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1st, do nothing unless you know what virus, how many have hit you.<br />
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2nd, usually, if no damage beyond first sector, an <br />
fDisk &nbsp;/MBR<br />
from a known good boot diskette will restore it properly, to point where you can move around system.<br />
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3rd, for simple file recovery, just make this disk #2 on another system. Read and backup as desired. &nbsp;This covers situations such as fat damage. &nbsp;When done getting files, rebuild completely to wipe all traces of anything 'bad'.<br />
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4th do not use any A/V 'undo' or 'restore' this area. They do not handle multiple virus attacks, and can break by false assumption
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1st, do nothing unless you know what virus, how many have hit you.

2nd, usually, if no damage beyond first sector, an
fDisk  /MBR
from a known good boot diskette will restore it properly, to point where you can move around system.

3rd, for simple file recovery, just make this disk #2 on another system. Read and backup as desired.  This covers situations such as fat damage.  When done getting files, rebuild completely to wipe all traces of anything 'bad'.

4th do not use any A/V 'undo' or 'restore' this area. They do not handle multiple virus attacks, and can break by false assumption

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Hi,<br />
I am trying to help a friend that allowed a boot sector (virus) write. I need a Diagnostic / Program <br />
to get into a HD. That is, a prog. that will ignore the boot sector (if possible) and let me look at <br />
the data on the HD so that I can move it to a working HD. I'm open to other methods also.<br />
<br />
Thanks, Rich<br />

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Hi,
I am trying to help a friend that allowed a boot sector (virus) write. I need a Diagnostic / Program 
to get into a HD. That is, a prog. that will ignore the boot sector (if possible) and let me look at 
the data on the HD so that I can move it to a working HD. I'm open to other methods also.

Thanks, Rich


Data Recovery After Boot Sector Corruption

Operating systems perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the disk, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers. For large systems, the operating system makes sure that different programs and users running at the same time do not interfere with each other. The operating system is also responsible for security, ensuring that unauthorized users do not access the system. Operating systems provide a software platform on top of which other programs, called application programs, can run.