System Files


The following files are core components of the Windows XP Professional operating system. If you install Windows XP Professional as an upgrade from Microsoft Windows 2000 or earlier, the files listed in Table A-1 are located in the Windows\System32 folder or in Winnt\System32.

Table A-1: Essential System Files

File Name

Description

Ntoskrnl.exe

Executive and kernel.

Ntkrnlpa.exe

Executive and kernel with support for Physical Address Extension (PAE), which allows addressing of more than 4 gigabytes (GB) of physical memory.

Hal.dll

Hardware abstraction layer.

Win32k.sys

Kernel-mode part of the Win32 subsystem.

Ntdll.dll

Internal support functions and system service dispatch stubs to executive functions.

Kernel32.dll

Advapi32.dll

User32.dll

Gdi32.dll

Core Win32 subsystem DLLs.




Microsoft Windows XP Professional Resource Kit 2003
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Resource Kit 2003
ISBN: N/A
EAN: N/A
Year: 2005
Pages: 338

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