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Which file is used to detect and build information about the hardware device installed on a windows xp laptop durin the boot process?
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The file called "ntdetect.com" is read during the Windows XPboot process. It identifies what hardware devices are attached to the machine, and passes this information to the operating system loader. The file is located at the root of the system partition.
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