| File |
Location |
| NTLDR - Hidden, read only system
file loads the operating system |
Root of the active partition |
| Boot.ini - Read only system file,
used to build the boot menu. |
Root of the active partition |
| Bootsect.dos - Hidden system file
loaded by NTLDR only if dual booting, another OS |
Root of the active partition |
| Ntdetect.com - Hidden, read only
system file used to build a hardware list and pass
the information back to NTLDR to be added to the
registry later in the boot process. |
Root of the active partition |
| Ntbootdd.sys - (only
if booting from a SCSI partition, and SCSI BIOS is
not proesent on the controller) |
Root of the active partition |
| Ntoskrnl.exe - This is the kernel
file. |
Systemroot\System32 |
| SYSTEM - Controls which drivers and
services are loaded. |
Systemroot\System32\Config |
| Device drivers - These are files
that support various device drivers |
Systemroot\System32\Drivers |
