Andrew sent over a link on Dr Solomon's anti virus web site that says not to use FDISK /MBR to kill viruses. I don't agree that you should never use it, but it was a good read anyhow.

The MS-DOS Fdisk utility usually updates the master boot record (MBR) only if no master boot record exists. Repartitioning with Fdisk does not rewrite this information. ... What is the MBR?

In Microsoft Windows NT, using the MS-DOS FDISK /MBR command is not always appropriate when you cannot boot a computer. ... If the FDISK /MBR command is used and a Stealth virus is present,

Performs the same functions as FDISK /MBR except can be used on other disk drives. ... CH000175 Do you have any additional information on FDISK /MBR?

Additional information on the FDISK /MBR command. ... Q.) Does doing FDISK /MBR more than one time have any effect on the computer? A.) How this command operates varies depending on the version of

Fixmbr - Repair Master Boot Record with MBRFix from Windows 2000, XP etc. instead of using fdisk /mbr. ... Fdisk /mbr does not help

Nettoyer un disque Linux ... Il faut pour cela utiliser un utilitaire comme FDisk, Partition Magic, ou l'utilitaire linux du CD d'installation.

I installed Linux on the second hard drive of my laptop, using GRUB to dual-boot. I want to undo this now, so that I only boot XP. What's the best way to do this? ... Will FDISK /MBR fix it?

FDISK /MBR is often suggested as a solution for fixing a virus attack. ... Once FDISK/MBR has been run, the hard drive will most likely be completely inaccessible (after all, this is the point of most

Wie entsteht der MBR und wo kommt er her? ... Dazu brauchen wir ein Programm wie FDISK, GDISK, Partion Magic oder ein anderes Programm. Mit diesem Programm wird die Festplatte eingerichtet.