Just a simple free USB encryption please!

I tried using TrueCrypt, and open source or not, it's not userfriendly, and frankly doesn't work.

What I am looking for is the ability to encrypt USB drives, and be able to use them on other systems where the encryption software is not installed. I.E. standalone running. Basically I want the ability to insert the drive, have it recognized by windows, and when I double click it in Explorer, it prompts for the password I created.

With Truecrypt, I tried extracting the .exe file to the USB and creating a travel disk, but it never works. It formats and encrypts it, but when you double click it from Explorer, it wants to format it.


Any help is appreciated....I have cake.

 

Read this article, I think it describes doing exactly what you want to do
http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/encrypt-usb-flash-drive/

 

I use TrueCrypt on a USB drive in traveler mode. The only drawback that I found was that you need to be in an admin account in order to use it because it installs a driver on the computer when you attach the USB

drive. When using traveler mode, you do not encrypt the whole drive but create a container with encrypted data that you mount with a password. I used the method shown here if you decide to use Truecrypt.

 

Weay way way better than the help file. Thanks! Worked like a champ.