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MBR Backup 1.0 Released
« on: Sep 3rd, 2010, 6:37pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
MBR Backup is a new freeware program by Mischel Internet Security.
 
Product page:  
http://www.misec.net/products/mbr-backup/
 
Download:
http://www.misec.net/products/MBRBackup.exe
 

 
The Master Boot Record (MBR) tells your computer what to do when it starts. It also contains information on how your hard drive is partitioned. If the MBR is damaged or corrupted (whether by a boot sector virus, malware or by other means) you may find that the data on your hard drive is irretrieably lost.
 
MBR Backup helps you create a backup of your Master Boot Record. If you ever need to restore it you know you will have a valid copy available. MBR Backup gives you two ways of backing up your MBR - to a file or by printing(!) it. Believe it or not, printing it is actually the best method to back up your MBR, for several reasons:
 

  • With a printout you always have a physical copy of the MBR to hand
  • No chance of saving the MBR to a file on the hard drive that gets corrupted
  • The MBR is only 512 bytes in size. Typing it in manually will be the least of your concerns if all your data is gone
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Re: MBR Backup 1.0 Released
« Reply #1 on: Sep 3rd, 2010, 6:57pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify   Remove Remove
Thanks Magnus !!! Smiley
 
That could be a very useful tool !!!
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Re: MBR Backup 1.0 Released
« Reply #2 on: Sep 3rd, 2010, 7:03pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
Especially now with all the new MBR rootkits going around, such as TDL3 Smiley
 
You can expect more utilities like this in the future, by the way.
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Re: MBR Backup 1.0 Released
« Reply #3 on: Sep 3rd, 2010, 7:44pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
Excellent Magnus, I just printed me and also save it in a folder. I am going to post this at some other forums if you don't mind.
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Re: MBR Backup 1.0 Released
« Reply #4 on: Sep 3rd, 2010, 7:48pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
Go ahead roddy, the more people know about it the better Smiley
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« Reply #5 on: Sep 3rd, 2010, 7:51pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
Great Magnus, I will do that now at LnR, CoU, Wilders and CNET. Probably elsewhere eventually also.  
 
Thank you for another great tool Smiley
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Re: MBR Backup 1.0 Released
« Reply #6 on: Sep 3rd, 2010, 7:55pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
Will you be posting any future updates in this same thread? Easier to monitor that way. Smiley
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Re: MBR Backup 1.0 Released
« Reply #7 on: Sep 3rd, 2010, 8:09pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
I can make sure to post a notice in this thread if a new version is released.
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Re: MBR Backup 1.0 Released
« Reply #8 on: Sep 3rd, 2010, 8:17pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
Great, Besides, the forums I mentioned above, I also posted it at Mickeys, Nut'n'Works, and LzD so the word is out, especially being at CNET, CoU, and Wilders. Smiley
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Re: MBR Backup 1.0 Released
« Reply #9 on: Sep 3rd, 2010, 8:21pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
Ok..In the event you can't boot...How do you restore your MBR? Be nice if you give instructions for the file or printed methodsHuh? Thanks.
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Re: MBR Backup 1.0 Released
« Reply #10 on: Sep 3rd, 2010, 9:05pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
The program deliberately does not write to your MBR as that would make it too easy to accidentally wipe your hard drive. However, you can use a program such as WinHex or any number of other utilities that can write to raw disk sectors to restore your MBR.
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Re: MBR Backup 1.0 Released
« Reply #11 on: Sep 3rd, 2010, 9:14pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
No disrespect..But that tells me nothing...And I consider myself an advanced user.
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Re: MBR Backup 1.0 Released
« Reply #12 on: Sep 3rd, 2010, 9:16pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
WinHex is a hex editor that allows you to edit physical sectors on your disk drives. So if your MBR is ever corrupted you could use it to replace the very first sector of your hard drive with the backup copy. If you have printed it out you could even type it in manually (it's only 512 bytes).  
 
I might do a video on this actually. Just need to find a good screen-recording program first.
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Re: MBR Backup 1.0 Released
« Reply #13 on: Sep 4th, 2010, 12:29pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
It would make the utility much more useful if you included a restore option
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Re: MBR Backup 1.0 Released
« Reply #14 on: Sep 6th, 2010, 3:14pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
I still don't know what I'd do first. Obviously you can't boot to windows..Do you boot from a USB or CD?? Boot to what?  See what I'm asking here?  I use Acronis True Image and it is a simple procedure to bring a computer back from disaster.
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