FILES USED IN THE Windows 2000 Boot Process
FileLocationBoot stageNtldr System partition root (C: /) Preboot and bootBoot.iniSystem partition rootBootBootsect.dosSystem partition rootBoot (optional) Ntdetect.com System partition rootBootNtbootdd.sysSystem partition rootBoot (optional) Ntoskrnl.exesystemroot / System32Kernel loadHal.dllsystemroot / System32Kernel loadSystemsystemroot / System32 / Configkernel initializationDevice drivers (* .sys) SystemRoot / System32 / Driverskernel Initialization
