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| A Windows 2000/XP/Vista menu that appears when you press F8 when Windows starts. |
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| Boot Configuration Data (BCD) file |
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| A Vista file structured the same as a registry file and contains configuration information about how Vista is started. |
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| A Windows 2000/XP hidden text file that contains information needed to start the boot and build the boot loader menu. |
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| A Windows tool that can be used to direct information about drivers to a file, including information about digital signatures. |
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| Driver Verifier (verifier.exe) |
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| A Windows utility that runs in the background to put stress on drivers as they are loaded and running and that is used to troubleshoot intermittent driver problems that are not easily detected by other means. |
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| Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) |
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| A Windows 2000 record of critical information about your system that can be used to fix a problem with the OS. |
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| A Windows 2000 process that restores the OS to its state at the completion of a successful installation. |
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| File Signature Verification |
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| A Windows tool that displays information about digitally signed files, including device driver files and application files, and logs information to C:\Windows\Sigverif.txt. |
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| Last Known Good Configuration |
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| In Windows 2000/XP/Vista, registry settings and device drivers that were in effect when the computer last booted successfully. These settings can be restored during the startup process to recover from errors during the last boot. |
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| Memory Diagnostics (mdsched.exe) |
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| A Vista utility used to test memory. |
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| A bar that displays when Vista is starting that indicates the kernel has loaded successfully and the user mode components of Vista are currently loading. |
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| A Windows 2000/XP command interface utility and OS that can be used to solve problems when Windows cannot load from the hard drive. |
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| System File Checker (SFC) |
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| A Windows tool that checks to make sure Windows is using the correct versions of system files. |
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| Windows Boot Loader (WinLoad.exe) |
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| One of two programs that manage the loading of Vista. The program file is stored in C:\Windows\System32, and it loads and starts essential Vista processes. |
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| Windows Boot Manager (BootMgr) |
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| The Vista program that manages the initial startup of Vista. The program file is stored in the C:\ root directory and has no file extension. |
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Windows Vista Recovery Environment (RecEnv.exe)
Windows RE |
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| An operating system launched from the Vista DVD that provides a graphical and command line interface and used to solve problems when Vista will not boot from the hard drive. |
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