encryption

[Stoddard]

Let's say you just bought a new computer. What steps do you have to take to "encrypt your data?" (The quotation marks denote confusion.)

[sgoodman]

Windows 7 Enterprise/Ultimate includes BitLocker Dive Encryption:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...ures/bitlocker

If you don't have either of these versions, you can simply add a password to your user account.

Shane.

[nickh]

Forget about BitLocker. It can be circumvented:

• First commercial tool to crack BitLocker arrives (Updated)
• Bitlocker encryption can be bypassed - Windows

If you want whole-drive encryption, I recommend TrueCrypt or PGP Whole Disk Encryption.