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Os Boot Files: User's Needs

The document discusses the key boot files used in different operating systems. DOS uses IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, CONFIG.SYS, and COMMAND.COM. Windows 9x uses IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, SYSTEM.DAT, USER.DAT, CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT, WIN.COM, SYSTEM.INI, and WIN.INI. Windows 2000/XP/NT uses NTLDR, BOOT.INI, BOOTSECT.DOS, NTDETECT.COM, NTBOOTDD.SYS, NTOSKRNL.EXE, WIN.COM, and HAL.DLL.

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Os Boot Files: User's Needs

The document discusses the key boot files used in different operating systems. DOS uses IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, CONFIG.SYS, and COMMAND.COM. Windows 9x uses IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, SYSTEM.DAT, USER.DAT, CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT, WIN.COM, SYSTEM.INI, and WIN.INI. Windows 2000/XP/NT uses NTLDR, BOOT.INI, BOOTSECT.DOS, NTDETECT.COM, NTBOOTDD.SYS, NTOSKRNL.EXE, WIN.COM, and HAL.DLL.

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OS BOOT FILES

DOS Boot up Sequence

IO.SYS A binary file that provides basic input/output interface between the ROM BIOS and the Hardware MSDOS.SYS A binary file considered to be the core of the DOS operating system CONFIG.SYS A text file used to load drivers and memory managers and also use to configure the system to the users needs COMMAND.COM DOS user interface loads the command prompt which interprets DOS commands AUTOEXEC.BAT A text file that contains setting up display settings, environment variables and routines Win 9X Boot up Sequence

IO.SYS - I/O files use to communicate with the BIOS MSDOS.SYS - Loads OS into memory (Also use to configure boot files in windows 9x) SYSTEM.DAT and USER.DAT - system and user settings (REGEDIT) CONFIG.SYS - loads device drivers for backwards compatibility AUTOEXEC.BAT - sets system environment use for backwards compatibility WIN.COM - Initiates the Windows 9x protected load phase SYSTEM.INI - use to configure 16-bit windows drivers and critical files WIN.INI- sets 16-bit windows environment VxD - loads windows virtual device drivers

Windows 2000/XP/NT Key Boot Files

NTLDR Found in the MBR this file boots up the Windows 2K/XP operating system BOOT.INI - is text file that lists the available OS found and tells the NTLDR where to find boot partition BOOTSECT.DOS Locates the IO.SYS file so you can start another OS in a dual boot environment NTDETECT.COM Loads into protected mode and detects the installed hardware on your system NTBOOTDD.SYS - On a system with a SCSI boot device, this file is used to recognize and load the SCSI boot partition. NTOSKRNL.EXE- Windows 2000 Core Files WIN.COM - Windows 2000 command file HAL.DLL - Hardware Abstraction layer of Windows 2K/XP

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