On a lark, I did an image search on Bing for the name of one of the features we shipped in Windows Embedded Standard 7. Here's a collection of thumbnails from the results, I picked out just a few.

Can you tell the name of the embedded feature I searched for?

-Andy

Due to some staff turnover in the ECE team it appears that our updates got added to a long queue of products to be posted to ECE, but finally the May 2010 Security Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows® Embedded Standard 2009 and/or Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded with Service Pack 2, Feature Pack 2007, Update Rollup 1.0 and Service Pack 3.

These security updates can be applied directly to runtime images.

The May Security Updates include:

• KB 978542 Vulnerability in Outlook Express and Windows Mail Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• KB 953300 Vulnerabilities in the Microsoft .NET Common Language Runtime Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• KB 974417 Vulnerabilities in the Microsoft .NET Common Language Runtime Could Allow Remote Code Execution.

If you have questions on accessing the ECE, please email MS Mobile & Embedded Communications Feedback & Support, ECE@microsoft.com.

Now we are just crossing our fingers that the ECE team can catch up with the backlog in the next few days so we will be ready for June's updates!

Thanks,

- Lynda

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To continue the roll out of our updates that were stuck in the queue in ECE today the May 2010 OptionalUpdates are now available on the ECE site for Windows® Embedded Standard 2009 and/or Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded with Service Pack 2, Feature Pack 2007, Update Rollup 1.0 and Service Pack 3.

These security updates can be applied directly to runtime images.

The May Optional Updates include:

If you have questions on accessing the ECE, please email MS Mobile & Embedded Communications Feedback & Support, ECE@microsoft.com.

Thanks,

- Lynda

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A number of new features are available as part of the May 2010 Feature Update for Windows Embedded Standard 2009 that is now live on the ECE site.

The features are:

• Web Services on Devices API

  • This feature consists of a WSDAPI component and also the Web Service on Devices API SDK. The component can be applied to a Windows Embedded Standard 2009 database, and the SDK can be installed on a developer machine.

• Powershell 2.0

  • This is a macro component that provides all the required dependencies to install Poweshell 2.0 on a Windows Embedded Standard 2009 runtime. The Poweshell 2.0 installer is not included in the package and can be sourced as part of the Windows Management Framework Core package.Windows PowerShell is an extensible automation engine from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language. Windows PowerShell is built on top of, and is integrated with, the Microsoft .NET Framework. Additionally PowerShell enables easy access to COM and WMI to provide an environment in which administrators perform administrative tasks on both local and remote Windows systems.

If you have questions on accessing the ECE, please email MS Mobile & Embedded Communications Feedback & Support, ECE@microsoft.com.

Thanks,

- Lynda

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Congratulations are in order to some of our key partners since the Windows Embedded Business announced its winners for the Windows Embedded OEM Partner Excellence Awards a few weeks ago.

Hewlett-Packard was awarded for their work and innovation around Thin Clients.

Motorola is being recognized for their leadership in handheld terminals and ruggedized devices.

NCR won the award for their efforts and success with Digital Signage and meeting customer’s demands with cutting edge applications.

NEC won for it’s Windows Embedded device offerings and innovation in the retail sector.

Siemens is recognized for their Windows 7 based technologies in manufacturing solutions and their proof of concept features to enhance the manufacturing/production line stations.

Last, but certainly not least, Wincor Nixdorf received the award for their continual innovation of Embedded Point of Service devices.

- Andy

For those who attended TechEd 2010 (http://www.msteched.com) in New Orleans, June 7^th – 10^th, and stopped by our booth and/or attended at least one of our sessions, thank you very much.  It was our pleasure to meet you, answer your questions, show you demos, get your feedback, and talk with you about the products we work on in the Windows Embedded team.  Blogs, whitepapers, tutorials, forums, etc. are great but there is no substitute for meeting face-to-face.

Also, thank you for the opportunity to continue those discussions at the evening crawfish party where I could get out of my slacks and dress shoes and in to shorts and a t-shirt.  Even if you just came to eat and drink for free, it was our pleasure to host you.  I hope I did more listening than talking.  It is hard to resist telling people all about the Windows Embedded line of products.  We hope to see you next year.

For those of you who didn’t make it to TechEd 2010, you are in luck.  You can get access to the sessions online (http://www.msteched.com/Tracks/WindowsEmbedded) without having to endure the hot and humid weather.  I hear there is a pretty good session on the multimedia potential of Windows Embedded Standard 7.

- Preston

The June 2010 Security Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows® Embedded Standard 2009 and/or Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded with Service Pack 2, Feature Pack 2007, Update Rollup 1.0 and Service Pack 3.

