Windows® Embedded Archive

 
     
 

Running out of RAM and Disk Resources for Windows Embedded Updates - August 2015

As more and more updates are available for WES7 and WE8S, developers are noticing OS installation crashes because memory and/or disk space is being completely consumed. The article shows the issue in action and some workaround solutions to get the latest updates into an image.

   

Clonezilla Basics for Windows Embedded - August 2014

By Sean Liming and John R. Malin - Step-by-step processes for using Clonezilla to capture and deploy a master image that has been sysprep'd.

   

Custom Power Settings for WES 7/8 and WEI 8.x - May 2014

By Sean Liming and John R. Malin - A method to implement custom power systems in ICE and SIM

   

WES 7/8 and Windows Embedded 8.x Industry Device Driver Integration Techniques - May 2014

By Sean Liming and John R. Malin - A couple of techniques to assist with driver integration. The first is a trick to pull down the drivers using Windows Update. The second discusses the impact multiple INF have on the size of the image.

   

Enabling Windows Server Roles in System Image Manager

A follow-on article to the book Starter Guide for Windows® System Image Manager that covers how to enable server roles in System Image Manager

   

Can Motion Control Save Windows 8? - June 2013

By John R. Malin and Sean Liming - A though provoking article that looks beyond the touch, keyboard, and mouse inputs that have been around for some time. Windows 8 new shell interface opens up the possibilities to use other input devices to interact with the system, and some of these devices are very close to reality.

   

 

The Windows Embedded Legacy Continues with Windows Embedded 8 Standard - April 2013

By John R. Malin and Sean Liming - Introduction to Windows Embedded 8 Standard published in RTC Magazine

 

   

Making PowerShell the Shell to the WES 7 System - September 2012

By Sean Liming and John R. Malin - Simple steps to make PowerShell the main shell of the system

   

Pre-Adding TrueType Fonts to WES7 Image - May 2011

By Sean Liming - Discusses how to add custom fonts to a WES7 image using ICE.

   
Windows 7 Goes Embedded - RTC Magazine January 2011

By John R. Malin and Sean Liming - Reprinted article from the January 2011 edition of RTC Magazine

   
Intel Video Driver Solution for XP Embedded \ WES2009 Running on Intel® Atom™ Platforms - June 2011

By Sean Liming and John R. Malin - See how the Intel® Embedded Graphics Driver (IEGD) and the Intel® Embedded Media and Graphics Driver (EMGD) makes Intel® video driver support easy for WES 2009.




Introduction to Windows Embedded Standard 7 - May 2010

By Sean Liming - A look at the new embedded OS

   

Installing FireFox Browser on WES7 - April 2010

By Sean Liming and John R. Malin - Article looks at how to add FireFox Browser via Image Configuration Editor (ICE)

   

Installing Java on WES7 - April 2010

By Sean Liming and John R. Malin - Article looks at how to add Java via Image Configuration Editor (ICE)




XPE STOP 0x0000007B Error (V2) - Include AHCI Stop 0A Error - V2 November 2009

By Sean Liming - STOP 7B is one of the most common errors when trying to boot XPe for the first time. The application note discusses the issues and possible solutions to this error.





Image Management with Windows® XP Embedded Image Difference Engine - September 2008

By Sean Liming and John R. Malin - Creating update patches for systems in the field





Creating a Hot Spot using Windows XPe - October 2007

By Sean Liming and John R. Malin - Here is a creative solution to turning a system like eBox III into a make shift access wireless access point.




XP Embedded on Vista Notes - July 2007

By Sean Liming - Some notes on installing, setup, and running Windows® XP Embedded tools on Windows® Vista.





FBWF API .NET 2.0 Solution - June 2007

By Sean Liming - A solution to make FBWF API calls froma .NET application. Souce code for the Visual Studio 2005 project is available for download.

Visual Studio 2005 Project Files



What's New in Feature Pack 2007 for XP Embedded - November 2006

By Sean Liming and John R. Malin - Here is a look at many of the new features and updates that are part of Feature Pack 2007.




First Look at the File Based Write Filter - November 2006

By Sean Liming and John R. Malin - The File Based Write Filter (FBWF) provides the same protective filtering as EWF, but allows you to set certain files or folders as write-through zone so data can be written directly to the disk.




Taking Control of the File Based Write Filter with the FBWF API Set - November 2006 By Sean Liming and John R. Malin - Like the EWF API set, the FBWF API set allows you to control the state of FBWF from within your own application. Souce code for the Visual Studio 2005 project is available for download.

Visual Studio 2005 Project Files




Booting XP Embedded from USB Flash - November 2006 By Sean Liming and John R. Malin - One of the most requested and anticipated feature is the ability to boot Windows XPe from USB 2.0 flash disk.



"Warning 1006: Invalid registry data fixup" Solution - March 2006 By Sean Liming - Importing .REG files is a key feature of XPe. Sometimes the import doesn't catch registry resources that have values, but no value name. This article looks at the cause and solution.



The Business Value of XP Embedded's Embedded Enabling Features (EEFs) - March 2006

By Sean Liming and John R. Malin - This article focuses on the business value of EEF for those decision makers looking at the differences between XPe and XP pro.





Coming Together: Best Practices for XPe in the Corporate Network - March 2006 By Sean Liming and John R. Malin - With technology always changing, IT departments struggle with newer products coming to market. XPe provides OEM makers the flexibility to create devices with custom features and interfaces. Some times the goals of the OEM don't line up with the needs of the corporate IT departments. Architecting the image is import so the image can be managed in the field. This paper looks at the best practices for developing an image that IT departments can support.



Configuring XP Embedded ThinClients - April 2005

By Sean Liming and John R. Malin - Thin Client solutions provide low cost and low maintenance computing solution for large organizations. Every company is different, and IT departments want to customize the installation to fit their applications and security policies. This application note provides the getting started tips to customizing a XP Embedded Thin Client.





Dual-Booting Tips for XP Embedded - February 2005

By Sean Liming - Dual-booting is one of the most popular target methods when getting familiar with Windows XP Embedded. The application note discusses some of the tricks to solve configuration settings for the ARC path and drive letters.





 SLD Import Error TIP - February 2005

By Sean Liming - SLD fails to import because a repository folder could not be deleted.