This topic is related to my questions 1 and 2, however as I've entered yet another phase of this complex issue, I must ask another standalone question:
How can we copy back an MBR to an HDD with Windows 7?
I've used every type of software out there to try and read the data off the HDD with the corrupted MBR, with no success. The reason, as stated here is:
Important: Restoring your Master boot record with the wrong partition table will make your data unreadable and will make it very hard to recover your data later.
When I used Boot Repair Disk to attempt fixing the corrupt MBR after being messed up by the RAT's and Comodo's consequent deletion of them, it wrote the wrong type of MBR which conflicts with the Partition table of the HDD. It is also possible it wrote another partition table as well. No matter what I do, unless I fix one, the other won't work. As is, it's not going to read any data off the disk. This is a fact I've proven over and over already.
What I need to know:
I have a copy saved of the HDD when it was new and using ZarX, I was able to extract and copy the entire MBR to an image file. I now have 2 options to proceed and therefore I'll need answers how to do the following :
Option 1. I can copy back the copy of the MBR to the original HDD and see if that makes the files readable. There must be software out there capable of this. Which are they and what are the steps to do it for Windows 7?
Option 2: I can restore the Partition Table. I'll probably have to do this anyway, so I'm getting the programs for it as listed here and need to figure what can be done with those. I may have more questions on proceeding with that, but that's another topic and I don't need help with that - yet.
Any ideas and help with this issue is appreciated. To get in touch with me directly and see a full history of this topic, you can join the discussion here:
Recovering files when MBR has been corrupted
EDIT: According to This EaseUs Partition Master can rebuild an MBR, but when I used it, it does not show any Disk dropdown menu or MBR menu option. Anyone know why?
