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January 01, 1999 01:01 PM

Windows 2000 and the Boot

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Mark Russinovich

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System initialization in Windows 2000 (Win2K--formerly Windows NT 5.0) is not significantly different from system initialization in Windows NT 4.0. Win2K introduces two new Executive subsystems: Plug and Play Manager and Power Manager. The Plug and Play Manager is integrated with the I/O Manager and doesn't have an initialization function. However, drivers initialize in such a way in Win2K as to accommodate Plug and Play (PnP)-aware drivers. The Power Manager has an initialization function, Poln...

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now a days i started interest in computer. i don't know about the exact defination of bootprocessing. plz email me about it. i will be thankful for it. thankyou

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