It may be possible if the stolen machine is connected to the web and you can telnet into the machine and perform fdisk commands. I'm just thinking off the top of my head. Not fully thought through but it may be possible. Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: joel eliakim <joeliakim@gmail.com> Sender: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:26:28 To: Skunkworks Mailing List<skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Reply-To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] HOW TO FORMAT A STOLEN LAPTOP... _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke