EWF, HORM, and Feature Pack 2007

[Michael Bate]

I've been away from XPE development for a few months and am now trying
to create an OS image that utilizes the new HORM/EWF features in Feature
Pack 2007. I have a few questions:

1. There is a new component "Enhanced Write Filter Macro" for which no
help is available. This appears to simply bring in other required
components: EWF, EWF API, EWF NTLDR, EWFMGR (all components are
optinoally included via checkboxes). But it also optionally brings in
two components identified simply as
{E26DDFB1-DD16-4371-A041-42B20E088D82} and
{0D7AE750-8DBB-4DEE-905D-5AC4F115A203}.

Does anyone know what these components are?

2. The help item for Enhanced Write Filter refers you to "EWF Overview
topic in Windows XP Embedded Help" I can find no such topic in the help
file supplied with Feature Pack. Is this supposed to simply refer back
to the pre-Feature Pack topic (which I have found on the Microsoft web
site), or has it been changed for Feature Pack.

3. I am considering using the new File based Enhanced Write Filter. Can
anyone point me to a discussion of how this works (if it works at all)
with HORM?

4. I'm also looking for a general discussion of how EWF and HORM have
been enhanced in Feature Pack. I know I've seen this material, but now
I can't find it.

Thanks in advance,
Michael Bate

 

[Sean Liming \(eMVP\)]

1. There is no EWF Macro component in FP2007. Where is this component
located in the Component Brwser? Did you by any chance download a component
from some? The two GUID components indicate that there is something missing
from your database.
2. The only changes for EWF/HORM is the option for HORM in EWF settings and
EWF API additions to enable and disable HORM.
3. FBWF doesn't work with HORM
4. I have some information on FP2007 features:
http://www.seanliming.com/Articles.html.

Regards,

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
XP Embedded Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded
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[Sean Liming \(eMVP\)]

1. There is no EWF Macro component in FP2007. Where is this component
located in the Component Brwser? Did you by any chance download a component
from some? The two GUID components indicate that there is something missing
from your database.
2. The only changes for EWF/HORM is the option for HORM in EWF settings and
EWF API additions to enable and disable HORM.
3. FBWF doesn't work with HORM
4. I have some information on FP2007 features:
http://www.seanliming.com/Articles.html.

Regards,

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
XP Embedded Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded
SupplementalToolkit