Re: Stolen PC

"Phil" <Phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:E8862C29-CFBD-4149-BCC2-8F7613E2C19B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks for the help.

Sadly insurance is not an option - what with excess, depreciation and loss
of no claims it makes no sense. Police are not interested - we know who the
thief is as he advertised some of the stolen goods and we traced it to him -
informed the case officer but it seems it is too small a crime for them to
bother. Who says crime doesn't pay?

Just checked the link given and it says that if your PC is stolen then the
Windows software is gone too. That's a pretty unfriendly business practice -
why would they do that? There must be a tiny number of people who get their
PCs stolen and legitimately want to reinstall Windows on a new PC which
doesn't have Windows already preinstalled. This just adds insult to injury.


OEM software is part of the computer package, and you get it for free essentially. When you replace the computer, it too will be supplied with OEM software.

The only trackable computers are Macs. I understand that the Mac registration process enables Mac repairers to bring lawful owners and stolen machines back together. PC's are not registered at all, only the operating system, which could be taken off and installed on another machine that is not 'hot'..


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