Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 launched

Hi folks,

Microsoft just launched SP1 for Windows Embedded Standard 7 which brings you 3 new technologies:

• Remote Desktop Protocol 7.1 (RDP 7.1)


• SD Boot


• SKU Compliance Package

You can find out more about WES7 SP1 here as well as how to access SP1 here.

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Windows Embedded Standard 7 – Learning

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So you are looking for Windows Embedded Standard 7 (WES7) virtual labs, video tutorials, webcasts, sample code, etc… Here you go!

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Windows Embedded Developer Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7 (WES7) now available

Hi folks,

Microsoft has just released a new tool called Windows Embedded Developer Update (WEDU) which allows you to keep your development environment for WES7 up to date.

Previously you would have to search multiple websites it see if there are new updates for your WES7 development environment, now with WEDU you can discover and install updates automatically.

Don’t worry, if you are working with Windows Embedded Compact (previously known as Windows Embedded CE), WEDU will be available for Windows Embedded Compact 7 later this year.

You can download WEDU for WES7 here for free!

Also check out this video about WEDU on Olivier’s Blog.

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WES7 Launch verpasst?

falls Sie das Windows Embedded Standard 7 Event diese Woche in München verpasst haben und jetzt vor dem Deutschland Spiel 7 Minuten Zeit haben dann können Sie sich hier eine kurze Zusammenfassung anschauen: Windows Embedded Standard 7 in 7 Mintuen.

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Windows Embedded Standard Launch

Blogging from the German Windows Embedded Standard Launch Event currently taking place in Munich.

But, "Windows Embedded Standard 7 has been available since the end of April this Year" you may bee asking yourself. Why do an event so late? Well, Microsoft - together with the partners and distributors - decided to organize a series of events throughout the year rather than doing just one single event...

During the current event, Distributors and Partners, are showing the use of Windows Embedded Standard 7 and providing information around Microsoft's newest addition to the Windows Embedded family:

Arrow, Beckhoff, EB, freindlyway, Höfft und Wessel, Intel, Reycom, Silica, Wechsler Consulting, ... just to mention a few

So lets have a look at the differences between WES 2009 and WES 7 starting with the toolchain.

Toolchain:
In WES 2009 Target Analyzer (TAP) was used - as the name says - to analyze the target hardware to identify neccessary device drivers and components for the operating system. In WES 7, TAP is still used to perform this task, however it is now executed in the background through the Image Builder Wizard.

The Image Builder Wizard (IBW) is the main tool to create a WES 7 image and replaces the Target Designer tool used in WES 2009.

As you can see Life is getting easier - instead of two tools we now have one.

Although tools do help us in our daily work, they also reduce flexibility - just look how many developers still use the command line although an IDE is available.
In this case, WES 7 offers an additional tool called Image Configuration Editor (ICE) which is for advanced developers who require more flexibility.

The Image Configuration Editor can be best described as being the counterpart to Target Designer.
However, whereas Target Designer creates an OS Image, ICE creates an XML File which is called the Answer File. The Answer file is then used by IBW to install WES 7, in the defined configuration, to the target device.

And this is where you can see one of the main changes in WES 7:
With former Embedded Standard versions the operating system image for the target device was more or less set in stone; WES 7 images, however, can be easily changed!

Sounds easy as pie - it actually is. Go ahead and try it out!

Look out for more information on WES 7 in the near future.

So long and thanks for all the fish!


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Microsoft released Windows Embedded Standard 7

Hi folks,

finally the next version of Windows Embedded Standard, the successor of Windows XP Embedded, has been released to manufacturing, yesterday April 27th 2010 at the ESC Silicon Valley in San Jose, CA.

Windows Embedded Standard 7 is the first embedded OS based on Microsoft’s successful desktop OS Windows 7. Thus Windows Embedded Standard 7 is a highly customizable embedded OS in a componentized form, empowering OEMs to build devices with the reliability, familiarity and power of Windows 7!

The Windows Embedded Standard 7 RTM press release can be found here.

A product overview as well as the Eval Version download of Windows Embedded Standard 7 can be found here.

You can pre-register here to receive your free Windows Embedded Standard 7 Evaluation Kit with FREE SHIPPING once it is available. This offer is valid while supply lasts or until June 30th 2010.

By the way, if you are at the ESC Silocon Valley, be sure to stop by at the Microsoft Booth #916 at the McEnery Convention Center where EB is is showcasing EB GUIDE Studio in combination with Microsoft Expression BlendTM as well as EB street director on Windows Embedded. Also, we will give a presentation on “modeling and deploying embedded UIs for automotive and industrial applications”.

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