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In Windows XP, the environment is loaded by <code>setupldr.bin</code> in a similar manner to the text mode setup. However, it does not load the operating system into a RAM disk by default and therefore it is required to keep the system disk in the drive, as ejecting it would cause the system to misbehave. In Windows Vista, the system is stored inside a [[WIM file]] called <code>boot.wim</code>, which is loaded by the [[Windows Boot Manager|boot manager]] into a RAM disk and then executed. | In Windows XP, the environment is loaded by <code>setupldr.bin</code> in a similar manner to the text mode setup. However, it does not load the operating system into a RAM disk by default and therefore it is required to keep the system disk in the drive, as ejecting it would cause the system to misbehave. In Windows Vista, the system is stored inside a [[WIM file]] called <code>boot.wim</code>, which is loaded by the [[Windows Boot Manager|boot manager]] into a RAM disk and then executed. | ||
Unlike regular versions of Windows, Windows PE uses the <code>/MININT</code> switch to instruct the kernel to load registry hives as volatile, which makes sure that the operating system does not try to save any registry changes to the boot disk. | |||
== Usage == | == Usage == | ||