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Chapter 14 Managing and Troubleshooting Windows 2000 You Will Learn… About the Windows NT/2000/XP boot process How to troubleshoot the Windows 2000 boot process How to use maintenance and troubleshooting tools to support Windows 2000 Understanding the Windows NT/ 2000/XP Boot Process BIOS executes POST BIO executes the MBR program MBR program executes OS boot program Boot program executes Ntldr Ntldr changes processor mode and loads a file system Understanding the Windows NT/ 2000/XP Boot Process (continued) Ntldr reads and loads the boot loader menu Ntldr uses N Ntldr loads the OS and device drivers Ntldr passes control to Ntoskrnl.exe An operating system other thanWindows NT/2000/XP is chosen The Windows NT/2000/XP Boot Process The Windows NT/2000/XP Boot Process (continued) Files Needed to BootWindows NT/2000/XP Customizing the Windows NT/ 2000/XP Boot Process Use boot.ini file, which has two main sections [boot loader] [operating system] Changing Boot.ini Settings Changing Boot.ini Settings (continued)  Troubleshooting the Windows 2000 Boot Process Try the simple things first Determine at what point in the process the system fails Use troubleshooting tools Advanced Options menu Recovery Console Emergency repair disk Advanced Options Menu Recovery Console Use it when OS does not start properly or hangs during the load Allows repair of damaged registry, system files, or file system on the hard drive A command-driven OS that does not use a GUI; Allows access to FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS file systems Using Recovery Console Using Recovery Console (continued) Commands Available from Recovery Console Commands Available from Recovery Console (continued) Commands Available from Recovery Console (continued) Using the Recovery Console to Restore the Registry Using the Recovery Console to Restore the Registry (continued) Emergency Repair Process:The Last Resort Restores system to state it was in immediately after the Windows 2000 installation All changes since install