yep the upshot is no matter what you do mostly it can be undone.

thats why i have a workhorse lappy as well for travelling to rougher destinations.. the vaio is a bit more delicate with a larger creen and a lot thinner than the workhorse lappy.

going through airport security in a rougher destination one of the guys with me put his new sparkly lappy through security. The 'customs officer' said he couldnt allow it to go through unless he paid import duty on it (in broken engrish) which equated to a lot more than the laptop was worth or have it confistacted. which it wa,s to to the delight of the customs officer.

an older workhorse no one is that bothered about... there's newer flashier stuff to be had (steal) and if it gets taken then it will cost a couple of hundred to replace off ebay.

best to stop it getting taken in the first place but in some cases that can be tough so take a crapper with you instead and leave the good stuff safe :suspect:

... and of course you have to trust that this handy bit of spy software ( which someone spent a lot of time developing and then gave to you for free out of the goodness of their heart) isn't spending its time spying on you while its waiting for that 1 in 100 theft. :hmm:

i use a software that requires a password input at startup or coming out of hibernation, with 3 attempts. Get it wrong and the disc is wiped. Obviously its important to backup regularly, if not every night but at least my data is safe in the event the computer is nicked :=

Thanks all For the info.
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watch that caps lock and num lock ! :}