FDISK is possibly a solution, but I don't like screwing up the master boot
record. If you screw it up (as I usually do) then you lose partitions and
data. Note that FDISK was dropped from Windows after Win 98 (I think).
Check out this site for directions, if you dare.
http://smallvoid.com/article/fdisk-boot-sector-mbr.html
Allen Hefner (not the one with the infected computer)
Norristown, PA
*Current:*
2006 Chebbie
*Former:*
1963 Sunbeam Alpine Series III
1967 Triumph TR4A IRS
1964 VW Type I
1967 VW Type II
1967 Rover 2000TC
1977 MG Midget
On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Mike Rambour <lists at dinospider.com> wrote:
>
> Sounds like a lot of work. Have you tried FDISK yet ? its free and part
> of your operating system, seems to me fdisk would wipe out anything on the
> hard drive including boot sector viruses.
>
> mike
>
> On 03/14/2012 08:31 AM, Allen Hefner wrote:
>
>> Kent,
>>
>> It sounds like you have a boot sector virus. It will not go away. You have
>> two options.
>> Option 1. Try to find an antivirus program that can be burned on a CD that
>> will boot the computer. You may need a friend with a clean computer to
>> find
>> one. You might try www.trendmicro.com and see if they offer it.
>>
>> Disconnect the computer from the Internet by pulling the network cable or
>> turning off the wireless router. Boot the infected computer from the CD.
>> You will have to hit a function key when you turn on the computer to
>> change
>> the boot order from the hard drive to the CD. Then run the cleaner. Don't
>> forget to change the boot order back if it works.
>>
>> Option 2. Take the computer to Best Buy or some other computer store and
>> have them clean it for a fee.
>>
>> Option 2 has my vote. Option 1 is a lesson in frustration.
>>
>> I just picked up a new quad core computer from Costco with Windows 7. The
>> VERY first thing I did was load Avira, a free anti-virus program that is
>> highly rated by Consumers. I use AVG on the laptop and it is also
>> excellent. All the new computers come with free trials of Norton or
>> Kasparski, but then you have to start paying, and they are no better than
>> the freeware.
>>
>> Or...buy a Mac!
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