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| BIND boot file | BIND-Startdatei (A configuration file used by DNS servers running under versions of the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) software implementation. The BIND boot file is a text file, Named.boot, where individual lines in the file list boot directives used to start a service when the DNS server is started. By default, Microsoft DNS servers use DNS service parameters stored in the registry, but they allow the use of a BIND boot file as an alternative for reading boot configuration settings) |
| BIOS boot order | BIOS-Startreihenfolge (A list of all potential bootable devices listed in booting order. If the boot on the first device on the list does not yield a valid boot sector, the BIOS proceeds with the next device in the list) |
| Boot Configuration Data | Startkonfigurationsdaten (A data store that contains boot configuration parameters and controls how the operating system is started beginning with Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008) |
| Boot Configuration Data object | Startkonfigurationsdaten-Objekt (A collection of elements that describes the settings for the object that are used during the boot process. There are three main types of objects: application, device, and inherited) |
| boot critical driver | erforderlicher Starttreiber (A driver that must be available in order for the operating system to successfully complete the boot process. Boot critical drivers include all boot start drivers) |
| boot disk | Startdiskette (A floppy disk that contains key system files from a PC-compatible operating system that can boot, or start, the PC. A boot disk must be inserted in the primary floppy disk drive (usually drive A:) and is used when there is some problem with starting the PC from the hard disk, from which the computer generally boots) |
| boot drive | Startlaufwerk (In a PC-compatible computer, the disk drive that the BIOS uses to automatically load the operating system when the computer is turned on) |
| boot file | Startdatei (A system file needed to start Windows. The boot files include Ntldr and Ntdetect.com) |
| boot image | Startimage (The Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment image that you boot a client into before you install the install image) |
| Boot Logging | Startprotokollierung (A process in which a computer that is starting (booting) creates a log file that records the loading of each device and service. The log file is called Ntbtlog.txt, and it is saved in the systemroot directory) |
| boot partition | Startpartition (The partition that contains the Windows operating system and its support files. The boot partition can be, but does not have to be, the same as the system partition) |
| boot record | Startdatensatz (The section of a disk that contains the operating system) |
| boot sector | Startsektor (A critical disk structure for starting your computer, located at sector 1 of each volume or floppy disk. It contains executable code and data that is required by the code, including information used by the file system to access the volume. The boot sector is created when your format the volume) |
| boot volume | Startvolume (The volume that contains the Windows operating system and its support files. The boot volume can be, but does not have to be, the same as the system volume) |
| CD boot | CD-Start (The process of starting a computer from the retail product CD-ROM and then installing Windows on the hard disk using the Setup program on the CD) |
| cold boot | Kaltstart (A startup process that begins with turning on the computer's power. Typically, a cold boot involves some basic hardware checking by the system, after which the operating system is loaded from disk into memory) |
| dual boot | Dual-Boot (A computer configuration in which two different operating systems are installed and either can be loaded at start-up) |
| DVD boot | DVD-Start (The process of starting a computer from the retail product DVD and then installing Windows on the hard disk by using Windows Setup) |
| early-launch boot driver | Treiber für Antischadsoftware-Frühstart (An antimalware driver that loads early in the boot process, to evaluate the safety of the other drivers being loaded. Based on a comparison against historical data for those drivers, the antimalware driver returns information to the kernel, which makes initialization decisions for each driver) |
| first boot | Erststart (A phase of Windows Setup that starts the first time an end user boots Windows) |
| master boot code | Masterstartcode (A small amount of executable code contained in the master boot record that scans the partition table for the active partition, finds the starting sector of the active partition, loads a copy of the boot sector from the active partition into memory, and transfers control to the executable code in the boot sector) |
| master boot record | Master Boot Record (The first sector on a hard disk, which begins the process of starting the computer. The MBR contains the partition table for the disk and a small amount of executable code called the master boot code) |
| Measured Boot | Kontrollierter Start (A feature that validates, signs, and stores boot information in the Trusted Platform Module chip to verify the integrity of the PC) |
| multiple boot | Multiboot (A computer configuration in which two or more different operating systems are installed on the same computer hard disk, and you can choose which operating system to use when the computer starts) |
| native boot | systemeigener Start (An operating-system installation and configuration that uses a virtual hard disk as the running operating system. There is no host operating system or hypervisor in a native-boot configuration) |
| partition boot sector | Partitionsstartsektor (A portion of a hard disk partition that contains information about the disk's file system and a short machine language program that loads the Windows operating system) |
| pre-boot | vor dem Start (Before Windows loads) |
| Pre-Boot EXecution Environment | Pre-Boot eXecution Environment (A remote boot technology based on Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) that is used to start or install an operating system on a client computer from a remote server. A WDS Server is an example of a PXE Server) |
| Trusted Boot | vertrauenswürdiger Start (A customized process that identifies and fixes potential problems during PC startup) |
| warm boot | Warmstart (The restarting of a running computer without first turning off the power) |
| Windows Boot Manager | Windows-Start-Manager (A Boot Configuration Data (BCD) application object) |
