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Boot Configuration Data in Windows Vista
Feb. 4, 2008
Abstract
Microsoft has completely reengineered the boot environment for Windows Vista to address the increasing complexity and diversity of modern hardware and firmware. One aspect of this reengineering is a new firmware-independent data store that contains configuration data that influences the boot process. This paper provides an overview of this configuration data—called boot configuration data (BCD)—and describes how to use the related tools to manage boot options.
This information applies to the Windows Vista operating system.
The current version of this paper is maintained on the Web at:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/firmware/bcd.mspx
References and resources discussed here are listed at the end of this paper.
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