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*CPU starts a program ("First Boot Program") | *CPU starts a program ("First Boot Program") | ||
*Hardware is / can be tested by the "First Boot Program" (if issues, booting is halted / can be halted) | *Hardware is / can be tested by the "First Boot Program" (if issues, booting is halted / can be halted) | ||
*"First Boot Program" starts a "Second Boot Program" (Bootloader) | *"First Boot Program" starts a "Second Boot Program" (Bootloader), for BIOS based systems, the program contained in the MBR (Master Boot Record) | ||
*"Second Boot Program" loads other programs and starts Operating System (Windows, Linux, etc.) | *"Second Boot Program" loads other programs and starts Operating System (Windows, Linux, etc.), the PBR (Partition Boot Record) / VBR (Volume Boot Record), for Windows XP NTLDR, and for Vista and above BOOTMGR | ||
*Operating System boot completes, computer is useful (hopefully) | *Operating System boot completes, computer is useful (hopefully) | ||
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*Metro Loader: Avoid it. Looks cool, but starts at a later point in the boot process than the "Text Loader" which makes it less useful if there are any boot issues that need to be diagnosed. | *Metro Loader: Avoid it. Looks cool, but starts at a later point in the boot process than the "Text Loader" which makes it less useful if there are any boot issues that need to be diagnosed. | ||
*FixMBR and FixBoot, for more control, use BOOTSECT instead of BOOTREC (Example: BOOTSECT /nt60 v: where /nt60 = an MBR Boot Record for Vista and above, v: = The drive letter assigned to the partition (may need to be assigned with DISKPART) | *FixMBR and FixBoot, for more control, use BOOTSECT instead of BOOTREC (Example: BOOTSECT /nt60 v: where /nt60 = an MBR Boot Record for Vista and above, v: = The drive letter assigned to the partition (may need to be assigned with DISKPART) | ||
*BOOTREC Command for very basic 'fixing' of MBR and other stuff, but seems to only be available in WinRE, not in Windows. | |||
*BCDBOOT Command can add necessary files to change a non-system partition to a system partition. (Example BCDBOOT C:\Windows /l en-us /s X: /f ALL /v with C:\Windows = Source of Files to be Copied, /l (that's a lower case L, not a capital I / 'eye') = "local language", /s = Drive Letter to copy files to (may need to be assigned with DISKPART if no drive letter has been assigned to parition), /f = ALL is UEFI and MBR Boot Files (as opposed to just MBR or UEFI), /v = Verbose) | *BCDBOOT Command can add necessary files to change a non-system partition to a system partition. (Example BCDBOOT C:\Windows /l en-us /s X: /f ALL /v with C:\Windows = Source of Files to be Copied, /l (that's a lower case L, not a capital I / 'eye') = "local language", /s = Drive Letter to copy files to (may need to be assigned with DISKPART if no drive letter has been assigned to parition), /f = ALL is UEFI and MBR Boot Files (as opposed to just MBR or UEFI), /v = Verbose) | ||
*DISKPART can be used to assign a drive letter for using the BOOTSECT and BCDBOOT commands (Example: DISKPART, SELECT DISK, SELECT VOL, ASSIGN LETTER=WhatEverUnusedDriveLetterDesired) | *DISKPART can be used to assign a drive letter for using the BOOTSECT and BCDBOOT commands (Example: DISKPART, SELECT DISK, SELECT VOL, ASSIGN LETTER=WhatEverUnusedDriveLetterDesired) | ||
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***Choice 2 (should work, but doesn't, included it because of an idea from https://www.tenforums.com/drivers-hardware/80762-how-sign-existing-partition-efi-partition-diskpart.html); | ***Choice 2 (should work, but doesn't, included it because of an idea from https://www.tenforums.com/drivers-hardware/80762-how-sign-existing-partition-efi-partition-diskpart.html); | ||
****Create an ordinary FAT32 Partition at the beginning of a disk using DISKPART, Windows Disk Manager GUI, EaseUS Partition Manager, AOMEI Partition Manager, etc. (Partition type will be Primary) | ****Create an ordinary FAT32 Partition at the beginning of a disk using DISKPART, Windows Disk Manager GUI, EaseUS Partition Manager, AOMEI Partition Manager, etc. (Partition type will be Primary) | ||
****Select the appropriate disk and partition in DISKPART and use this command: set id=c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b override (Partition Type will be "System", remember, Windows calls the partition where it is installed the "Boot Partition" and the place where the Computer boots up the "System Partition) | ****Select the appropriate disk and partition in DISKPART and use this command: set id=c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b override (Partition Type will be "System", remember, Windows calls the partition where it is installed the "Boot Partition" and the place where the Computer boots up the "System Partition) | ||
****Install the Boot Files: BCDBOOT C:\Windows /l en-us /s WhatEverDriveLetter: /f ALL /v (see example and explanation in above Top Tips Section) | ****Install the Boot Files: BCDBOOT C:\Windows /l en-us /s WhatEverDriveLetter: /f ALL /v (see example and explanation in above Top Tips Section) | ||
****Assign a drive letter: Select the appropriate Disk and Partition in DISKPART: assign letter=WhatEverLetter | ****Assign a drive letter: Select the appropriate Disk and Partition in DISKPART: assign letter=WhatEverLetter | ||