Chapter 13 Windows Operating System

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In Windows 7, which key do you press to launch the Advanced Boot Options window during Windows startup?

*F8

what is the name of the windows kernel program?

*Ntoskrnl.exe (Windows 7)

what is the name of the boot manager program in a UEFI system? on which partition is the program stored?

Bootmgfw.efi

What command in Windows RE can you use to rebuild the BCD file?

Bootrec/ RebuildBCD

where does Windows store device driver files?

C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Windows\System32\Drivers

If you are having a problem with a driver, which of the following is the least invasive solution: update the driver or use System Restore?

update the driver

where is the MBR partition table on a hard drive found?

On the first sector of the hard Drive. Usually the C:/

What command in Windows RE gives you opportunity to manage partitions and volumes installed on the system?

Diskpart

A stop error halts the system while it is booting, and the booting starts over in an endless loop of restarts. How can you solve this problem using the Windows 8 Startup Settings screen?

F8, select Disable automatic restart on system failure.

what test does startup UEFI/BIOS perform when you first turn on a computer to verify it can communicate with essential hardware devices?

POST (power-on-self-test)

What information is contained in the C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\SRT\SRTTrail.txt file?

Spontaneous shut downs and restarts; Startup settings and startup repair tool

stop errors happen when which type of processes encounter an error?

When processes running in kernel mode encounter an error

when is the windows startup process completed

Windows startup is officially completed when the windows desktop appears and the wait circle disappears

what is the name of the windows boot loader program for a BIOS system? For a UEFI system?

Winresume.exe (BIOS) Winresume.efi (UEFI)

your windows system boots to a blue screen stop error and no start screen or desktop. what do you do first?

attempt to boot into the Advanced Boot Options menu

which log in event viewer only tracks error and warnings?

administrative events log

What is the name of the log file and its location that is created when you enabled boot logging on the Windows 8 Startup Setting menu or the Windows 7 Advanced Boot Options menu?

Location: C:\Windows\ Ntbtlog.txt Final Name: Ntbtlog.txt

Your computer displays the error message "A disk read error occurred." You try to boot from the Windows setup DVD and you get the same error. What is most likely the problem?

boot device order is set to boot from the hard drive before the optical drive

An error message is displayed during Windows 7 startup (before the flag appears) about a service that has failed to start, and then the system locks up. You try to boot into Safe Mode, but get the same error message. What do you try next?

boot to windows RE and perform a startup repair

when the windows registry is corrupted and you cannot boot from the hard drive, what tool or method is the best option to fix the problem

use commands from the Windows Recovery Environment to recover the registry from backup

what is the name of the program that manages windows logon?

winlogon.exe

When a driver is giving problems in Windows, which tool offers the least intrusive solution?

device manager

You have important data on your hard drive that is not backed up and your Windows installation is so corrupted you know that you must repair the entire installation. What do you do first?

make every attempt to recover the data

what is the command to use the system file checker to immediately verify system files?

sfc/scannow

is the BootMgr file stored in the boot partition or the system partition

system Partition

which registry hive is loaded first during windows startup?

system registry hive


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