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  1. December 31st, 2005, 01:47 AM #1
    agshare
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    blow the mbr in xp?

    how can i blow the mbr in xp? there is no fdisk.exe available in c:\windows\system32
    i need to do this to get rid of a memory resident virus that Norton can't touch..win32..
    thanks
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  2. December 31st, 2005, 01:53 AM #2
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    Welcome to WinDrivers, agshare.

    XP uses FIXMBR, but when attempting to overcome a Boot Virus, note the advice here:

    http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...d_tro_oxhc.asp
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  3. December 31st, 2005, 09:17 AM #3
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    As a btw a 98 bootdisk is a marvelous thing , you can find self extracting or image based files here at bootdisk.com which handily give you a clean bootable source & have fdisk.exe on 'em ..
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