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Echo.

A Windows XP command that displays text messages in the command console.

Enable Boot Logging.

A Windows XP startup option that logs startup information to a file named Ntbtlog.txt in order to assist administrators in troubleshooting startup problems.

Enable VGA Mode.

A Windows XP startup option that starts the computer using the basic VGA driver in order to assist the administrator in correcting errors with the computer's display configuration.

Encrypted File System (EFS).

A Windows XP feature that allows users to encrypt their files and folders. Once encrypted, only the person who encrypted the files and folders can decrypt them. EFS uses public-key encryption that is automatically managed by the operating system and is completely transparent to the user.

Endlocal.

A Windows XP command used within shell scripts to define a new variable scope.

Erase.

A Windows XP command that deletes files.

Error Reporting.

An error reporting utility provided with Windows XP that assists the user in reporting application and system errors to Microsoft via the Internet.

Event Viewer.

A snap-in or extension that provides the ability to view Windows XP Application, System, and Security event logs.

Exit.

A Windows XP command that closes the command console or terminates a shell script.

Expand.

A Windows XP command that extracts files from compressed .cab files located on the Windows XP Professional CD.

Extended partition.

A disk partition that can be subdivided into multiple logical drives, each of which can then be assigned its own drive letter.

Extensible Markup Language (XML).

A markup language used to create Windows Script Files composed of more than one script language.

Extensions.

Special components that are hosted within a snap-in and which provide system management functionality in a Microsoft Management Console.