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to: RICHARD ST. JOHN
from: EARL MONTGOMERY
date: 1997-07-26 10:52:00
subject: StealthBoot.a

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 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.
 RSJ> FDISK /MBR rebuilds the master boot record of a hard 
 RSJ> drive. It is usually suggested after a boot record virus is 
 RSJ> found and cleaned. However, I have only run it twice in the 
 RSJ> 16 years I have worked with PC's, and both times it was for 
 RSJ> non-virus related incidents. If the machine appears to be 
 RSJ> running fine and you have not lost any files then I would 
 RSJ> not worry about FDISK /MBR.
      Sounds like good advice to me. Thank you.
--- Msgedsq 2.2e
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