What is the Windows 7 Boot Cycle?

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I know the Windows XP (and Windows 2000) boot cycle is this after the Power On Self Test:

1) Loads Master Boot Record (MBR) first then loads the following
2) Loads operating system boot record
3) NTLDR is first file loaded
4) Boot.ini is the second file loaded
5) NTdetect.com is the third file loaded

Is the above the exact same boot cycle in the Windows 7 Operating System?
 
Stranglehold gave me the following information.

Windows 7 boot cycle is this after the Power On Self Test:

1) Loads Master Boot Record (MBR) first then loads the following
2) Loads Bootmgr.exe
3) Winload.exe is loaded
4) Drivers are then loaded
5) Windows Kernel
6) System Registry Hive/BOOT_START
7) Winlogon.exe
8) Explorer.exe
9) DWM
 
Technically it is:

mbr
pbr (boot record on the active partition)
bootmgr
kernel
system registry
boot device drivers
 
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