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HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer)

executive components that provide support for the Kernel, I/O Manager, kernel-mode debuggers, and low-level device drivers.

HCL (Hardware Compatibility List)

the list of hardware devices compatible with Windows NT/2000. The devices listed in HCL were tested for compatibility by Microsoft.

Hardware ID

a vendor-defined string used by the PnP Manager to find an INF file match for a device.

Hardware profiles

a set of instructions used to describe specific computer equipment for the operating system. These instructions are used to specify to the operating system which drivers it should load during boot process.

Hardware Recognizer

each time Windows NT/2000/XP starts, the hardware recognizer creates a list of the devices it's detected and stores it in the registry. On Intel-based computers, hardware detection is performed by the hardware recognizer (Ntdetect.com) and Windows NT/2000/XP kernel (Ntoskrnl.exe)

Hive

the registry is subdivided into components, called hives for their resemblance to the cellular structure of a beehive. The Registry hive is a discrete body of keys, subkeys, and values rooted at the top level of the registry hierarchy. The main difference between registry hives and other groups of registry keys is that hives are constant registry components. Hives aren't created dynamically when the system boots, and they aren't deleted when someone shuts the system down.



Windows XP Registry
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