These security updates can be applied directly to runtime images.

The June Security Updates include:

• 978542 Vulnerability in Outlook Express and Windows Mail Could Allow Remote Code Execution.
• 979902 Vulnerabilities in Media Decompression Could Allow Remote Code Execution. This KB solution is comprised of the following KB update packages: KB975562, KB978695, and KB979482.
• 979559 Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege.
• 980195 Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits
• 980218 Vulnerability in the OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege.
• 981793 May 2010 cumulative time zone update.
• 982381 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer.
• 982865 Vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework Could Allow Tampering
• 974378 Vulnerabilities in the Microsoft .NET Common Language Runtime Could Allow Remote Code Execution. This KB solution is comprised of the following KB update packages: KB953300 and KB974417.
• 981343 Vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework Could Allow Tampering. This KB solution is comprised of the following KB update packages: KB979909 and KB982865.
• 982168 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2 Update (Rollup of KB976765, KB980773 and KB976769 to allow .Net opt-in to Extended Protection for Authentication: Security Advisory KB973811).

An update is also included that resolves an issue introduced with April, 2010 Component database Security updates where duplicate package locked Packages view in Database Manager.  

If you have questions on accessing the ECE, please email MS Mobile & Embedded Communications Feedback & Support, ECE@microsoft.com.

Thanks,

- Lynda

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On June 28^th, 2010 a new tool was released that provides another way for developers to service their Windows Embedded Standard 7  distribution shares. The tool is called Windows Embedded Developer Update (WEDU) and consists of a client and server architecture- the client can be downloaded to the developer machine and will connect to the server to look for updates. WEDU has the ability to determine if an update is already installed in the distribution share and show only those updates that are new. Developers can then select which updates they want to apply. The client will also offer updates to existing tools like ICE.

The WEDU client can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center, and for more information see this page. There is also a great video interview with Robert Peterson and Matthew Yip where they explain the benefits of WEDU particularly for developers building with Standard 7.

- Lynda

Introduction

Compared to XPe, there will be an increased number of options for servicing Windows Embedded Standard 7 runtime images, Distribution Shares, and tools. This article will give a brief overview of what will be offered for servicing in Standard 7. Note that there may be more in-depth coverage on some of these topics in future articles, so in the meantime we encourage you to leave a comment here or ask any specific questions you might have on the Windows Embedded Standard forums.

Adding Updates in Image Configuration Editor

The first servicing scenario you’ll likely have to deal with is deciding which updates to include when creating your image, in order to ensure maximum security and reliability. As the number of updates grows over time, the task of determining which updates should or should not be added to an image becomes increasingly time-consuming. Fortunately, the Image Configuration Editor (ICE) in Windows Embedded Standard 7 offers a simple solution: functionality to add only those updates which are applicable to the features in your answer file.

From the “Validate” menu, select “Add Applicable Updates.”

All applicable updates will then be placed into your answer file. Note that you can find out which feature caused the updated to be brought into the answer file by checking the ParentPackages field under the Properties tab.

Developer Tools and Distribution Share Servicing: ECE, MOO, and Windows Embedded Developer Update (WEDU)

The next logical question to ask is: how do these updates get into the Distribution Share? While updates will still be available for download via Embedded Communications Extranet (ECE) and Microsoft OEM Online (MOO) as in XPe, Standard 7 will also offer a new option known as Windows Embedded Developer Update (WEDU).

WEDU allows the developer to automatically download and import updates into the Distribution Share as soon as they become available. WEDU is also able to update to the developer tools, such as Image Configuration Editor. WEDU is available from the Microsoft Download Center, and more information can also be found here.

Windows Update

New for Standard 7 is that it will have the ability to use Windows Update to update devices directly, similar to desktop PCs. In Standard 7 however, this will be an optional feature. Note that Windows Update will require that the device have internet access.

Servicing Directly on the Device: PkgScn and DISM

If your device is not connected to the internet or if you decide you do not want to use Windows Update for any other reason, then there is still an easy solution for servicing: command-line tools that can be run on the device itself. In-depth information on how to use these tools was covered in a previous blog articles: Package Scanner – Command Line Servicing for Windows Embedded, and Updating Your Windows Embedded Standard Image Using DISM.

Service Packs

Unlike XPe, Standard 7 will have the ability to install a Service Pack instead of having to wipe and reload the device. As with Service Packs for desktop PCs, the purpose is to offer all updates up to a point in time rolled up into a single package file.

With the wide array of options for servicing offered in Standard 7, we’re confident that it will be easier than ever before to keep your embedded devices up to date. Thanks for reading this article, and please leave any questions or comments you might have below.

