I wanted to have a taste of the newly installed WEC 7. The first thing that any Windows Embedded Developer on seeing the new release would do is to try and build something and test. It would have been good to have the shared source with the evaluation version.
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But it clearly indicated that the evaluation version would not have the shared source code and only the retail version would have the shared source code. However with the Windows Embedded Compact 7 this is no more an optionįailing to locate the shared source code, I tried to customize my WEC7 installation to get it.
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In the Windows CE 6.0 Platform Builder Evaluation version, there was an option to install the PRIVATE shared source code instantly. The shared source code has through the years helped us understand CE better and also customize it better. One exciting feature of the Windows Embedded CE has been the offer of shared source code. From the outset there was not much to feel very different about. The target connection windows and tools had a new look. It feels more like 2005 (atleast as far as Platform Builder is concerned). The Visual Studio 2008 does not look very different. However the installation time was close to 20 hours or so on a slow connection. The executable started the installation and performed the entire installation by downloading the required files from the web. I expected another BIG-LONG download of an ISO Image. The first step was to register with MS using the following link Once the VS2008 was installed, I started the WEC 7 installation. I went ahead with the VS2008 SP1 installation from I downloaded the VS2008 from the following link and installed it I tried to do a few things with the WEC7 and this blog is a capture of my first-hand experience with the WEC7 installation and buildġ.Installation of Visual Studio 2008 and VS2008 SP 1Ģ.Installation of Windows Embedded Compact 7 Microsoft came out with the RTM (Release to Manufacture) Version of the Windows Embedded Compact 7 in the first week of March. The Windows Embedded Compact 7 is there for everyone to test. Windows Embedded Compact 7: RTM–First Look