Stolen Laptop vs Windows LogIn

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  1. Posts : 13
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
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    Stolen Laptop vs Windows LogIn


    Hello everybody,

    I had a new laptop stolen tonight, while sitting at a counter. I had transferred most of my programs and data to this new computer. The O/S is Windows-7 64bit

    Access to the programs and data visible on the desktop is proteced only by the Windows login password window.

    Any advise as to how "protective" this first layer is??

    Many thanks,

    Paul
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  2. Posts : 7,466
    Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit sp1
       #2

    well you might have locked it for someone who doesnt know any better but any smart thief that knows his business with computers laptops or desktops hand held etc would reformat the drive and put his own version to the lappy

    But that is only suggesting the person who took it knows what they are doing
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  3. Posts : 6,292
    Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
       #3

    Unfortunately, not very.
    It's like having your front door locked. It will stop the novice but not the pro.

    If you have sensitive personal info on the laptop you should take steps now to protect your identity and your accounts.

    A long shot: Google : "Access webcam remotely" and navigate towards tech and gov't sites.
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  4. Posts : 13
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thanks Guys,
    I'm not woried about someone who would reformat the drive and replace with whatever O/S the $%$# would choose.
    I am worried about data files contained in the HDD. If the Windows-7 "Log-In" can be bypassed and then access to say Microsoft Money then I would have a problem. Depends on how easy it is to get right to the data.
    Thanks anyway... I'll keep changing passwords and hope for the best

    Paul
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  5. Posts : 1,814
    XP / Win7 x64 Pro
       #5

    If they have physical access to the laptop, it's trivial to change the password (or erase it) and log in to it. The only thing you can do is hope that they don't know how to do that.
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  6. Posts : 329
    WDS 7 Home Pre.x64
       #6

    jPaulB said:
    Thanks Guys,
    I'm not woried about someone who would reformat the drive and replace with whatever O/S the $%$# would choose.
    I am worried about data files contained in the HDD. If the Windows-7 "Log-In" can be bypassed and then access to say Microsoft Money then I would have a problem. Depends on how easy it is to get right to the data.
    Thanks anyway... I'll keep changing passwords and hope for the best

    Paul
    Next time around ..You better off getting Ultimate Version that comes with BitLocker
    will be safer .
    Stolen Laptop vs Windows LogIn-12-15-2010-3-14-25-pm.png
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  7. Posts : 39
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #7

    Time to change any account passwords that you can think of also emails related to any accounts as im afraid i dont agree with the posts above.

    Cut it short any one can google up the right tool to unlock your whole laptop trust me its out there and everywhere

    As for personel data such as credit cards details and other stuff i would report your card/s stolen that way they cant be used online yes its a pain but a pain is better than your credit geting smashed online.

    Not wanting to say haha tough luck but it might be wise to keep all important data on a usb stick never on a machine just so if you ever lose your machine you keep your identity.

    And i hopw they catch the dirdy mother:@?><^s they need there fingers choped off

    http://tinyurl.com/2av9jnt

    take a look at the link above but i get the feeling its no use to you now
    Last edited by martin123; 15 Dec 2010 at 15:52. Reason: edited
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  8. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
       #8

    In the future, put a BIOS password on your laptop.
    At the very least use the user password, but even better would be the supervisor password.

    It is extremely hard to break a BIOS password as far as I know.

    ~Lordbob
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  9. Posts : 7,466
    Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit sp1
       #9

    Lordbob75 said:
    In the future, put a BIOS password on your laptop.
    At the very least use the user password, but even better would be the supervisor password.

    It is extremely hard to break a BIOS password as far as I know.

    ~Lordbob

    That would requiire full system erase and probally still wouldn't be able to use it cause the bios is locked pretty damn genius if you ask me LordBob is showing up again
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  10. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
       #10

    Solarstarshines said:
    Lordbob75 said:
    In the future, put a BIOS password on your laptop.
    At the very least use the user password, but even better would be the supervisor password.

    It is extremely hard to break a BIOS password as far as I know.

    ~Lordbob

    That would requiire full system erase and probally still wouldn't be able to use it cause the bios is locked pretty damn genius if you ask me LordBob is showing up again
    That's how I have mine locked up.

    ~Lordbob
      My Computer


 
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