Boot partition question

[leobis]

Hi all,

I wam preparing for the 70-210 exam and I would like to know what's the difference between a Boot partition and a System partition.

Thanks

Leonardo

 

[CharlieJax]

Here is MS's defs of a system and boot partition:

SUMMARY
The names commonly used for the partitions containing Windows startup and operating system files are for the system and boot partitions, respectively.

MORE INFORMATION

System Partition
The system partition refers to the disk volume containing hardware specific files needed to boot Windows (NTLDR, BOOT.INI, and so on). On Intel x86-based machines, it must be a primary partition that has been marked active. On x86 machines, this is always drive 0, the drive the system BIOS searches during system boot for the operating system.

Boot Partition
The boot partition contains the Windows operating system files (usually \WINNT) and it support files (usually \WINNT\SYSTEM32). It can be the same partition as the system partition.
CJ
- If chickens could fly would they egg ugly people?

 

[jtb]

1. the boot files are in the system partition.
2. the system files are in the boot partition.
3. it's that simple. and though it still sounds backwards to me**, i'm sure there's a logical reason for it (from VMS or Unix, no doubt).

** I think that it's a built-in feature to "hook" people who didn't take the Microsoft Approved Curriculum based classes when they hit the certification tests...

JTB
Solutions Architect
MCSE-NT4, MCP+I, MCP-W2K, CCNA, CCDA,
CTE, MCIWD, i-Net+, Network+
(MCSA, MCSE-W2K, MCIWA, SCSA, SCNA in progress)

 

[leobis]

Hi Charlie & Jtb, and thanks for your support.

Leonardo