-Matthew

* Updated 7/8/10, to clarify how these fixes are delivered*

I am happy to be blogging about the availability of the first updates for the Windows Embedded Standard 7 product.

The first update on the ECE site, May 2010 Windows Embedded Standard 7 Update,  is a roll up of security updates applicable to Windows Embedded Standard 7 up until May 2010, grouped under a master KB number KB982936:

• KB971468 Vulnerabilities in SMB Server could allow remote code execution
• KB975560  Description of the security update for Quartz: February 9, 2010
• KB977165  Vulnerabilities in Windows kernel could allow elevation of privilege
• KB978251  Vulnerabilities in SMB client could allow remote code execution
• KB972270  Vulnerability in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine could allow remote code execution
• KB974571  Vulnerabilities in CryptoAPI could allow spoofing
• KB975467  Vulnerability in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service could allow denial of service
• KB978601  Description of the security update for Windows Authenticode Signature Verification: April 13, 2010
• KB979309 Description of the security update for Windows Cabinet File Viewer Shell Extension: April 13, 2010
• KB979683  Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel could allow elevation of privilege
• KB980182  Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
• KB980232  Vulnerabilities in SMB client could allow remote code execution
• KB981332  Description of the security update for Visual Basic Scripting (VBScript) 5.8: April 13, 2010
• KB978542 Vulnerability in Outlook Express and Windows Mail could lead to Remote Code Execution

and these two important updates -

• • KB979099  An update is available to remove the application manifest expiry feature from AD RMS clients
  • KB979306  February 2010 cumulative time zone update for Windows operating systems

KB982199 is an update for 64-bit systems which fixes the following issue: CreateProcess fails for 32 bit Applications on Windows Embedded Standard 7 64-bit runtimes when redirection disabled 

These fixes are also available through the new servicing client for the toolkit’s distribution shares, Windows Embedded Developer Update (WEDU). You will find them under the KB numbers KB982936 and KB982199.

The second set of updates that are now available are nine Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Packs, for both 32-bit and 64-bit. The languages are:

• Dutch
• Brazilian
• Turkish
• Portuguese
• Swedish
• Danish
• Norwegian
• Finnish
• Greek

These language packs are live on ECE and will be available shortly through the WEDU client.

- Lynda

The License Assessment Tool for Windows Embedded Standard 7 is a new tool that is developed to help you determine whether your image built with Windows Embedded Standard 7 can be licensed under a selected license SKU: WS7P, WS7E, or WS7C (more info here). The tool is now available to OEMs on the ECE/MOO websites. We are also working on to make it available at the recently launched Windows Embedded Developer Update (WEDU) channel for broader availability. Please watch for that if you are interested.

Here is how it works -

The tool does the SKU assessment by comparing your image, as either an answer file (.xml) or a DISM package output file (.dpo), against the known requirement for that SKU. Most of you are already familiar with the answer file concept. You can get the answer file either on your developer machine (e.g. with the Image Configuration Editor tool), or the target machine where an image is already deployed on. A DPO file is a slightly different concept but very easy to understand. It is basically an XML file where the info of all packages on a deployed image is dumped to. You can either use the DISM command directly or use the batch file DismPackageOutput.bat that locates in the same directory of the tool after it’s installed on your machine. The DISM command will look like this:

%WINDIR%\System32\dism.exe /Format:List /English /Online /Get-Packages > MyImage.dpo

As we know, the smallest addressable unit in a Windows Embedded Standard 7 image is a package. However, the definition of different SKUs is at the feature level. Therefore, there is this challenge to map features to packages precisely. Plus, there are also times where a package is brought into your image as a dependency even though you didn’t intend to bring it in. The challenge is very fundamental and need great effort to solve. Our team is continuing looking at other approaches in future releases. At the meantime, the way the tool works is, if the tool detects (based on the package info) that there is a package that might relate to a feature that differentiate those 3 SKUs available today, you may be asked questions about its usage to ensure a more accurate assessment. In future blogs, I’ll provide more information in this area.

To install the tool, after you download it, you will launch setup.exe to install it on your developer machine. By default, it’ll be installed to this path:

%WINDIR%\Program Files\Windows Embedded Standard 7\Tools

There are 2 prerequisites:

1. Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 or higher. You can download and install the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 from this Microsoft website.
2. Microsoft Report Viewer 2008 or higher. You can download and install the Microsoft Report Viewer 2008 from this Microsoft website.

