Windows Embedded Standard (Standard 7, Standard 2009, XPe...)
An Armload of Confidence
Having spent many years developing embedded applications, I'm well aware of the need for an embedded...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 04/10/2007
Luca's Bio
Hi! My name is Luca Amapane and I am a Program Manager in the Embedded Windows team. Currently my...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 04/09/2007
Target Analyzer detection of previously installed hardware
Target Analyzer contains a quirk when used on an OS that has seen hardware changes. Target Analyzer...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 04/09/2007
ARP ARP ARP
In Windows, if you want to remove a 3rd party program or a Windows optional component, one of the...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 04/05/2007
Why can't I use Windows Update with XPe?
Probably the second most common question I get from people starting to use XP Embedded is "Why can't...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 04/04/2007
The rush to MEDC 2007
As many of my team mates have been doing over the last few weeks I am working on my content for my...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/30/2007
REMINDER: Support for XPe SP1 ends on April 10th, 2007
This is just a reminder that support for XP Embedded SP1 ends on April 10th, 2007. Refer to my last...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/26/2007
Deploying .NET Framework 3.0 Desktop Distribution Package on Windows XP Embedded SP2 Runtime
IntroductionWith the recent release of .NET Framework 3.0 for Windows XP Pro, XP embedded customers...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/23/2007
Preparing an XPe Image to run the Windows Media Player 11 installer
OverviewA componentized version of Windows Media Player 11 will be launched as part of the upcoming...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/21/2007
The Sun Shines on Academic Days in Arizona
Thursday last week saw me dashing off the airport right after the last MVP session to catch a plane...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/20/2007
MVP Summit on Microsoft Main Campus
Last week the Microsoft Redmond Campus played host to our MVPs from around the world. The MVP Summit...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/19/2007
Installing Internet Explorer 7 On An XPe SP2 Runtime
IntroductionWe, the Embedded Windows team, released the Internet Explorer 7 components as one of the...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/14/2007
Image Diff - How does it work?
Image Diff (IDIFF.EXE) compares the SP2 source image against the FP2007 destination image that you...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/14/2007
March MSDN Chat Transcript Posted
Thank you to those who participated in our last chat session on March 6th. For those of you that did...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/13/2007
Common FBWF Write-Through Directories
Now that FBWF has been out for awhile there has been some feedback that has come through as to what...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/08/2007
Resetting the support clock for XPe
n the newsgroup recently there was a thread referring to the lifecycle support blog page linked...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/07/2007
DST Swat Team is in place
I pulled a lot of this information from an internal discussion group thread regarding preparedness...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/06/2007
Here we go, the Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Image Difference Engine has been released!!!
Customers with access to the Microsoft OEM Online (MOO) website can download the tool from...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/02/2007
Wonhee's Bio
I joined Windows Embedded team in Microsoft last summer as a developer. Most of my experience before...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/02/2007
Deploying RDP 6.0 Desktop Distribution Package in Windows XP Embedded Runtime
IntroductionWith the recent release of RDP 6.0 for Windows Vista and Windows XP Pro, embedded...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 03/01/2007
February 2007 Windows XP Embedded Updates Now Available on the ECE
The February 2007 Windows XP Embedded monthly supplement Updates are now available on the Mobile...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/28/2007
Katy's Bio
Hi, my name is Katy and I am the Site Manager for the Mobile & Embedded Communications Extranet...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/28/2007
Keeping your Repositories Straight
As the XP Embedded product has evolved into more and more versions over its lifetime I find that it...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/26/2007
Mark Your Calendars for the Next Chat Session
XP Embedded SP2 "Feature Preview 2008" released this week, and so the focus of the next chat is...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/22/2007
Support for XPe SP1 ends in April
You may have already seen the various announcements posted on the ECE site or on the old OEM secure...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/21/2007
XPe SP2 Feature Preview 2008 is Here!
If you've been wanting to try out Windows Media Player 11, Internet Explorer 7, .NET 3.0 Framework,...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/20/2007
MSDN Chat Transcript Posted
For those of you that might have missed our January MSDN chat, the transcript is now available for...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/16/2007
POS for .NET 1.1 Released Today
Today our sister team (the Vertical Industries group) announced the release of their latest product,...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/15/2007
Fonts and FP2007
As most of my last few posts have been about the re-factoring work done in FP2007 you may all be...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/14/2007
New Community Tech Preview Coming Soon…
If you have participated in past Windows XP Embedded Community Technology Previews (like Feature...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/12/2007
Tumbling Flash
Embedded.com is reporting that flash memory prices are expected to tumble "by a whopping 65...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/08/2007
KUKA, Embedded World 2007, Real-Time...
You have probably have seen newsletters, such as DevWire, InfoBlast, from our marketing team. KUKA,...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/07/2007
Life without IE in the Configuration - Part 2
A customer raised an issue a few weeks ago about RunOnceEx no longer working in a configuration that...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/06/2007
Life without IE in the Configuration
In a previous blog post on the re-factoring changes that were done for FP2007 I listed out the...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 02/02/2007
Location of XPe updates is changing at the end of January
If you have not downloaded any security updates for XP Embedded recently, or not otherwise logged...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/30/2007
MSDN Chat Reminder
This is just a reminder that we are hosting a MSDN chat tomorrow (1/30/07) morning, from 10-11 a.m....
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/29/2007
Firefox 2.0 Component for XPe
After seeing this thread in the XPe Forum, Sean Liming took it upon himself to create a component...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/25/2007
Hacking your video settings in Target Designer
In all the display adapter components in Target Designer, you can view configurable UI for them. In...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/24/2007
D Programming Language
One of the side benefits of living the beautiful Pacific Northwest, is that some amazing talent also...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/23/2007
EWF and CHKDSK
Some EWF-based embedded systems occasionally run into a problem where CHKDSK insists on running each...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/22/2007
New Point of Service Blog
Our partners on the Vertical Industries team that shipped WEPOS have finally joined the blogosphere....
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/18/2007
FIRST CHAT FOR 2007 SCHEDULED
Mark your calendars: we have scheduled our first live public chat of the 2007 calendar year to take...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/17/2007
Shayna's Bio
Hi, my name is Shayna Begun and I am a Program Manager in the Vertical Industry and Embedded Windows...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/17/2007
Running Embedded Studio Tools on Vista
While running Embedded Studio tools such as Target Designer, Component Designer, or Component...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/15/2007
Daylight Savings Time (DST) Patch Released for XPe
The DST patch has been bundled with the December 2006 security updates for XPe and is now available...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 01/10/2007
Season's Greetings from the Embedded Windows Team!
As we wrap up 2006 and move onward to 2007, it feels good to think about the XP Embedded Team’s...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 12/25/2006
Kalpana's Bio
Hi, I am the Group Program Manager in the Embedded Windows Team. My team is responsible for planning...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 12/22/2006
Unicode Byte ordering
While looking up something related to the Unicode Byte Order Mark a couple of months ago I ran...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 12/22/2006
Making the most of Re-factoring in FP2007 - Part 2
In my first blog post on re-factoring I mentioned the way to maximize the footprint savings was to...
Author: Embedded Team Date: 12/20/2006