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Boot is the 'verb' . Boot loader is the set of code which is executed while computer boots.
The boot loader performs POST.The boot loader is loaded from RAM.The boot loader initializes the flash file system that is used to boot the system
To change the contents of the boot loader menu in Windows XP, one must edit the boot.ini file.
Windows Boot Manager (bootmgr)File,Windows boot loader (winload.exe)File and the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) File
/boot directory is where all the file to boot Linux are stored it include the kernel image , initial ram disk. This files are read by the boot loader at the boot time.
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Following are the boot loader features of windows 7: a) Windows Boot Manager(Bootmgr.exe) b) Windows Operating System loader c) Windows Resume Loader
In a dual boot system, the list of available operating systems is typically found in the boot loader configuration file. For systems using GRUB (the most common boot loader for Linux), this information is stored in /boot/grub/grub.cfg or /etc/default/grub. For Windows, the boot manager configuration is maintained in the BCD (Boot Configuration Data) store. Users can modify these files to change the boot order or add/remove operating systems.
For older versions it is "/etc/lilo.conf" and for newer versions "/boot/grub/grub.cfg".
grub ana LILO are the two boot loader in Linux