To launch the tool, once it’s installed, you can go to the shortcut Start->All Programs->Windows Embedded Standard 7 and choose “License Assessment Tool”. The tool can work without any previously released tools of Windows Embedded Standard 7, e.g. Image Configuration Editor (ICE).

An important note that I need to add here is: This tool is provided to you for informational purposes only. For official license information, you want to consult your commercial license agreement with Microsoft or the Microsoft affiliate serving your country.

I’d like to encourage you to use the tool and provide us feedback on how we can make it work better for your needs. Thank you.

- Weijuan

Just this past week, the Windows Embedded Standard 7 Compatible Applications website was completely re-launched with a new design, new documentation, new templates, and refactored templates. Gone is the static HTML view we had in the past; replacing it is a dynamic site that’s searchable and sortable and includes expanding rows to more easily view only the information on the templates that you want and need.

By refactoring many of the templates, we removed unnecessary packages that had little to no impact on the application’s functionality and decreased the footprint needed for the application to install and run. For example, the footprint of the 32-bit Silverlight 4 template was decreased over 350 Megabytes, from 1.36 GB to 1.01GB. Below are all of the templates that we fixed and refactored, making them more efficient & useful to you as a developer

• Adobe Reader 9
• Citrix Offline Plug-in 6
• Citrix XenApp Plugin for Hosted Apps 11
• Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2007
• Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007
• Microsoft Office Visio Viewer 2007
• Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2007
• Microsoft Silverlight 4
• Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007
• Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007
• Symantec Endpoint Protection 11
• Windows Live Mail
• Windows Live Messenger
• Windows Live Photo Gallery
• Windows Live Toolbar
• XNA 3.1 (64bit only)

We also replaced some old templates with new, by removing the JRE 1.5 template and replacing it with 1.6, and removing the old eTrust Antivirus template and putting CA Antivirus 8.1 in its place.

To visit the Compatible Applications website, please visit http://www.windowsembedded.com/standardapplicationtemplates or select “Application Templates” from the “Community” menu in Image Configuration Editor.

- JT

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The July 2010 Security Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows® Embedded Standard 2009 and/or Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded with Service Pack 2, Feature Pack 2007, Update Rollup 1.0 and Service Pack 3.

This security update can be applied directly to runtime images.

The July Security Updates include:

• 2229593 Vulnerability in Help and Support Center Could Allow Remote Code Execution.

If you have questions on accessing the ECE, please email MS Mobile & Embedded Communications Feedback & Support, ECE@microsoft.com.

Thanks,

- Lynda

Technorati Tags: XPe,Standard 2009

The Windows Embedded Standard 7 Compatible Applications website allows developers to quickly and easily ensure that applications will install on run on their target devices without having to do dependency analysis or any of that “hard work”.  Check out the following 2-minute video on why you should use the website and application templates.

 What, Where, and Why? Using the Standard 7 Compatible Application Website

- JT

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The July 2010 Optional Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows® Embedded Standard 2009 and/or Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded with Service Pack 2, Feature Pack 2007, Update Rollup 1.0 and Service Pack 3.

The updates include:

• KB2219597- fix to correct Flash6.ocx not registering correctly on UR1, SP3 and Standard 2009.

• KB22624005 - a configuration setting has been added to the User Interface Core component to automatically hide the desktop taskbar.

• KB2249917- fix to add a missing registry key value in the Netmeeting component.

• KB2249922 - fix to add a missing registry key value in the Microsoft-Windows-HTTP component.

This update also includes additional Japanese fonts, namely the "Meiryo Collection Version 5.00 for Windows XP to increase legibility of characters on LCD screens".

If you have questions on accessing the ECE, please email MS Mobile & Embedded Communications Feedback & Support, ECE@microsoft.com.

Thanks,

- Lynda

The second set of language updates are available on the ECE site and also through the Windows Embedded Developer Update (WEDU) tool.

There are seventeen Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Packs, for 64-bit and 32-bit. The MUI packs are:

• Arabic (Saudi Arabia) Language Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Bulgarian Language Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Chinese (Hong Kong S.A.R.) Language Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Croatian Language Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Czech Language Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Estonian Language Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Hebrew (Israel) Language Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Hungarian Language Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Latvian Language Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Lithuanian Language Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Polish Language Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Romanian Language Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Serbian (Latin) Language Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Slovak Language Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Slovenian Language Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Thai Language Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Ukrainian Language Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7

There are also two Language Interface Packs (LIPs), for 64-bit and 32-bit. The LIPs are:

• Catalan Language Interface Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Hindi (India) Language Interface Pack – Windows Embedded Standard 7

The first set of language updates were released in early July.

