[plug] Windows Briefing

james stuart at nw.com.au
Fri Jun 11 14:48:54 WST 1999


format the mbr and if that doesn't work try resetting the bios values to
default.

i don't even know if an os can alter bios values.  i doubt if thats the
problem



Bradley Browne wrote:

>
> I would just love to know *how* it happened.
> I can accept the possibility that it would wreck my system but I have
> never known an OS to directly alter the bios, which I assume it has
> done, and without even actually progressing to actually install the OS.
>
> I am going to try and do something drastic to the bios and then we'll
> see.  I think I will give another install a very wide berth though, like
> I need to convince myself of that eh ?
>
> Thanks for brightening up my day,
>
> Brad



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