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NTLDR

NTLDR (abbreviation of NT loader) is the boot loader for all releases of Windows NT from 1993 with the release of Windows NT 3.1 up until Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. From Windows Vista onwards it is replaced by Windows Boot Manager (BOOTMGR).

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Developer
Microsoft
License
Proprietary commercial software
Operating system
Microsoft Windows
Type
Command

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Command-line interface

Startup process

Boot.ini

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NTLDR

Nodes85
Edges84
Triples61
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023529
Components1

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NTLDR

Top relations

related to External links · 14
NTLDR → ARC Path Naming Conventions, Archived, Boot, Daniel, Explanation, How, INI, MS Knowledge Base, NTLDR Is Missing, Sedory, Usage, Wayback Machine, Windows, Windows XP
related to boot.ini · 12
NTLDR → ARC, DOS, For NT, For NT-based OSs, It, NT, NT-based, NT-based OS, NTLDR's, The, Though NTLDR, Windows
related to Startup process · 11
NTLDR → BIOS, CD/DVD, For, In, Master Boot Record, PC, The, This, USB-device, Vista, When
related to Command-line interface · 8
NTLDR → FAT, FixFAT, FixNTFS, It, NTFS, The, Vista, Windows PE
related to Example · 6
NTLDR → An, If, Note, The, This, Windows XP Professional
Developer · 1
NTLDR → Microsoft
License · 1
NTLDR → Proprietary commercial software
Operating system · 1
NTLDR → Microsoft Windows
Type · 1
NTLDR → Command
Website · 1
NTLDR → Bootsect Command-Line Options

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windows boot system used file ini user nt set xp server also mode use operating default 2003 partition startup option

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NTLDRDeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
NTLDRLicenseProprietary commercial software1.00infobox
NTLDROperating systemMicrosoft Windows1.00infobox
NTLDRTypeCommand1.00infobox
NTLDRWebsiteBootsect Command-Line Options1.00infobox
a CD-ROMinstance ofbut it can also run from portable storage devices0.80text
USB flash driveinstance ofbut it can also run from portable storage devices0.80text
or floppy diskinstance ofbut it can also run from portable storage devices0.80text
switching the CPU to protected mode.When a user chooses an operating system from the boot menuinstance ofprepended by a special StartUp module which is responsible for some preparations0.80text
the following command-line arguments are then passed to the part of the osloader.exe common to all processor architecturesinstance ofprepended by a special StartUp module which is responsible for some preparations0.80text
NTLDRrelated to boot.iniNTLDR's0.60section
NTLDRrelated to boot.iniIt0.60section

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