Windows Embedded Standard (Standard 7, Standard 2009, XPe...)
ASUS EEE PC Running XPe, fun PC!
As part of an ongoing effort on the Windows Embedded team, our management encourages us to seek out...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 04/04/2008
Creating a Bootable WinPE Image and use it to run TAP.exe.
Last Friday, our fearless Group Program Manager, Mike Glass held the first PM Offsite for Windows...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 04/02/2008
Parag's Bio
Hello! My name is Parag Garg and I am a Program Manager on the Embedded Windows team. Currently my...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 04/02/2008
About Unicode Enabling Applications and Code Pages
A few days ago, when I received an email from a friend, I could not recognize any of the characters...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/31/2008
This is fun!
Today we had our first PM Offsite event, sponsored by our new leader. It is very exciting to see how...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/28/2008
Harriet's Bio
My name is Harriet Yin and I joined the Embedded Windows Team as an Software Design Engineer in Test...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/28/2008
Don't Forget to Register for ESC West!
There are only 3 weeks left until the Embedded Systems Conference (Silicon Valley), held this year...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/21/2008
March Security Updates (for DQI) Now Avaliable
The March 2008 Windows XP Embedded Security Updates are now available on the Mobile & Embedded...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/14/2008
More Embedded Engineers, Please
Proving that snail mail is still good for some things, I found an excellent article in the March,...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/13/2008
Moving Your XPe Database File To A New Location
In the newsgroup today I came across this post, here's the original question and my answer below...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/07/2008
New Leader on Embedded Windows Team
Mike Glass recently joined our team as our Group Program Manager for Embedded Windows (XPe). He has...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/05/2008
Macro Pre-Requisite Component for SCCM Client is Now Available
The System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) team has released a macro component that populates...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/04/2008
The February Optional Updates are Now Also Available
The February 2008 Windows XP Embedded Optional Updates are now available on the Mobile &...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/03/2008
February Security Updates are Now Available
The February 2008 Windows XP Embedded Security Updates are now available on the Mobile &...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/03/2008
Life at Microsoft
If you ever wondered how life looks like working at Microsoft, check out this video from on10.net...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/20/2008
Head Tracking using a Wii Remote
How often do you get an e-mail where somebody says "this is cool" and provides a link to a web site...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/18/2008
Daytona 500 & Virtualization
I'm sitting in front of the TV waiting for the Daytona 500 race to start (the 'Superbowl' of Nascar...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/17/2008
January Chat Transcript is Now Live
A big thanks to everyone who joined us for our last chat session on January 29th! If you weren’t...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/14/2008
Trying To Install .Net 3.5 On Top Of .Net 2.0 In XPe?
[Update 2/11/09 – To date, .Net Framework 3.5 has not been released for XP Embedded. It is...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/08/2008
XP Embedded in South Africa
I am writing this from sunny South Africa where I am combining some business with my vacation. It is...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/08/2008
Using C# to Automate Build Environments
Recently, I was tasked with writing a build automation system for our test group, and while the...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/01/2008
MVP Releases New DUA Admin Kit
One of our Embedded MVP's, Sean Liming, has released a new tool to help make working with Device...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/30/2008
Reminder - MSDN Chat Tomorrow
This is just a reminder that there is a Windows XP Embedded chat tomorrow morning, from...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/28/2008
January XPe MSDN Chat Session on January 29th
Please join the live chat with the Windows XP Embedded product team and our guest expert, Alexander...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/18/2008
Getting Ready For the Road Shows!
My first post of the year, it seems! I have been spending quite a bit of time this last week...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/17/2008
January 2008 Monthly Security Updates are Now Available on the ECE
The January 2008 Windows XP Embedded Security Updates are now available on the Mobile & Embedded...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/14/2008
Going Green
Press release: “Cranberry releases research on industry's most energy efficient desktop computer”...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/10/2008
IE6 Component in December Security Update
We have just learned of an issue with the Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update for December...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/03/2008
December 2007 Monthly Security Updates and Optional Updates are Now Available on the ECE
The December 2007 Windows XP Embedded Security Updates are now available on the Mobile &...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/02/2008
Imagine Year 2008!
While Year 2008 is just around the corner and we are counting down the final hours or minutes to the...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 12/31/2007
Happy Holidays!
Just a note to let our customers know that the Embedded Windows team will be taking time off over...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 12/21/2007
Did not want to pick up Optional Updates?
Some customers have indicated they want to know if there were any workarounds for the issues...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 12/19/2007
December Chat Transcript is Now Live
A big thanks to everyone who joined us for our last chat session on December 4th! If you weren’t...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 12/18/2007
VIA Artigo - A New DIY Kit and Portable PC
Have fun building your own portable PC. The VIA ARTiGO Pico-ITX Builder Kit is designed to help DIY...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 12/14/2007
On The Other Side Of The World…
While Seattle is getting chilly and really feels like winter, I miss the warm weather and fun I had...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 12/12/2007
DSL's ICOP-6115 - Tiny, Lower Power
Periodically we like to highlight our partners in the Embedded space. Datasound Laboratories is...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 12/11/2007
Reseal and IIS
Over the years there have been a number of newsgroup posts about using System Cloning with IIS. Some...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 12/06/2007
Charles' Bio
Hi, my name is Charles, I’ve been a site manager on the OEM Communications Team for 2 years, and I’m...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 12/03/2007
Reminder - Join us tomorrow (12/04/07) for our MSDN Online Chat
This is a reminder that we are hosting a MSDN online chat tomorrow (12/04/07) morning, from...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 12/03/2007
November 2007 Monthly Security Updates are Now Available on the ECE
The November 2007 Windows XP Embedded Security Updates are now available on the Mobile &...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 11/30/2007
Watch How to Add Registry Keys to RegFilter
In my screen cast debut I will walk you through how to add registry keys to RegFilter, both in...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 11/28/2007
Happy Thanksgiving!
For those customers based in the USA the Embedded team wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving and we hope...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 11/21/2007
Using Prefetch with XPe
Prefetch is a part of Memory Management that helps speed up the Windows boot process by shortening...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 11/20/2007
What Makes A Gaming Machine Tick?
I found this arcade game, the world's largest, at scifi.com this morning. You need to climb up on...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 11/16/2007
Assigning The DB and Repositories To Different Servers
Here's a couple of questions and answers from the newsgroup I thought some folks might find helpful:...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 11/14/2007
Calling all XPe Developers and Partners in India to Participate in Dec Chat!
For next month’s XPe MSDN chat we are inviting our developers, partners and customers in India to...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 11/12/2007
New Links
I wanted to highlight the new links we added to our blog today- these are new under the "Other...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 11/09/2007
Using Delegates in C#
I used to be an instructor some time back and still get a kick out helping to teach people and would...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 11/07/2007
Intel, Microsoft Sell 150,000 Laptops to Libya
Last July Intel joined the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) initiative and developed the Classmate PC....
Author: Embedded Team Date: 11/05/2007