The Windows 95 startup process can be broken into the following steps:
The read-only memory (ROM) Basic Input-Output (BIOS) bootstrap process
The master boot record (MBR) and boot sector
The Io.sys file
Real-mode configuration
The Win.com file and the Windows 95 Environment.
Microsoft has a complete description of the boot process at:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q174/0/18.asp
Will Stephenson wrote:
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I would like to start a discussion about the boot process,
however. From what I understand (and such is NOT perfect), Win95
doesn't really start to load until all the real mode files have been
loaded up to and including autoexec.bat. I notice in the logo screen
situation that my logo screen doesn't "black out" until much later in
the process. I don't know why (and why then). I agree that the
bootlog.txt file does not start recording until after config.sys and
autoexec.bat are done.
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