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error 58 unable to write to boot sector

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Original Message
Name: cathy
Date: February 6, 2002 at 05:36:18 Pacific
Subject: error 58 unable to write to boot sector
Comment:

i'm using partition magic 7 on win2000 pro.

trying to unallocate free space so i can create an additional partition. when my system reboots to apply the changes i get error: error 58, unable to write to boot sector when it is trying to create the unallocate the free space.

please help.


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Response Number 1
Name: Harold de Vries
Date: February 6, 2002 at 06:33:51 Pacific
Subject: error 58 unable to write to boot sector
Reply: (edit)

You have either Antivirus software running which you should disable before performing such an operation or your antivirus protection in your BIOS is turned on. To change this press DEL at boot change and save.


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Response Number 2
Name: cathy
Date: February 6, 2002 at 07:06:25 Pacific
Subject: error 58 unable to write to boot sector
Reply: (edit)

i have disabled the anti virus at the windows level. where do i see if it exists in the bios?


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Response Number 3
Name: cathy
Date: February 6, 2002 at 11:11:37 Pacific
Subject: error 58 unable to write to boot sector
Reply: (edit)

disabled go-back and it works now.


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