The installation of the yesterday released CTP version of POSReady 7 is very easy and straight forward. Here is a tutorial about the whole setup procedure. After burning the ISO file boot your target device directly from the POSReady 7 CTP DVD. Click on “Install now” Accept the EULA and click “Next” Click on “Custom” [...]

Microsoft has published the Community Technical Preview of the next version of Windows Embedded POSReady 2009. Windows Embedded POSReady 7 is based on Windows 7 and is specially designed for Point of Service solutions with an easy installation wizard. The new version comes with enhancements for security and manageability and additional embedded features such as [...]

DISMUI allows you to alter your Windows Embedded Standard 7 image graphically. With it you get an interface similar to the Image Build Wizard which will guide you through the whole image changing process. However DISMUI needs to have the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 installed on your image. Unfortunately the Microsoft .NET Framework is not [...]

The DISMUI Tool has been updated with the following new features Permanent Packages (e.g. the new SKU Compliance packages from SP1) DISMUI checks if a permanent package is included in the image and prevents it from being removed. Advanced Dependency Check DISMUI can now check for all needed dependencies – also general dependencies of the [...]

On Microsoft Connect you can already download the Customer Technical Preview of Service Pack 1 for Windows Embedded Standard 7. New features in SP1 are Remote FX which is a set of RDP technologies that allows rich graphics experience directly from the server. Additional features specifically for Windows Embedded Standard 7 are PMQ Mapping to [...]

On ECE you can now download Silverlight 4 for Windows Embedded Standard 2009 and Windows Embedded Standard 7. Silverlight is a free .NET powered plug-in for browsers, devices and operating systems which allows to create powerful and interactive user experiences. Download for Windows Embedded Standard 2009 Download for Windows Embedded Standard 7

The Keyboard Filter Driver allows you to block any unwanted key combination or even single keys. This is done by a kernel mode filter driver which filters out the key presses before they are processed by the system. Examples for unwanted key combinations on an embedded system are: Ctrl+Alt+Delete, Ctrl+Shift+Esc, Win+E, etc. All these key [...]

Windows XP Embedded had the option to enable the custom bootlogo (boot.bmp) by just adding two commands to the boot.ini. However a similar option is missing in Windows Embedded Standard 7. It only offers to use a blank screen instead of the default Windows boot animation. The problem with this could be that the end [...]

Microsoft has published a template for the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 and .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile. The template can be used with the Image Configuration Editor. It will add all required packages automatically to ensure that the framework works properly. To download this template and also other templates for Microsoft and 3rd party applications [...]

Microsoft has released the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 component for XP Embedded. .NET 3.5 SP1 is available as setup component that includes the installation and its required dependencies. Customer should use the newest version of .NET to ensure the availability of support after April 12, 2011. Download