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  2. Architecture of Windows 9x - Wikipedia

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    The Windows 9x kernel is a 32-bit kernel with virtual memory. Drivers are provided by .VXD files or, since Windows 98, the newer WDM drivers can be used. [2] However, the MS-DOS kernel stays resident in memory. Windows will use the old MS-DOS 16-bit drivers if they are installed, except on Windows Me. In Windows Me, DOS is still running, but ...

  3. Booting process of Windows - Wikipedia

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    The 32-bit VxD message server (MSGSRV32) starts MPREXE.EXE, which is responsible for loading the network logon client (such as Client for Microsoft Networks, Microsoft Family Logon or Windows Logon). When a user is logging on to Windows, the startup sound is played, the shell (usually EXPLORER.EXE ) is loaded from the [boot] section of the ...

  4. Windows 98 - Wikipedia

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    On December 15, 1997, Microsoft released Windows 98 Beta 3. It was the first build to be able to upgrade from Windows 3.1x, and introduced new startup and shutdown sounds. [10] Near its completion, Windows 98 Release Candidate was released on April 3, 1998, [11] which expired on December 31 of the same year

  5. Windows 9x - Wikipedia

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    Windows 9x is a generic term referring to a line of discontinued Microsoft Windows operating systems from 1995 to 2000, which were based on the Windows 95 kernel and its underlying foundation of MS-DOS, [4] both of which were updated in subsequent versions.

  6. Windows NT - Wikipedia

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    Windows NT 4.0 was the last major release to support Alpha, MIPS, or PowerPC, though development of Windows 2000 for Alpha continued until August 1999, when Compaq stopped support for Windows NT on that architecture; and then three days later Microsoft also canceled their AlphaNT program, [60] even though the Alpha NT 5 (Windows 2000) release ...

  7. MSDOS.SYS - Wikipedia

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    By default, the file is located in the root directory of the bootable drive/partition (normally C:\ for hard disks) and has the hidden, read-only, and system file attributes set. The MS-DOS derivative Disk Control Program [ de ] (DCP) by the former East-German VEB Robotron used a DCDOS.SYS filename instead.

  8. Windows on Windows - Wikipedia

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    In computing, Windows on Windows (commonly referred to as WOW) [1] [2] [3] is a discontinued compatibility layer of 32-bit versions of the Windows NT family of operating systems. Since 1993, with the release of Windows NT 3.1 , WoW extends NTVDM to provide limited support for running legacy 16-bit programs written for Windows 3.x or earlier.

  9. Windows Driver Model - Wikipedia

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    Common device driver compatibility issues include: a 32-bit device driver is required for a 32-bit Windows operating system, and a 64-bit device driver is required for a 64-bit Windows operating system. 64-bit device drivers must be signed by Microsoft, because they run in kernel mode and have unrestricted access to the computer hardware. For ...