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Boot sector virus

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10-7-2003 01:48 PM View Profile | Report this Post | Edit Post
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Boot sector virus

I have sort of upgraded my system, but the hard drive appears to have a boot sector virus. I have tried formatting the drive, and installing my O/S but it still seems to be there!!!

Any suggestions as to how to remove it? (Norton tells me there is no boot sector virus)!!!

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10-7-2003 07:02 PM View Profile | Report this Post | Edit Post
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well if norton is saying their is no boot sector virus then what is? and what did you upgrade- exactly.

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10-11-2003 07:13 AM View Profile | Report this Post | Edit Post
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This could be the fact that you are FORMATTING the drive. formatting does not re-write the boot sector, and so the error will still be there. bear in ind that most Operating Installations say that there is a boot sector error when you try to install them, becuase the boot sector thinks to OS is trying to erase it.

use a program like FDISK, or download DiscWizard Starter Edition (ISO (CD) image or Floppy disks) from

http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/drivers/discwiz.html

this will re-write the boot sector, and your problems will be gone.

if all else fails, and the system works, disable BIOS Boot Virus Protection, as you have Norton!

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10-11-2003 07:27 AM View Profile | Report this Post | Edit Post
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Re: Boot Sector Virus

Thanks

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