The Absolute Recovery Team requests that customers contact it quickly when a system is stolen. Critical recovery information is presented in the startup pages, as shown here, but this information is also available on the company’s Web site.
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Users can confirm LoJack for Laptops is working properly by logging into the Computrace Web site once the software’s been installed and the computer is connected to the Internet.
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LoJack for Laptops is not easily noticed nor removed, as these FAQs testify.
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Additional FAQs note that LoJack does not monitor users’ activities. Further, the FAQs note the software automatically connects to the Computrace monitoring center once a day when connected to the Internet (and every 15 minutes when reported stolen).
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LoJack for Laptops works on both 32-bit Windows XP systems and 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista operating systems, as well as Macintosh OS X version 10.3 and higher.
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Whether users purchase retail box copies, download LoJack for Laptops software from the Internet or receive a license with a new PC, a Registration Code is required to activate the software, as shown here.
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Once the LoJack for Laptops application is installed and registered, and the system is connected to the Internet, users can confirm their computer is protected by looking for a Protected reading within the Status section, as shown here. In addition, the Subscription center also tracks the last date a laptop “called” the monitoring center to report its location.
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Erik Eckel is a managing partner at Louisville Geek and president of Eckel Media Corp. He previously served as Executive Editor at TechRepublic. He received Microsoft Engineer accreditation from Sullivan University and earned his Bachelor's Degree in English from the University of Louisville. He's earned Network+, Windows NT 4.0 MCP+I and MCSE, and Windows 2000 Professional MCP accreditations.
