Startup Process

Starting Windows 2000

Table 15.1 describes specific files that are required to start Windows 2000.

Table 15.1 Files Required to Start Windows 2000

File	Location
NTLDR	Active Partition
Boot.ini	Active Partition
Bootsect.dos (required only for multiple booting)	Active Partition
Ntdetect.com	Active Partition
Ntbootdd.sys (Required only if you are using a SCSI-controlled boot partition, and the SCSI adapter does not have a SCSI BIOS enabled).	Active Partition
Ntoskrnl.exe	%SystemRoot%\System32
Hal.dll	%SystemRoot%\System32
SYSTEM key	%SystemRoot%\System32\Config
Device drivers	%SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers

Note

The string %SystemRoot% is replaced by the directory in the boot partition that contains the Windows 2000 system files.