Boot Sector Virus - Can I check it on DOS level - Can't boot in Win

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Daniel

Hi,

I have been using XP Pro. Got BSOD with STOP error of
B7... (mostly suggest hard config or a possibility of Boot
Sector Virus). No config or hardware change on the
machine... Tried many venues still not able to boot to Win
in any mode. It even does not boot from Installation CD.
Suspecting virus. What application can be used to check
the boot sector virus on a dos level.

Your time and help Very appreciated.

Danial
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Daniel said:
Hi,

I have been using XP Pro. Got BSOD with STOP error of
B7... (mostly suggest hard config or a possibility of Boot
Sector Virus). No config or hardware change on the
machine... Tried many venues still not able to boot to Win
in any mode. It even does not boot from Installation CD.
Suspecting virus. What application can be used to check
the boot sector virus on a dos level.
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Your PC won't boot to the XP Installation CD? In that case, that's nothing
to do with the hard-drive. If your PC BIOS is set to check and boot from a
CD-ROM, before booting from the HDD, then the HDD is ignored.

I'd check your BIOS settings, that's where I would look. Try resetting them
to defaults or checking the boot sequence. It's possible you have a BIOS
virus, but I don't know how common those are, unlikely I'd say.

@drian.
 
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