What is NTLDR?
'''NTLDR''' was the program that loaded [[Windows NT]] based operating systems until [[Windows Vista]] where it was replaced with [[BOOTMGR]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-06|title=NTLDR - Tech-FAQ|url=https://www.tech-faq.com/ntldr.html|access-date=2024-03-25|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/isbn_9780735619173|title=Microsoft Windows internals : Microsoft Windows server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000.|last=Russinovich|first=Mark E.|last2=Solomon|first2=David A.|date=2005|publisher=Redmond, WA : Microsoft Press|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-0-7356-1917-3}}</ref> It is run from the C: drive but can also run off of a [[USB flash drive]] or [[DVD-ROM]]. It can also load non Windows based operating systems such as [[Ubuntu]]. NTLDR needs two files on the C: drive so it can work: * {{Mono|ntldr}}, the program that does the actual loading * {{Mono|NTDETECT.COM}}, needed for loading NT-based operating systems Another important file is a the boot.ini which contains the settings for booting. == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Windows (architecture)]]