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rcrsn51 · Posted: Wed 29 Jun 2011, 11:37 Post subject:

Then you need a hex editor. I'm sure there is one available for Puppy.

[Edit] Or you could just use

Bruce B · Posted: Wed 29 Jun 2011, 14:15 Post subject:

I want to add, if anyone what to have a base MBR file to test against, the base file needs updating every time one repartitions his hard disk.

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DPUP5520 · Joined: 16 Feb 2011 Posts: 759

Sylvander · Posted: Wed 29 Jun 2011, 16:38 Post subject:

1. "Then you need a hex editor. I'm sure there is one available for Puppy."
(a) Ended up using wishbinvu-2009.pet [wishbinvu was recommended by Bugman], then installing tk-8.5.6.pet & tcl-8.5.6-v1.pet linked HERE.

(b) So now the program runs OK from the installed entry in the "Menu->Utility->General Utilities->Wish Binary Viewer".
Has a rather nice colorful [Orange] GUI! Very Happy

Used it to "Open" the mbr.bin file and was given the kind of display I want [the code content as seen in the screenshots below].
Was then able to save a copy with a name specified by me.
Would it be possible to use a file-content-comparison program to display differences?

d4p · Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 381

If you get "Trojan:Win32/Popureb.E"

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2011/06/22/don-t-write-it-read-it-instead.aspx

fix the MBR first, and then restore/reinstall the system

piratesmack · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 100

If run without options, ms-sys will inspect your current boot record

e.g.

Flash · Posted: Sat 02 Jul 2011, 15:29 Post subject:

ms-sys --help gives a list of options and arguments.

ms-sys --version gives the version in Puppy.

Lobster · Posted: Wed 06 Jul 2011, 10:45 Post subject:

thought this might be of interest . . .
http://www.ntfs.com/mbr-damaged.htm