On 8/31/2011 5:11 PM, FromTheRafters wrote:
> "Dustin"<bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns9F52A6126389AHHI2948AJD832@no...
>> VanguardLH<V@nguard.LH> wrote in news:j3kjn4$rs$1@news.albasani.net:
>>
>>> And, of course, it's always such a smart idea to leave the OS and
>>> apps and data files in place on any used computer rather than
>>> flatten and rebuild. Hmm, wonder what her excuse will be if they
>>> happen to find kiddie porn on the laptop.
>>
>> Vanguard, You can flatten and rebuild a lojacked system all day long,
>> it's still going to be lojacked when you reload windows. [g]
>
> Would it only persist if it was reloaded with the same OS
> that it was originally installed to work with? Like if it came
> with XP pro and you wiped it and loaded Vista would it only
> have limited functionality or is it capable of upgrading with
> the new OS when it phones home?
>
>
Interesting thread... My laptop came with a Lo-jack CD. After reading
all the discussions so far, I'm wondering what the consensus is as far
as loading the Lo-jack program onto my laptop?

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Jenn
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