one more question
one more question
out of curiosity are there any files that windows uses while booting but does no longer use once it has booted. like files that are crucial to booting but not crucial to normally using the OS?
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ntldr.exe // is the bootloader
boot.ini //contains boot options
ntdetect.com //detects the hardware during bootup
ntbootdd.sys //initialize SCSI devices (if available)
ntoskernel.exe //initializes the kernel modules and drivers
smss.exe //loads the services
umm...there are most likely more, but those are all I remember at the moment...
boot.ini //contains boot options
ntdetect.com //detects the hardware during bootup
ntbootdd.sys //initialize SCSI devices (if available)
ntoskernel.exe //initializes the kernel modules and drivers
smss.exe //loads the services
umm...there are most likely more, but those are all I remember at the moment...