Modifications to Microsoft Boot Components: Update

Updated: April 24, 2007

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Updated: Apr 18, 2007

Reviewed: July 8, 2008

This paper provides a brief technical advisory and appropriate guidelines for modification to Microsoft boot components.

This information applies for the following operating systems:
Windows Server 2008
Windows Vista

Included in this white paper:

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Introduction to Windows Operating System Boot Process

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Modification to Windows Boot Components

•	Supported MBR Modifications
•	Supported Identification of Windows RE Partition

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Detection Algorithm for Windows RE Installations