US air travel with a laptop?

> What's the current drill?
>
> Do they ever ask anybody to turn on their PCs? Considering how long it
> takes Windows to start up and then shut down, I sure wouldn't want to do
> that while trying to make a flight.

They sent it thru the xray machine at each airport..YVR ICN SYD MEL LST
...no one wanted it "on"

I've never been asked to power up any of my electronics... laptop, cameras,
etc. In fact, my laptop has yet to ever be examined other than just by
passing through the scanner. No residue wipes of anything. The only thing
they were adamant about was the laptop had to be sent through the scanner by
itself. You can't leave it in the case or anything.

I don't doubt it has happened for others; I just know I've never experienced
it. Not yet, anyway.

On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 09:39:01 -0700, "BBQ Man" <xxx@xxx.xxx> wrote:


>I don't doubt it has happened for others; I just know I've never experienced
>it. Not yet, anyway.
>

I've had to turn it on but it's been a while since that happened.