On 1/26/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/26/06, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > how easy is it to strongarm windows logon? > > i know they can flash the bios, i know they can turn it on... > > do you not have a password required for login? > > I had the fingerprint required for login or a pretty strong password > just to turn it on. I bet though that you could hook up the drive to > another pc and read it though.
nice. and not sure if they can do that... probably tho' > > > if so, the likelihood is the bag will be discarded along with the laptop > I don't know, I did have some decent stuff in the bag hardware wise. > A 20gig external drive, a 1 gig thumb drive, a 801.11g pc card. ouch :( all valuable stuff that can be sold. laptop can be traced im sure but not much else, right? > > > probably maliciously as it will be worthless to them. or they will attempt > > to sell it, and then you just need to be in touch with the local pawn shops. > > > > did you check the road leading away from the bowling alley, or the > > surrounding > > area? might have been ditched quickly. > > I didn't think to do that, although as I left, the police were looking > around the parking lot. Maybe they were doing just that. hopefully, man... good luck! tw ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:194697 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
