Fixing Windows WAS Re: Fips problems

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From: john
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 1998 00:00

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On Sun, 4 Jan 1998, Tony Cooper wrote:
> 
> Stephen West wrote:
> 
> > Ivo Welch <ivo.welch@anderson.ucla.edu> wrote in article
> > <34A98BD2.59EB3195@anderson.ucla.edu>...
> > > Yes, quite sure.  I did the same thing, and surely from a boot floppy.
> > So,
> > > let me repeat it: fips15B fails on my system exactly the same way.  The
> > > result is a corrupt win/95 system.  Quite nasty.  Anyone know how to fix
> > > windows?
> 
> umm good question??Coupla sticks of Tri Nitro Touluene might be part of the
> solution
> <evil grin>
> Tony

Boot from Linux Boot/Root disks and at shell type:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda1

Fixes Windows every time!

JF.

Disclaimer: If you /em{really} like windows I wouldn't do the above!

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Subject: Fixing Windows WAS Re: Fips problems
Date: 1998/01/05
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