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From: lev@suned1.Nswses.Navy.MIL (Lloyd E Vancil)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: IBM Protection Software
Message-ID: <6865@suned1.Nswses.Navy.MIL>
Date: 2 Jan 91 23:28:17 GMT
References: <1990Dec21.094412.5704@ericsson.se> <mFamu5w163w@syzzle.UUCP>
Reply-To: lev@suned1.UUCP (Lloyd E Vancil)
Organization: NSWSES, Port Hueneme, CA
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In article <mFamu5w163w@syzzle.UUCP> system@syzzle.UUCP (SYSTEM 0PERATOR) writes:
> There is a program out called fastlock (shareware) which replaces the
>boot sector of a hard disk, and even if booted from floppy, the hard
>disk cannot be accessed! I since it changes the boot sector, dos
>gives an error when trying to access the hard disk (I believe it says
>Invalid Boot Sector, or Invalid Media Type) But it does work. 

So dick dastardly comes in keyboard in one hand and dos disk in the other,
Boots your machine from his dos disk and types  FORMAT C:


Get some physical security.  A real keyswitch, and some way to keep the bloody
thing on the desk would be good.
L.


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