How to trace a stolen brand new laptop?
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very difficult unless it has some special software installed on it like Computrace.\n\nFile a police report and, if its a Dell or similar, contact them.  Maybe they will help you track it. I think Dell has some auto-reporting software loaded on it that tracks updates and serial number.\n\nYou will need a court-order for this stuff, and most police depts have little or no interest pursuing it this far.  Get a lawyer and get a court order to force (hypothetically) Dell to turn over this info.  Be prepared to spend $$$$$.
25405
use a keylogger. more info on key loggers can be found  at this site.\nyou can also search www.download.com for key loggers.
188079
You can't! Mom or Dad will soon find out what you have been searching!\n\nYou really can but without the right program to completely remove it from your computer, it could possibly be found again.
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you can find out who the IP is registered to with a reverse IP lookup, although that won't necessarily lead you to the exact computer.\nhttp://psacake.com/web/eg.asp\n\nyou can also get an estimate of where that IP is located geographically, but it's not very reliable and your best hitting several sites found on google to get the best estimate of where the IP is currently located at.\n\nThat's the best you'll do just off an IP, you probably won't be able to find out who owns the computer that is using that IP address, maybe just the service provider.
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Without the model number it's going to be hard to tell you where it is exactly, but I've seen the switch on the side of the laptop. Look all around on the outside. Good luck.
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Report it to the manufacturer--- the serial number will get flagged and if the theif ever tries to upgrade software, bring it in for service, etc, it'll get captured then.  Not a whole lot you can do once it has left your office, though... realistically you will probably never see it again. You should install a tracking software to all of the remaining laptops--- different ones do different things. Some do a GPS track which may or may not be helpful (imagine trying to find that laptop in an office building in New York City! talk about needle in a haystack!) while others will destroy the computer by erasing the hard drive and frying the BIOS.
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You could dissect your C drive, do a search in unallocated clusters and see if they're still there.  But you would probably need fancy forensic SW to do that.  If the mail is stored on your provider's server, maybe you could get copies.
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Use the software called Super Winspy. It's free and shows the entire history stored in the index.dat secret file.\n\nAnd if you want to catch him in the 'act'. Install a software called GoldenEye (cost you like $30). After enabling it, it will track everything - every keystore with screenshots; regardless of whether they clear it or not.
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You might try "Start" click "Programs" go to "Accessories" and "System Tools" Look for "System Information" and click it. This give all of the information about your computer and systems.
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If you are even considering this then you obviously don't care if it is or isn't stolen. You just don't want to go to jail for having it. SO....... go buy one on EBay instead and keep your record clean. P.S. Most new laptops are including tiny background programs that email manufacturers, actual owners and or police when connected to the Internet by anyone other than the owner once reported stolen. Some hard drives self even destruct! use your head!
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check out this site www.webroot.com it will take all your computer history tracks off your system.
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If you are truly talking about the windows "Net Send" command the computer of origin is part of the message and message box.  You could then find that computer and possibly find out who was signed on at the time.
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How was your e-mail stolen? Did someone log into your web-based e-mail and change the password? Or did someone steal your laptop with a fixed address book? \n\nIf you know where your friend lives, try a Google search for "Jane Doe, Somewhere, CA" (putting in the right name/city) -- you might get a phone number. \n\nAlso, you may consider writing to your "stolen" e-mail address, and asking them for the info.
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Read here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_forensics
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File a police report.  It's unlikely to be resolved, as you have no proof that it was even stolen and not misplaced.  I completely believe you, but there is certainly the shadow of a doubt.
323479
In general, it's hard to track a computer's physical location. You could (for future laptops) write a program to have the laptop occasionally make a web request to your private web server, but that would only get you an IP address. That's not enough to ID the location or person who possesses it.\n\nYou could put your own trojan on it before it's stolen and the trojan would IRC back to you (of course this opens the computer to hacking). You could then track the theif's use, usernames and passwords.\n\nA little better would be a built in GPS receiver. You could have it occasionally e-mail it's location to your email account (say once a day). This way, the next time they connected the computer would tell you where it is.\n\nObviously the best way is to keep good tabs on high theft property.
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Well, it won't be in the trash bin because it recycles to the hard drive, so unless you want to waste 200 bucks taking it to a technician that will merely use high-tech equipment to restore it, I suggest you just don't bother.\n\nBesides, clearing your history can be good, the less space used on your computer the better!