| In this chapter -
Windows 9x/Me Boot Sequence -
Adjusting Default Memory Configurations -
Win.com in Windows 9x -
Windows 9x/Me Registry -
Win.ini and System.ini in Windows 9x/Me -
Comparing Windows 9x/Me with Windows NT/2000/XP -
Using the Windows GUI -
Disk Management -
File Management -
Using Command-Prompt Functions and Utilities -
Optimizing Windows During the startup process, the following major events take place: -
The system BIOS locates the Io.sys file and starts the boot sequence . -
Various binary and text-mode configuration and startup files are processed . -
After Windows starts, the Registry is processed to complete the configuration of Windows. The following sections cover these processes in more detail. |