I have used PGP on XP and to ensure there are no footprints I set XP to delete the Pagefile on shutdown.
Now that PGP is available for Vista I want to install it and again delete the pagefile on shutdown.
Does anyone know how to accomplish this in Vista ?
Thanks,
intwtl

intwtl wrote:

Try running gpedit.msc and turning on the setting:
Shutdown: Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile
located at
Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options

You delete the paging file at shutdown in Vista in exactly the same way you could in XP. See the article on my website: vistasupport.mvps.org/clear_windows_paging_file_at_shutdown.htm
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Neil Harley wrote:

Of cause, once something is written to disk, it's very hard to get rid of it (think: hammer and big nails). Sensible software instructs the OS not to write sensitive data to disk.
Alun Harford

On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:13:21 +0100, John Barnett MVP wrote:

Sorry, but rather than directly editing the registry, using Group Policy as Neil answered is a much better solution.
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Alun Harford wrote:

and what 'sensible' software would that be?

Alun Harford wrote:

what 'sensible' software would that be and how do you create files without writing to disk?

Neil Harley wrote:

darn Windows Mail still sends at the wrong time ... at least when I hit the wrong keys lol :)

Paul, so far I haven't been able to find the option in Group Policy. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place? 'According to MS TechNet the procedure is 'Open Group Policy then expand Computer configuration followed by Windows Setting, Security settings, Public Key policies, Local policies and then click Security Options' When I click Public Key Policies all that I see is 'encrypting file system' folder. This, incidentally is on Vista Ultimate. There is something missing somewhere.
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Neil click the start button and in the search dialogue box type: gpedit.msc and press OK. The user account control will pop up and you will need to give it access permission. From here you can make quite a number of system alteration. However, if you check my post to Paul, a little lower in this thread, I haven't been able to locate the option to change the clear the paging file at shutdown from within group policy.
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"Neil Harley"

Finally located it Paul.
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OK Neil. Click Start button and in the Search dialogue box type: gpedit.msc.
When in group policy window proceed as follows:
1/ Click the > button next to Computer Configuration. 2/ This will expand the menu 3/ Click the > next to the Windows settings option. Again the menu will expand 4/ Next click the > next to Security settings. The menu will expand again 5/ Now click the > next to Local Policies. The menu will expand again 6/ Now click on the Security Options 7/ The right hand pane of group policies will fill with options 8/ Scroll down to Shutdowns; Clear virtual memory page file 9/ Now right click on this option and, from the menu that appears select Properties 10/ In properties click on the radio button marked 'Enabled' 11/ Now click OK 12/ Finally close group policies
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"Neil Harley"

On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:39:03 +0100, John Barnett MVP wrote:

I think you're a little confused in this thread. Neil, in the second post to this thread, described exactly where this option is.
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On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:50:30 +0100, John Barnett MVP wrote:

All you had to do was to read Neil's first response to this thread.
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John Barnett MVP wrote:

I think you're posting to the wrong person :-)

Neil Harley wrote:

Try Thunderbird, it's sensible software :-)

OK intwtl. Click Start button and in the Search dialogue box type: gpedit.msc.
When in group policy window proceed as follows:
1/ Click the > button next to Computer Configuration. 2/ This will expand the menu 3/ Click the > next to the Windows settings option. Again the menu will expand 4/ Next click the > next to Security settings. The menu will expand again 5/ Now click the > next to Local Policies. The menu will expand again 6/ Now click on the Security Options 7/ The right hand pane of group policies will fill with options 8/ Scroll down to Shutdowns; Clear virtual memory page file 9/ Now right click on this option and, from the menu that appears select Properties 10/ In properties click on the radio button marked 'Enabled' 11/ Now click OK 12/ Finally close group policies
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"intwtl"

Apologies, Neil
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Otto Normalverbraucher wrote:

I used T-Bird for a while but didn't like its sorting of messages (has it changed recently) and besides I'm not too fussed about what app I use for n/g access. As long as I can read and reply that's good enough for me.
The problem with WM sending was down to me having fat fingers in the morning :-)

John Barnett MVP wrote:

No problem. I just got lost in the replies and wondered if you meant to reply to another part of the thread.

Neil Harley wrote:

Ah I see, no probs. TB can sort messages in lots of ways, I choose "Order received - ascending - threaded".

I actually did mean to reply to another part of the thread. It just so happened that I had your post open when I replied. The little grey cells were obviously not working as they should have been:-)
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"Neil Harley"

If Vista encrypt the pagefile is necesary Delete Pagefile or now is only for performance..
Vista allows you to encrypt the pagefile using EFS. The downside is that decrypting the pagefile, typically a single file that can be 1 gigabyte or more in size, can be a time-consuming affair and may significantly impact the performance of your computer, particularly when you first boot it up.


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