October 2009
Intermediate to advanced
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For Windows to start, the system and boot partitions must contain the files listed in Table 29-4.
Table 29-4. Windows Startup Files
FILE NAME | DISK LOCATION | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
BootMgr | Root of the system partition | The Windows Boot Manager. |
WinLoad | %SystemRoot%\System32 | The Windows Boot Loader. |
BCD | \Boot | A file that specifies the paths to operating system installations and other information required for Windows to start. |
Ntoskrnl.exe | %SystemRoot%\System32 | The core (also called the kernel) of the Windows operating system. Code that runs as part of the kernel does so in privileged processor mode and has direct access to system data and hardware. |
Hal.dll | %SystemRoot%\System32 | The HAL dynamic-link library (DLL) file. The HAL abstracts low-level ... |