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I have released a new version of Driver Extractor that fixes a bug when the tool was used on Windows XP systems. It prevented the driver extraction on these systems which is now fixed. Also it includes an additional handler for the PMQ file export for drivers which are missing required flags. This prevented an import into the XPe or WES2009 tools.

We have launched a new service for our customers: You can now fill out your CLA online on our website – afterwards the system will allow you to download the pre-filled CLA. All you need to do is print the CLA, sign it and send it to us. To start the CLA Wizard please go to Microsoft Embedded | CLA | Start The CLA Wizard or click the link below: https://www.elbacom.com/embedded/cla

Find out more about the services we offer specially for Windows Embedded products.

If you have configured your Windows Embedded system to have one user account that is used to run your embedded application and you would like to use another administrator account to service the machine via RDP you might have seen this message box: Administrator wants to connect to this machine. Click OK to disconnect your session immediately or click cancel to stay connected. Otherwise, you will be disconnected in 30 seconds. Unfortunately this message will appear every time you need to access your device via RDP. You will need to wait for 30 seconds to connect and a possible end [...]

Do you remember the last time when you were reading an article about specific product that contained many unknown abbreviations or unknown terms? We know that there are many term that need explanation – therefore Elbacom has launched a new service: ALECk - The Glossary for Windows Embedded. The new service will highlight specific terms and abbreviations throughout our website where we think an explanation would be helpful. If you hover the term with your mouse a tooltip will appear with an explanation. Also you can view all the terms by clicking on Glossary on the bottom of every page. [...]

If you are interested in more details about the new lockdown features in the upcoming Windows Embedded Standard 8 then you should read the blog post in the new Approaching Embedded Intelligently blog from Microsoft: What is lockdown and branding in Windows Embedded Standard 8, and where are my EEFs- It covers all new features such as the new Write Filter, the Edge Gesture Filter, Branding, etc.

The new version of Windows Offline Configurator now supports the CTP2 version of Windows Embedded Standard 8. The evaluation version of the tool can be used to install Windows Embedded Standard 8 CTP1 & CTP2 for free. The benefits of the tool are that you can configure and install your Windows Embedded Standard 7, Windows Embedded 8CTP1 & CTP2 and Windows Embedded POSReady 7 images offline on your fast development machine. Windows Offline Configurator also adds additional screens to the setup experience that allow you to configure everything that is needed so that there will not be any additional input [...]

Microsoft published a blog article explaining why XP Embedded and Windows Embedded Standard 2009 cannot have Windows Update. You can read the whole article on the new Approaching Embedded Intelligently blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windows-embedded/archive/2007/04/04/why-can-t-i-use-windows-update-with-xpe.aspx

I have released a new version of DISMUI that enables support for Windows Embedded Standard 8 CTP2. It also contains several small changes mostly related to the new CTP.

Microsoft has released the updated version of the Community Technical Preview of Windows Embedded Standard 8. It is available for download on the Microsoft Connect website at https://connect.microsoft.com/windowsembedded.