[ltp] Is my thinkpad burning?

[Adrian Bastholm]

It's not that practical to stick the laptop in the freezer. Use a high power
warm air blower (or a hairdryer) to warm the sticker adhezive up before
removal. 

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From: linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org
[mailto:linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org] On Behalf Of Christopher
Sawtell
Sent: den 12 december 2005 10:14
To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Subject: Re: [ltp] Is my thinkpad burning?

On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 06:37, Lubos Kolouch wrote:
> On 11/12/05, Macskassy Csaba <bitumen@tuxworld.homelinux.org> wrote:
> > On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 17:27:31 +0100, Michele Campeotto 
> > <micampe@micampe.it>
> >
> > wrote:
> > > In fact, it is. Since those are OEM licenses, tied to the hardware 
> > > they're first installed, the stickers are made to be impossible to 
> > > remove and stick on another machine: if you try to remove them 
> > > they will rip apart.
> >
> > Interresting point... Does anyone know how to remove the sticker 
> > anyway? Perhaps there is a special method. I use only debian, but 
> > since I have bought that system I do not want to throw away my 
> > license...
>
> i could do it easy with a sharp knife and a lot of patience :)

You'd find it a _lot_ easier if the label is very cold.
Many gum adhesives stop sticking effectively below about -10 degrees
Celsius.

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