15-09-2021

Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard is a componentized operating system optimized for usage on an embedded device, in this case a thin client. The WES7 operating systems use the same code base as Windows XP Professional SP3 or Windows 7, making it compatible with all Windows devices and applications.

It is especially useful for companies that need to run applications on the local device because Windows Embedded gives you the flexibility to install 3rd party software on the local thin client OS. Thin clients running Microsoft Windows Embedded gives the users a true desktop feel without total reliance on a back end infrastructure.

  • Windows XP Embedded with SP2 Technology Preview is available for download via the Windows Embedded Web site. Delivering on Microsoft’s commitment to make new Windows XP Embedded technologies available within 90 days of the client release, Windows XP Embedded SP2 will ship in the second half of 2004.
  • Feb 15, 2021 Windows XP Embedded is the operating system and development platform delivering the power of the Windows operating system in componentized form to rapidly build reliable and advanced embedded devices. Based on the same binaries as Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows XP.
  • The embedded version of Windows XP is a componentized version of the well-known Windows XP Professional operating system. Instead of everything being wrapped tightly into a single package, XP Embedded breaks the OS down into more than 10,000 individual components, allowing developers to create systems that have the functionality and familiar features of XP.
  • Microsoft: 'Remember, some XP-based embedded systems to get support to 2019' Supported Windows XP will live on inside the payment machines for another five years.

Compatible Software

Like Windows XP Unlike Windows CE, Windows XP Embedded can run regular applications and drivers written for Windows XP, but cannot run on CPUs other than x86. Starting Up from a Read-Only Medium.

The WES7 Operating System is compatible with Echo or LTM management software.

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New Windows Embedded Tool: Driver Injector

I have developed a new tool called Driver Injector for Windows Embedded which makes installing drivers easier and it helps a lot in case there are problem during a driver installation. The tool will automatically search for matching drivers and will inject them to the target system. This can help if you need to install lots of drivers from a driver DVD. In this case Driver injector will do the work for you. Just specify the devices.pmq file (run TAP.exe on your target device to get the device information) and specify the driver search directory – in this scenario it will be the driver DVD. After a few clicks all drivers are included in your image and Windows can install them automatically.

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The tool also helps if there is a problem when installing a driver. Windows normally just shows that there was an error installing the driver (Cannot find file specified, The service specified is invalid,..). However it lacks important information. When this is the case just explore the INF file of the driver with Driver Injector. The tool will show you what is missing from your image within a few seconds. All missing files are highlighted. To solve the issue just copy the missing files to your image and install the driver again. This is the easiest and fastest way to solve these kind of errors.

The tool can be downloaded for free on the Elbacom Website: http://www.elbacom.com/embedded/products/tools

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Also I have published a detailled how to on the techblog and will add additional howtos for specific usage scenarios within the next days.