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| Is A Password Enough? by connkg(m): 7:07am On Apr 05, 2013 |
Hello, I left my HP 630, Windows 7 laptop on the floor of the front passenger seat of my car, which was broken into and the laptop taken. I was its only User and Admin. I also used a password. I'm a little knowledgeable, so had installed "Prey". Thing is, it has to boot fully before "Prey" 'rocks'. What are the perp's alternatives? Can start-up passwords be bypassed? I'd hoped to be able to recover it by now, almost three months later... |
| Re: Is A Password Enough? by Maleeq(m): 2:35pm On Apr 05, 2013 |
While start-up passwords on Windows help deter unauthorized access a PC, it isn't entirely sufficient. Several demonstrated methods exist that over-ride passwords. You may want to, in future, consider encrypting your drive as an added layer of security. With encryption, methods of overriding the password aren't potent. Three months later? I doubt you'd recover the laptop unless you know the thief. |
| Re: Is A Password Enough? by connkg(m): 5:20pm On Apr 05, 2013 |
Thank you. Will search for an encryption software. |
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