorun script. Then I suspected that the Secure Volume might need to have a .tc extension. When the setup procedure created my Secure Volume file it did not give it an extension. I edited the filename to add in the extension .tc and it worked. That was all it needed. Hi, I had the problem “system cannot find the specified file”. Are lots of searching and getting nowhere, I read Erics autorun script. Then I suspected that the Secure Volume might need to have a .tc extension. When the setup procedure created my Secure Volume file it did not give it an extension. I edited the filename to add in the extension .tc and it worked. That was all it needed.

]]> By: eric http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-30100 eric Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:15:38 +0000 http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102#comment-30100 Could you paste your AUTORUN.INF file? Could you paste your AUTORUN.INF file?

]]> By: Mike http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-29830 Mike Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:06:29 +0000 http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102#comment-29830 Hmmm, I only have TrueCrypt installed on my USB drive (traveler mode). Hmmm, I only have TrueCrypt installed on my USB drive (traveler mode).

]]> By: eric http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-29827 eric Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:31:00 +0000 http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102#comment-29827 I have had issues IF I had an older version of TrueCrypt on the computer than I had on the USB drive. You either need the same version on the computer and on the USB or uninstall TrueCrypt from the computer. -Eric I have had issues IF I had an older version of TrueCrypt on the computer than I had on the USB drive. You either need the same version on the computer and on the USB or uninstall TrueCrypt from the computer.

-Eric

]]> By: Mike http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-29825 Mike Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:39:38 +0000 http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102#comment-29825 Hi Eric, thanks for all the info! I am having an issue I hope you can help with. I stole your code from the comments (#8). When I open Computer and double click on my USB drive TrueCrypt opens and everything works fine; however, when I insert my USB drive and chose mount TrueCrypt from the autorun options I get an "Incorrect Function" error from TrueCrypt. This happens in XP and Windows 7. Any idea what the problem is? Hi Eric, thanks for all the info! I am having an issue I hope you can help with.

I stole your code from the comments (#8). When I open Computer and double click on my USB drive TrueCrypt opens and everything works fine; however, when I insert my USB drive and chose mount TrueCrypt from the autorun options I get an “Incorrect Function” error from TrueCrypt. This happens in XP and Windows 7. Any idea what the problem is?

]]> By: Lee http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-23170 Lee Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:16:29 +0000 http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102#comment-23170 Update: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer 'NoDriveTypeAutoRun' set to '0×00000080 (128)' This worked for me after a reboot. Good luck everyone. Update:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

‘NoDriveTypeAutoRun’ set to ‘0×00000080 (128)’

This worked for me after a reboot. Good luck everyone.

]]> By: Lee http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-23136 Lee Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:52:44 +0000 http://www.ericsprojects.com/?p=102#comment-23136 Found this, maybe it will help. http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/01/14/autoplayautorun-not-working-or-missing-not-open-in-windows-vista/ Found this, maybe it will help.

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/01/14/autoplayautorun-not-working-or-missing-not-open-in-windows-vista/

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