- Lynda

As we recently announced on the ECE and MOO sites, we have partnered with Windows Sustained Engineering to deliver Windows Embedded Standard 7 servicing updates. While July marked the first month that Security updates were delivered via Windows Update for Standard 7, August is the first release cycle delivering a significant number of updates.

You may have noticed that the August .Net and Internet Explorer updates are not yet available for Standard 7 on Windows Update or through the Windows Embedded Developer Tool. We are working to correct this, and to add applicability for these updates to Standard 7 in the OEM Cumulative Update Catalog for the monthly supplemental release DVD.

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience while we work through the last of these setup issues for Standard 7 Servicing.

- Gina

The August 2010 Security Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows® Embedded Standard 2009 and/or Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded with Service Pack 2, Feature Pack 2007, Update Rollup 1.0 and Service Pack 3.

This security update can be applied directly to runtime images.

The August Security Updates include:

• 980436 Vulnerabilities in SChannel could allow Remote Code Execution
• 981852 Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel could allow Elevation of Privilege
• 981997 Vulnerability in Movie Maker Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• 982214 Vulnerabilities in SMB Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• 982665 Vulnerability in Cinepak Codec Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• 2079403 Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• 2115168 Vulnerability in Microsoft MPEG Layer-3 Codecs Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• 2160329 Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege
• 2183461 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explore
• 2229593 Vulnerability in Help and Support Center could allow remote code execution
• 2286198 Vulnerability in Windows Shell could allow remote code execution
• 2265906 Vulnerabilities in the Microsoft .NET Common Language Runtime Could Allow Remote Code Execution. This KB solution is comprised of the following KB update packages: KB983582 and KB983583.

If you have questions on accessing the ECE, please email MS Mobile & Embedded Communications Feedback & Support, ECE@microsoft.com.

Thanks,

- Lynda

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With more Embedded Developers running the Windows Embedded Standard 2009 Toolkit on Windows 7 development machines, we are seeing reports of SDI Loader failures with an error listing a path to an INF file. To resolve this issue and run SDI Loader on Windows 7 machines, you can configure SDI Loader to run in Compatibility mode with Windows Vista (Service Pack 1) selected. Please see the detailed steps below:

1. On the Start menu, Right Click on the SDI Loader shortcut
2. Click Properties
3. Click on the Compatibility tab
4. Check the "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" box
5. Select "Windows Vista (Service Pack 1)" from the drop down list
6. Click OK to save your settings and exit the Properties dialog
7. Re-Run the SDI Loader

Figure 2 Click on the Compatibility tab

Figure 3 Check the "Run this program" box and select Vista SP1

Figure 4 Ensure that "Windows Vista (Service Pack 1)" is selected

- Gina

The August 2010 Feature Update for Windows Embedded Standard 2009 is now available on ECE. This update is a collection of out-of-band features and tools and includes:

• Web Services on Devices API for .NET for Windows Embedded Standard 2009

  • The Microsoft Web Services on Devices API for .NET (WSDAPI for .NET) supports the implementation of client-controlled devices and services and device hosts conforming to the Devices Profile for Web Services (DPWS) under .NET Framework technologies. DPWS is a reference specification that assembles and constrains a number of Web Service specifications for typical embedded environments. WSDAPI for .NET can be used for the development of both client and service solutions based on the DPWS stack.

  • This update also includes the Web Services on Devices API for .NET SDK.

• Windows Embedded Standard 2009 SLD Export Tool

  • The Windows Embedded Standard 2009 SLD Export Tool is a power toy designed to help Windows Embedded developers easily search for and update resources in .sld files. The tool exports .sld files to Microsoft Excel where text search and editing can be performed on the data and then exported back to a .sld file. The SLD Export Tool supports the following features:

    • Exporting the following resource types from a .sld file into an Excel workbook:

      • File

      • Registry Key

      • Dependencies

      • Exporting updated Excel file back to a .sld file format

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 for Windows Embedded Standard 2009

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 is Microsoft's comprehensive and consistent programming model for building applications that have visually stunning user experiences, seamless and secure communication, and the ability to model a range of business processes. The .NET Framework 4 works side by side with older Framework versions. Applications that are based on earlier versions of the Framework will continue to run on the version targeted by default.

  • Microsoft.NET Framework 4.0 for Windows Embedded Standard 2009 is a setup component that includes the .NET Framework 4 installer and its required dependencies.

• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Prerequisites for Windows Embedded Standard 2009

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Prerequisites for Windows Embedded Standard 2009 is a macro component that ensures the correct prerequisite dependencies are present on a runtime to support SQL Server 2008 R2 Express -the free edition of SQL Server for powering desktop, web and small server applications.

 - Lynda