In order to answer the question, one would need to know for which operating system the "bootstrap loader" or boot loader is intended. There have been many boot loaders since electronic computers capable of running stored programs were first developed. Some of the earliest bootstrap loaders had no name at all; they were merely a list of steps one would execute to flip switches on the front panel of a computer to enter a rudimentary set of instructions that would allow the computer to finish loading its operating program from a paper tape reader or stack of punched cards.
One popular boot loader used with Linux systems today is called GRUB, which stands for "Grand Unified Boot Loader".
NTLoader NTLDR
A: The boot loader program for windows NT/2000/XP, is Ntldr or Io.sys.
the loader of practically all computers EXCEPT MAC is dos. for mac it is lunix(unix)
ntldr
its the NT loader
and NT means new technology.
or Winload.exe and it is located in C:\Windows\System32
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VISTA loader called bootmgr, a "BOOTMANAGER"
The name of the Windows Vista boot loader program is WinLoader.exe and it located in C:Windows\System32
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the name of windows 7 boot ladder program is WinLoad.exe and it is located in C:\Windows\System32
NTLDR
winload.exe
Following are the boot loader features of windows 7: a) Windows Boot Manager(Bootmgr.exe) b) Windows Operating System loader c) Windows Resume Loader
ntldr (NT Loader)
Ntldr
a small program that invokes operating system when power is switched on. That is boot loader. boot is a boot strapping process that is one program pulls may complected programs when power is switched on.
To change the contents of the boot loader menu in Windows XP, one must edit the boot.ini file.
Dual Booting, using a program called a 'Boot Loader'. Note: If you want boot both opreting system win xp and win 2000 at a time then you use VM ware software.
I had the exact same problem with my own computer. Apparently, Windows 7 doesn't work that well with Windows XP's boot loader (when dual booting). I solved the problem (well...sort of) by booting into my Windows 7 partition, Installing EasyBCD (http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1) and adding Windows XP to the boot loader again. The only thing is that when ever I boot into Xp (which is rare now) and then shut down, the Windows 7 boot loader is erased an I have to recover the computer with the Install DVD.The Windows Boot Loader begin erased may or may not happen to you, but it mayBest of luck with it,~Dex1010
Windows Boot Manager (bootmgr)File,Windows boot loader (winload.exe)File and the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) File
A Mac will start from BootROM which passes control to either the BootX (PowerPC) or boot.efi (Intel) boot loader.
Boot loader in Android is something similar like you have boot loader over the Windows PC. I am sure you know that when you ran onto trouble you boot your PC over the boot loader menu to perform recovery ! It's the same thing when you encounter problems with your Android device, boot loader is used to get the device back in working state.
If you have errors coming up when you have Windows 7 and Windows 8 installed on a computer, it may be best to delete those two programs. By deleting the files, you will be able to install the correct program correctly.
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