Said it found 3 Trojons and fixed them... problem = have I lost the master boot record? System is a 2004 emachine that came with no discs. Can anyone tell me where I can download a Win XP Master Boot Record to reinstall?. Computer NOW continuously shuts down...

Boot Record, then; Boot Record could not be >repaired-unable to continue the rest of test. >I was able to run a complete virus scan at trend micro housecall site which >came up clean. >I am at a loss as to why the boot record is in need of repair, and...

Master Boot Record. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize () I purchased my computer with XP installed. I DO NOT HAVE a startup CD. I can't boot from the CD I don't have. I need to use "fixmbr". Can I download a CD image of the Recovery...

and just download the needed files or you can download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have downloaded the files needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key during boot] and re-run the menu...

the old WIN98 O/S if needed. My concerns are: 1) Will the old O/S suffer 'software rot' because of stuff (installs, etc) that happen under XP, such that a year from now I won't be able to boot. 2)Will the dual boot environment have negative side...

After SP2 software will not work. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.tabletpc,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize () Is there a setting in SP2 for Tablet XP that I can turn off to make certain softwares run (new SP2 security feature)? I tried...

Edition and I installed a firewall (Zone Alarm) and Norton Anti-Virus for her. The basic problem is that the pc kept running v-e-r-y slowly and it also regularly lost it's (cable) internet connection. She has 3 teenage kids who were downloading music...

Maybe something wrong with hard drive?. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion () My Compaq crashed a while back. Since all Compaq gives you is a Restore CD and not a system disk, I feel a bit lost. I did the "chat" thing with their...

from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware () The drive is probably still NTFS, but the master boot record has been damaged and so XP reports a it as RAW. Options to fix include (a) XP recovery console, the FIXMBR command, (b) third party partition...