How to find stolen laptop?

My Son had his Mac Book Pro stolen in New Zealand. He asked if he could track it down through the Internet.
I searched online and found some suggestions for tracking software. Not knowing who to trust I thought I would bring this to Discussions:
Can it be tracked if no tracking software was installed?
What are some preferred tracking programs to install on a new machine to allow this in the future?
Thanks

No. If you did not install any tracking mechanism prior to loss, then it cannot be tracked.
For the new computer you can use the tracking provided by iCloud called Find My Phone or Find My Mac.
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hi Arul_Prakash_V,
Welcome to the Lenovo Community and sorry to hear about your trouble.
AFAIK, the only method to track a laptop is via the Anti Theft Technology. It's a lojack for laptops that's embedded on the motherboard's BIOS (chip) and is usually bundled with tracking software (subscription) like the Absolute's Computrace. When this chip is activated with the help of Absolute CompuTrace then they should be able to track or remotely lock the unit. Otherwise, there's no technology yet to track the laptop via the serial number without the abovementioned methods.
I recommend you report the stolen laptop to the local authorities so that you can claim the unit back once it's recovered. You can also contact lenovo and flag the laptop (via serial number) as "stolen" so anyone who calls for support on the unit will also be flagged.
Regards
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http://www.ipadastic.com/tutorials/how-to-track-and-report-stolen-ipad
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Report Stolen iPad Tips and iPad Theft Prevention
http://www.stolen-property.com/report-stolen-ipad.php
How to recover a lost or stolen iPad
http://ipadhelp.com/ipad-help/how-to-recover-a-lost-or-stolen-ipad/
How to Find a Stolen iPad
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http://sites.google.com/site/appleclubfhs/support/advice-and-articles/lost-or-st olen
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303459004577362194012634000.html
How to Find Your iPad Serial Number
http://www.ipadastic.com/tutorials/how-to-find-your-ipad-serial-number
 Cheers, Tom

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This link, Re: Help! I misplaced / lost my iPhone 5 today morning in delta Chelsea hotel downtown an I am not able to track it. Please help!, has some good advice regarding your options when your iDevice is lost or stolen.
1. Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
2. Find my lost iPod Touch
3. AT&T. Sprint, and Verizon can block stolen phones/tablets
4. What-To-Do-When-Iphone-Is-Stolen
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2. Setup your iDevice on iCloud
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Hi,
I have brought a mac mini exactly 1 month back and while moving to a new office it was stolen.
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Ouch...
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2526
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Hi friends, my laptop is stolen two weeks back from my home. Serial No. CBxxxxxxxx
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hi Subrahmanya,
Welcome to the Lenovo Forums.
Currently, the only method AFAIK to track a laptop is via the Anti Theft Technology. It's a lojack for laptops that's embedded on the motherboard. When this chip is activated with the help of Absolute CompuTrace then they should be able to track the unit. Otherwise, there's no technology yet to track the laptop via the serial number.
I recommend you have it reported to the local authorities so that you can claim the unit back once it's recovered.
Regards,
neokench
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You store purchase receipt, the box it came in, where you wrote that information down.
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