Boot configuration data (BCD) store

Boot configuration data (BCD) store

Bcedit

 

·         windows command used to manually edit the BCD

 

BSOD (blue screen of death)

 

·         a windows error that occurs in kernel mode, displayed against a blue background

 

Boot configuration data (BCD) store

 

·         small windows database structured the same as a registry file and contains information about how windows is started

 

booting

 

·         process of starting up a computer and loading an operating system

 

bootrec

 

·         windows command used to repair the BCD and repair sectors

 

bootsect

 

·         windows command used to repair a dual-boot system

 

chkdsk /r

 

·         windows command to check the hard drive for errors and repair the file system

 

cold boot

 

·         same as hard boot

 

diskpart

 

·         windows command to manage hard drives, partitions, and volumes

 

EFI system partition (ESP)

 

·         for a gpt hard drive, the bootable partition used to boot the OS and contains the boot manager program

 

Fast Startup

 

·         windows 8 feature to speed up startup by performing a partial hibernation at shutdown

 

format

 

·         windows command to prepare a hard drive volume, logical drive, or USB flash drive for use by placing tracks and sectors on its surface

 

hard boot

 

·         restart the computer by turning off the power or pressing the reset button

 

Last known good configuration

 

·         in win7/vista, registry settings and device drivers that were in effect when the computer last booted successfully. settings are saved in order to recover from errors during last boot

 

nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM)

 

·         flash memory on the motherboard that UEFI firmware uses to store device drivers and information about secure boot. contents of NVRAM are not lost on shutdown.

 

POST (power on self test)

 

·         a self-diagnostic program used to perform a simple test of the cpu, RAM, and various I/O devices. performed by UEFI/BIOS when the computer is turned on

 

recovery drive

 

·         a windows 8 bootable USB flash drive that can be used to recover the system when startup fails and can be created using the recovery applet in control panel

 

refresh

 

·         windows 8 technique to recover from a corrupted windows installation and can recover using a custom restore image, recovery partition, or the windows setup DVD

 

 

reset

 

·         restore a windows 8 installation to factory state or the state after a clean install of windows

 

soft boot

 

·         restart a computer without turning off the power

 

startup repair

 

·         windows utility that restores many of the windows files needed for a successful boot

 

system repair disc

 

·         a disc you can create using windows 7 that can be used to launch windows RE

 

warm boot

 

·         same as soft boot

 

windows boot loader

 

·         one of the two programs that manage the loading of windows 8/7/vista. the program file (winload.exe) is located in C:\windows\system32

 

windows recovery environment (windows RE)

 

·         a lean operation system installed on the windows 8/7/vista setup DVD and also on the windows 8/7 volume that can be used to troubleshoot problems when windows refuses to start