Getting my stolen laptop returned after 3 years

[MindoverMaster]

Your IP will change after a reinstall. Like puddle said, do a DBAN first, to make sure there's nothing on it, period. Viruses can linger after formats.

 

[carnageX]

Your IP will change after a reinstall. Like puddle said, do a DBAN first, to make sure there's nothing on it, period. Viruses can linger after formats.

Won't get an IP if it's never hooked up to the network .

 

[luke127]

That's true too (I gotta go seeya)