Is my laptop second hand!?!?!?! Anyone else have these pics?

Removed by Mod...do not post sensitve info/pics without the permission of the owner.

 

Wow, I don't think I had those...

In my configsetroot there were some folders with some source code for various programs (like acpi programs) in some of them. In one of the res subdirectories I found many small portrait pics of a guy who by the filename I assume is called "Alvin". I'm not using my laptop at the moment, so I can't say whether he is in any of yours but I'll check later.

What model do you have?

 

F3JR-AP162C

Its quite weird isnt it.

Do the people who make them install there own personal files for us to see who made them or something? :S

According to the properties:

Canon IXY DIGITAL 55 Ive never owned a canon digital camera

Date: 20/03/2007 3/4 months before i owned my laptop..

 

Did you have any "sensitive" material on yours (as mentioned in the other thread), like many documents and utilities on oem activation, and things on the windows logo program, or cracked software?

 

Erm i found

Asus Map - Installed to see what it was, cant find it? :S

ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC[1]. - 100027 Which has random microsoft codes on it

The rest is just empty docs

 

I think that file with "random" microsoft codes (which I had too) is some sort of authentication file that is used by Asus when getting keys. I tried to read the activation documents but they were too confusing to me...

 

Yeah same wouldnt know where to start to make sense out of it.

Did you have asus map?

 

Nice photos, thanks for sharing.
I'd send these photos to ASUS administration. ASUS must know the heroes.
I'm more and more excited to get hands on my F8Sn on Monday

 

Of course your notebook is second-hand.

 

nice. i like the gal in the black sweat shirt ( don't jump on me i'm not a pervert ) .... your notebook is either a second hand or somebody in asus is not happy with his/her job.

 

I've got the same pics in my G1S-ak005C.
Strange bull**** , i think it comes with ASUS's vista installation CD .

 

yeah, i was gonna say this was supposed to be brand new...

I did use installation CD...maybe its a programmer?

 

haha wow interesting. Its like an easter egg

 

In one of the source code folders in my configsetroot directory, I have some thumbnail size pics of a guy who looks the same as one who is in your pictures. I'm going to contact Asus about this. I don't know what else you found in your directory. At the end of the day, pictures are quite harmless, but confidential NDA documents, together with asus source code and pirated software (all of which are in my directory) are something else...

 

weird, I have a M51Sn and i dont even have that C:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot folder...

 

Guys,

Do not post sensitive info like pictures or files for any reason. I suggest either removing the info and/or contacting asus/the place where you bought the laptop from.

THx
Kdawgca
NBR Mod

 

Ok but technically the photos are free release, if hes happy to put them on our laptops he cant complain if they are posted on the net, but i will not argue that.

Did you have to delete all the info on my post though?

Anyways, anyone recieved mail from Asus regarding this?

 

Hay I also have this C:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot folder with some pics in it of people i dont know. I have 9 pics and Im using a G2SC
I have also had another look and there is extra softwere in there Asus map and other things

 

yep i have 9 pics in total too

 

Wow, that is NOT cool!

 

Well, let's say you have digital signature (or collective signature) of ASUS testers and programmers.

You now what? I'm thinking about other manufactures. They follow the same procedure while installing OS. Do they clean up their feces?
What other folks on this forum have on their machines?

 

Hey Nathb, what notebook do you have?

 

OK for those who are new to this forum, what is the story behind this exactly? Someone found sensitive/irrelevant/obscure files that don't belong in their brand new notebooks?

This could get steamy... involving the legal departments at ASUS.

 

The story is (this got deleted in first post) i came across a thread in the forums about a folder in windows directory called C:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot.
In this folder i, along with others have found pictures of a guy and friends/family, aswell as Vista codes and programs.

Which my first reaction was that ive bought a second hand laptop, but with others reporting the same pictures it seems its in the software. I dont see why legal departments would get involved, just simply asking why we have these pictures/files.

I have a Asus F3JR, was bought in september, the pictures were taken in march. on a Canon IXY DIGITAL 55.

 

What year was the photos taken? I'm assuming 2007?
I only ask because I'll try ask my friend working at Asus about this.

 

Taken: 20/03/2007
Created: 18/04/2007
Modified: 21/03/2007

 

It must be that the OEM image Asus used to install the OS on these laptops somehow included these personal photos and other stuff. It's likely a lot of laptops came off the line with this particular OS install that happens to have personal and sensitive information. I would advise contacting Asus if you want to help them out, I'm sure they'd appreciate knowing this stuff got out as they'll want to avoid such goofs in the future.

 

LOL!

I also have the C:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot and inside this folder I have a folder named Pics with a couple of photos of random Asian people.

I agree with Andrew, pretty funny really.

I have formatted my laptop since I got it so it must be installed with the Asus recovery DVD. I have a Asus G1S.

*Edit*

Also some other random stuff in the sub directories like the install files for the k-lite codec pack!?

 

hmm

I also used the recovery disc

 

lol can we see the pics?

 

nope, classed as sensitive material...

Mods Deleted from my first post lol

 

If my pictures are anything to go by, theres nothing you'd want to see anyway.

 

I have a Asus G1S-A1 and i have the same photos

 

Bringing this back because i just found these pics on my g1s-x1 from Best Buy... There are 9 fairly high-res pics of pretty much the same 15 people located in C:\windows\configsetroot\pic. All of the pics are taken with the Canon IXY DIGITAL 55. Several of the pics also show a little girl. They're all Asian. They appear to be Korean, which fits Asus. Most of the pics are group shots taken in various venues, even at dinner.

Guess this fits right in with the pic of the girl on the Ipod that's been storming around, eh?

Funny Easter Egg! No complaints from me, I think it's great. Kind of a personal touch. They're pretty obviously Asus employees somewhere along the way and hopefully still are.

 

Thank you for the report. Now I know that Korea is in Asia. If you like these photos, you can keep them, if you do not - feel free to delete.

 

Good catch! That was my point exactly...

 

I don't have that folder...because it's retail edition?

 

Asus is a Taiwan company