The Windows Vista Boot Sequences

Both for the exam and for practical application, you should know how to recognize common problems with the OS and be able to make certain it is booting correctly. The sections that follow look at a number of topics related to keeping your OS booting and running properly.

Key Boot Files

Windows Vista requires only a few files, each of which performs specific tasks. These files differ from the files for Windows XP and all previous Windows operating systems. These are discussed next in the order in which they load:

BOOTMGR The Windows Boot Manager (BOOTMGR) bootstraps the system. In other words, this file starts the loading of an OS on the computer. This file replaces NTLDR (used in previous operating systems) and ...

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