boot process

hamm3r

So it seems that I have checked page after page on the internet, and have found that the boot process is different with almost each source I get it from. I know important files are necessary for the boot process, like IO.SYS, etc., but I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the total list of files are in order, for boot process, because I clearly remember a question on the OS exam asking what the proper sequence was.

Thank you

wastedtime

I don't remember what it is for NT but for windows 9x it is IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, CONFIG.SYS, COMMAND.COM, AUTOEXEC.BAT. Although CONFIG.SYS, and AUTOEXEC.BAT are optional.

huzzx

For MS-DOS, it is:
IO.SYS
MSDOS.SYS
config.sys
COMMAND.COM
autoexec.bat

For Windows 9x:
IO.SYS
MSDOS.SYS
config.sys
COMMAND.COM
autoexec.bat
WIN.COM

For Windows NT/2000/XP:
NTLDR
BOOT.INI
BOOTSECT.DOS
NTDETECT.COM
NTBOOTDD.SYS
NTOSKRNL.EXE
HAL.DLL
SYSTEM registry key
Device drivers

I'll be taking the exam today at 5pm EST. Wish me luck!

hamm3r

Thanks! So how did you do on that exam? I retake the OS exam tommorow at 2PM Central time at New Horizons!

huzzx

lol i postponed it again. I'm doing more and more practice exams. I'm not totally confident yet. There are still stuff on XP and networking I gotta kno.
Took a lot of notes and even more research as I get questions wrong on practice exams. Now need another day to review em, and get it down.