Thanks,  A virus was my first thought also.  I don't think he has any
anti-virus software, so my plan is a thorough scan.  We'll see where it
goes from there.


At 07:22 PM 6/1/99 -0400, Jim Meagher wrote:
>Be very careful of virus infections!  It may be something as quick and
>simple as Donald has suggested, but suddenly losing a boot sector is a
>good indication that a virus could be at work here.
>
>Jim Meagher
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Donald Rex Gaither <[log in to unmask]>
>
>> Hi,
>>         Off the top of my head.  Boot with a floppy.  Fdisk with the
>command fdisk
>> /mbr.  Run Fdisk and make sure the primary partition is active (option 2
>I
>> think).
>>
>> HTH,
>> Donald Gaither
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Stadmeyer, Francis
>>
>> Folks,
>> The subject says it all.  I have a friend who has the problem.  He can't
>> boot the computer and that's the message he gets.  Happened suddenly
>with no
>> apparent warning signs.
>

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