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to: GORDON FREY
from: EARL MONTGOMERY
date: 1997-07-25 23:09:00
subject: StealthBoot.a

 EM>  My system now reflects 640K conventional and Windows 
 EM> operates as it should. Someone suggested that even though 
 EM> everything appears normal I should run FDISK /MBR. Since 
 EM> this is an undocumented switch I hestitate to use it. 
 EM> Appreciate any input on the use of this switch in my case.
 GF> All the switch does is to have fdisk rewrite the master 
 GF> boot record.  It will not cause any problems with a CLEAN 
 GF> system but can cause problems with some virus like the 
 GF> one-half virus which encryptes the hard drive.
     Thanks for the reply. I believe (not sure) that AVP
     rewrote the MBR as part of the cure.
     Regards
--- Msgedsq 2.2e
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