Sunday, 11 May 2014

Boot Process of Windows 7 & XP

Windows 7 Boot Process

POST

POST > BIOS

BIOS > MBR

MBR > BOOTMGR

WINLOAD.EXE > 2 CORE FILES
> NTOSKRL.EXE
> HAL.DLL

NTOSKRL.EXE > WINLOGON.EXE


Windows XP Boot Process

POST

POST > BIOS

BIOS > MBR

NTDETECT

NTLDR > BOOT.INI

NTLDR > 2 CORE FILES
> NTOSKRNL 
> HAL.DLL

NTOSKML > WINLOGON.EXE

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