Windows Recovery, File, disk partitions

Windows Recovery, File, disk partitions

1. fixing the Master Boot Record

   • fixmbr
     • [device-name]
       • fix the MBR on Win XP
   • bootrec /fixmbr
     • fix the MBR on Win vista/7

2. fixing the Volume Boot Record

   • fixboot
     • [drive]
       • fix the boot sector on Win XP
   • bootrec /fixboot
     • fix the boot sector on Win Vista/7

3. File Systems

   • FAT32
     • native support in Win 2000 and newer
     • some older Win versions provided limited FAT32 support
     • larger (2TB) volume sizes
     • maximum file size of 4 gigabytes
   • NTFS
     • Win NT, 2000, XP, server 2003, 2008, Vista, and 7
     • extensive improvements
     • Quotas, file compression, encryption, symbolic links, large file support, security, recoverability, and more
     • many different versions
   • CDFS
     • ISO 9660 standard
     • all OSs can read the CD

4. Disk Partitions

   • Primary partitions
     • bootable partitions
     • maximum of four primary partitions per disk
     • one of the primary partitions can be marked as active
   • Extended partitions
     • used for extending the maximum number of partitions
     • one extended partition per hard disk (optional)
     • contains additional logical partitions
     • logical partitions inside an extended partition aren't bootable