I beg to differ, "fdisk /mbr" is still used all the time to fix the Master Boot Record.
I agree when it comes to doing disk partitioning - few would rely on fdisk for that any more. On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Tony B <ton...@gmail.com> wrote: > Fdisk was rendered unneeded long ago. Since WinXP (or maybe Win2k?) > the Windows install routine allows you to do all the partitioning you > want. Without floppies or a floppy drive. A bit cumbersome, but it > does the job. > > Gail, I hope you're ignoring 90% of what you're reading here. They're > agonizing over old and nonexistant problems. Just reinstall the OS, > doing a full format if it makes you feel better. > > > On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 8:25 PM, t.piwowar <t...@tjpa.com> wrote: > > On Dec 23, 2009, at 12:46 PM, Stewart Marshall wrote: > >> > >> The old utility Fdisk would really come in handy here. He has to wipe > out > >> all partitions, seen and unseen (that is why Fdisk) to get rid of this > >> monster. > > > > Yes it would. Scroll back on this thread to where I posted about the > > Ultimate Boot Disk. I has lots of malware fighting tools including a DOS > > command line. > -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
