Topic: 1 final attempt before giving up on bitcoin for good! - page 3. (Read 2286 times)
have tried to save it using both firefox and google chrome
mprep,
It may be something to do with the fact that when I go to save it, it doesn't offer me the option of saving as bitaddress.org.htm, but just as bitaddress.org. I have tried to follow the advice in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=872eSnlKUeg. Another thing, though I'm sure it's not important, in the video he mentions seeing https & a green lock when saving bitaddress. The lock on my screen isn't green, it's black, but that doesn't sound like it's an important detail. In reference to your 2nd post, I have disconnected but nothing happens at all, It still tries to go online.
champsak,
i know nothing about true-crypt, that's something I'd have to look into.
Thank you both for your replies.
What browser are you using to save it for offline browsing? It may be something to do with the fact that when I go to save it, it doesn't offer me the option of saving as bitaddress.org.htm, but just as bitaddress.org. I have tried to follow the advice in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=872eSnlKUeg. Another thing, though I'm sure it's not important, in the video he mentions seeing https & a green lock when saving bitaddress. The lock on my screen isn't green, it's black, but that doesn't sound like it's an important detail. In reference to your 2nd post, I have disconnected but nothing happens at all, It still tries to go online.
champsak,
i know nothing about true-crypt, that's something I'd have to look into.
Thank you both for your replies.
mprep,
It may be something to do with the fact that when I go to save it, it doesn't offer me the option of saving as bitaddress.org.htm, but just as bitaddress.org. I have tried to follow the advice in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=872eSnlKUeg. Another thing, though I'm sure it's not important, in the video he mentions seeing https & a green lock when saving bitaddress. The lock on my screen isn't green, it's black, but that doesn't sound like it's an important detail. In reference to your 2nd post, I have disconnected but nothing happens at all, It still tries to go online.
champsak,
i know nothing about true-crypt, that's something I'd have to look into.
Thank you both for your replies.
It may be something to do with the fact that when I go to save it, it doesn't offer me the option of saving as bitaddress.org.htm, but just as bitaddress.org. I have tried to follow the advice in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=872eSnlKUeg. Another thing, though I'm sure it's not important, in the video he mentions seeing https & a green lock when saving bitaddress. The lock on my screen isn't green, it's black, but that doesn't sound like it's an important detail. In reference to your 2nd post, I have disconnected but nothing happens at all, It still tries to go online.
champsak,
i know nothing about true-crypt, that's something I'd have to look into.
Thank you both for your replies.
I saved it for offline browsing through my browser.
Then you should be OK if you're using bitadress or similiar. Have you just tried denying online access and see if it generated the private and public keys? I have now spent 2 full weeks trying to make a paper wallet & I'm not much further on than I was on day 1. If I don't make progress today, I'm gonna sell my bitcoin (at a susbstantial loss) & forget about them, rather than leaving them on my computer for somebody to hack. I have tried without success to get bitaddress.org to work offline, so today I am trying brainwallet.org & bitcoinpaperwallet.com, but so far I'm encountering the same problem. When I download bitcoinpaperwallet.com, I am told to extract the ZIP file. How do I do that? Yesterday I tried using 77zip but Kaspersky told me it would cause harm to my PC.
If you're unable to do this. How about encrypting the wallet.dat file using true-crypt? better than nothing.
I saved it for offline browsing through my browser.
No matter what I do, bitaddress, bitcoinpaperwallet & brainwallet all try to go online when I try to generate wallets offline.
How did you download the website? From a direct download from a third-party websote or saved it for offline browsing through your browser?
No matter what I do, bitaddress, bitcoinpaperwallet & brainwallet all try to go online when I try to generate wallets offline.
I'm entering the bitcoin world in the hope of making a few pounds. As I've said before, I have a 1st class honours degree from Oxford University, one of the top 2 in the UK, & I came first in my year in the majority of my subjects, so I don't consider myself stupid!!. But this was just before the advent of everything being computerised.
Windows can extract ZIP files without external help. If it can't then it isn't a .ZIP file. Get WinRar or 7zip for those.
I, however, am wondering why would you choose to dive into the Bitcoin world if you can't even master a task like opening and extracting a ZIP file. No offence, but you should be able to do something that simple.
I, however, am wondering why would you choose to dive into the Bitcoin world if you can't even master a task like opening and extracting a ZIP file. No offence, but you should be able to do something that simple.
I have now spent 2 full weeks trying to make a paper wallet & I'm not much further on than I was on day 1. If I don't make progress today, I'm gonna sell my bitcoin (at a susbstantial loss) & forget about them, rather than leaving them on my computer for somebody to hack. I have tried without success to get bitaddress.org to work offline, so today I am trying brainwallet.org & bitcoinpaperwallet.com, but so far I'm encountering the same problem. When I download bitcoinpaperwallet.com, I am told to extract the ZIP file. How do I do that? Yesterday I tried using 77zip but Kaspersky told me it would cause harm to my PC.
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