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What is the best method to create a paper wallet from start to finish?

I did it like this:)

download: https://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org/archive/v2.9.8.zip or from https://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org
disconnect from internet
generate wallet and print it couple of times
delete any file related to wallet generation
connect back and store you papers safely

and try to use linux instead of windows generally.

Clear your history first then do a full computer virus scan with a good anti virus software.
Go to bitaddress.org - Create your paper wallet offline, disconnect from the internet when you create the randomness & generate the wallet. Print the wallet on a dumb printer that doesn't have any access to the internet.
I have a youtube video that can run you through it step by step if you want (you don't have to BIP38 encrypt the wallet if you're sure you can keep the paper waller safe & away from anybody).
Link - http://youtu.be/872eSnlKUeg

Just an added step to ensure your memory is cleared out

This is still not safe. The best way is to do this but do it under a Live OS ideally Linux based, so you are sure that the OS you are doing your wallet creation under has near 0% possibilities of being compromise.

I actually i haven't really made a paper wallet before, this could be fun to do and give it to someone that hasn't use one before.

[you must download the genuine version of Electrum & store it in usb stick. Also scan it with your latest anti-virus]

1. Disconnect internet from your Laptop/PC
2. Format all hard drives
3. Install windows again
4. Never connect internet
5. Install Electrum & use to generate your address.
6. Back up your seed, private key & password in a printed paper. Store it in your Bank vault.
7. uninstall Electrum
8. Format all hard drives
9. Install windows again
10. set internet connection again

Just adding to what was previously said: use a dumb printer, preferentially. And also consider other things beyond paper wallets :)

dude you shouldn't be using Windows to create paper wallets. a much easier and secure way of doing what you just said is to download Tails OS and run it from USB or DVD (it already has Electrum installed). no need for you to keep installing windows.

In part i didnt get around to make a paper wallet just b/c i consider other ways to share btc, sample Bumpay is pretty cool to use.

The best method from start to finish:

1. Plug a Mycelium Entropy into the USB port of your printer.
2. Print.

1- use unetbooting to create a bootable Linux distro from USB Memory.
2- download bitaddress.org webpage
3- go offline
4- create paper wallets & print them
5- burn the usb memory ;D (format it use it again etc).