Standard 7 Basics (Standard 7 SP1)

7/8/2014

Windows Embedded Standard 7 is an OS and development platform that you can use to incorporate up to 200 individual feature packages in a reduced footprint. Standard 7 takes advantage of existing development and deployment models in Windows 7 along with powerful tools in the Windows Application Installation Kit (AIK).

The Standard 7 OS consists of the Windows Embedded Core and more than 200 packages that contain the functionality available in the Windows 7 Ultimate operating system. Each of the 200 packages in Standard 7 belongs to a category and subcategory that describe the type of functionality those packages provide, for example, the Multimedia category or the Drivers category. Each package may also belong to a dependency group.

This section explains basic concepts and processes that you will encounter while you are using Standard 7 and Windows Embedded Standard 7 Toolkit.

In This Section

• Image Files in Standard 7
  Describes the contents and limitations of the Standard 7 image files.

• Answer Files in Standard 7
  Describes Standard 7 answer files and their components and packages sections.

• Distribution Shares in Standard 7
  Describes the Standard 7 OEM, out-of-box drivers and packages folders and the configuration sets and search paths.

• Settings and Properties in Windows Embedded Standard 7
  Describes component setings, component properties, component IDs, package properties and package settings.

• Image Builder Configuration Passes
  Describes how configuration passes work and the seven different configuration passes.

• Elements of an Image
  Describes the Windows Embedded Core, packages, package types, categories, dependency groups, and dependencies.

• Life Cycle of an Image
  Describes the phases of an image.

• Security Considerations
  Describes possible security threats to your images and recommends precautionary measures to improve security.

Related Sections

• Building Images
  How to create, customize, and localize a Standard 7 installation.

• Deploying Images
  How to deploy your custom image by using tools such as ImageX, Sysprep, Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) 3.0, Image Builder, Windows Deployment Services (WDS) or Windows 7 Distribution Image Servicing and Maintenance (DISM).

• Maintaining Images
  How to maintain online and offline Standard 7 images.

• Standard 7 Toolkit Technical Reference
  Technical information about Standard 7 Toolkit embedded features, tools, and packages.

• Technical Articles
  How to develop and maintain Standard 7 images.