When I had GRUB loaded to boot a drive in to a linux setup, I couldn't
install Windows successfully until I did the FDISK /MBR command to
re-write the MBR.
I think your computer guy charged you $85 to type the words FDISK /MBR
in addition to the format and install.
You can get more information on this "undocumented" feature at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q69/0/13.ASP&NoWebContent=1
  (if that doesn't work, try http://tinyurl.com/azqo which is a
shortened version of the above link.


Tony Mayer
Sysop
The Magic FunHouse BBS
http://bbs.magicom.net


joseph marty wrote:
> Goback also installs itself in the MBR, and, as you know, runs during the boot so that you can make reverts and repairs even if you can't boot into Windows. In order to kill it you need to uninstall it.  Since your computer guy fixed it, I'm not sure what the problem is.  What they may have done is used a WD utility to write zeros to the whole drive.
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>>I have run f disk quite a few times.however Ive seemed to have run into a problem.
>>I use Go Back, which I think is a great program .However when I ran f disk it wouldn't take this program out.I would run f disk and reformat , then reinstall windows from the  recovery cd that came with my Hewlett Packard computer.After the install, Goback would still be there.I didnt think much about this , until I got a virus( cant rem the name ). I was told this virus attacked programs like Go Back.
>>So I did a F disk and reinstall from recovery cd.This time however when I went to boot computer, the go back would run, then screen would go blank and get a message that a dll file was missing and to reinstall operating system.
>>  I tried a couple more times with f disk and install, but same problem.
>>  I took computer to  a  computer shop and they fixed it
>>for 85 dollars, which is what they charge for a fdisk and install, which seemed  a tad high to me.
>> They said I didnt clear the hard drive when I ran f disk. I have a hard time believing that.
>>  Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>The computer is a hewlett packard 8745c, pent3, 800mz, windows me, 512 ram, new western d 80g hard d.

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