[dayglored]

>> Restoring a PC with its MBR deleted involves reinstalling Windows, which could mean important data is lost.

> No, it doesn't.

If all that's overwritten is the MBR itself, that can be reconstructed. Hell even old FDISK/MBR might do it.

But if the partition table got overwritten and it was anything other than trivial, the average user will be outta luck.

[Billthedrill]

MBR wipers are a quarter century old. Restoring a partition table is trivial. This is ridiculous.

[zeugma]

If all that's overwritten is the MBR itself, that can be reconstructed. Hell even old FDISK/MBR might do it. BootRec.exe /fixmbr

For Windows 7+, the command is apparently

BootRec.exe /fixmbr

Not having a copy of windows around here, I can't verify that.

What I'm wondering about this is if the 'scr' file it creates has to be executed by the user, or if just rendering it in the preview window will effectively 'run' it?

Another example of window's insane decision of making files executable based on names bites their users.

Also, do you have to be administrator to make this work?