What is the boot sequence for Windows XP?

glow ... if you wish to have a more detailed description then perhaps this article will suffice .. notice that there is a printer friendly version >

Troubleshooting the Startup Process:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457123.aspx

Alternatively you may prefer a more basic approach, with graphics >

The PC Boot Process - Windows XP:
http://www.geocities.com/asoke_dasgupta/boot-xp.html

JoWickerman:

>>5. NTLDR will then load NTOSKRNL.EXE and HAL.DLL. Effectively, these two files are windows XP.     >> They must be located in %SystemRoot%System32.


Just curious...what would happen if they weren't there or were corrupted??

Windows will not start.

"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:

<Windows root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe.
Please reinstall a copy of the above file. "

thanks, my friend.