Need suggestion for laptop data encruption sofware

[awestriker]

Hi,
I need some suggestion about a good laptop hardrive encryption software. I think many of us would have heard about Poitsec(www.pointsec.com), it is a CheckPoint(ZoneAlarm owners) company which provides a very good data enryption software. But I cannot use it personally, as I have to purchase it and the costs are lot.
Basically the software starts the moment the laptop boots, and you land on a pointsec login screen, where you have to authenticate yourself to go to your specific OS boot screen/login screen etc.
Even if your laptop is stolen, the data will be encrypted inside the hard-drive and it will be nearly impossible to decipher it.
Please suggest me reliable and stable software for data encryption both in free and buyable category.

Chow,
A w e

 

[Choto Cheeta]

May i suggest Windows very own Encryption system ??

 

[piyush gupta]

U can use Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)

 

[awestriker]

@ Choto Cheeta: Thanks for your Windows encryption system suggestion, but is it really reliable. As I working on a Web2.0 project of my own, data and design is very crucial. If it is realliable, then how do I enable it in WinXP. I use WinXp SP2 Prof. edn.
@Piyush: I have not heard about PGP(ofcourse I ham layman here, as I have not heard anything other than Pointsec), but are there any wierd effects you have heard/noticed associated with the sofware. If so then please let me know else I will try it out.

Any other valuable sugegstions from the forum junta?

Efforts appreciated

 

[piyush gupta]

*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy

*www.pgpi.org/

*www.pgp.com/

*www.pgpi.org/products/pgp/versions/freeware/


May be these links helps u understanding PGP s/w