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<blockquote data-quote="SpudR" data-source="post: 541396" data-attributes="member: 54104">This all gets complicated REAL fast!Would you REALLY like a breakdown of the boot procedure - files involved and the locations of such?/For a taster - look up ARC paths in relation to the Windows boot process... You'll get the idea soon enough:&nbsp; There is LOTS going on when you boot, there are a few files involved too, usually pointing at one thing or another.Take it as a constant though - it's not worth going down this line; much better to simply set up the OS to the point of installing MP (install all drivers, OS updates etc) so you get a stable platform, then Image the entire drive, then go on to install MP latest version.That's how I do mine - it saves AGES on a manual rebuild <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />I've recently had to rebuild a boot partition from scratch, using a disc editor - NOT fun!!lol...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SpudR, post: 541396, member: 54104"] This all gets complicated REAL fast! Would you REALLY like a breakdown of the boot procedure - files involved and the locations of such? /For a taster - look up ARC paths in relation to the Windows boot process... You'll get the idea soon enough: There is LOTS going on when you boot, there are a few files involved too, usually pointing at one thing or another. Take it as a constant though - it's not worth going down this line; much better to simply set up the OS to the point of installing MP (install all drivers, OS updates etc) so you get a stable platform, then Image the entire drive, then go on to install MP latest version. That's how I do mine - it saves AGES on a manual rebuild ;) I've recently had to rebuild a boot partition from scratch, using a disc editor - NOT fun!! lol... [/QUOTE]

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