Driver Difference Between WinXP, XP Embedded and WinCE

[Eric_Ma]

Hi,
We have been using WinCE for some time. Now we are considering to use WinXP
Embeded. But we have few knowledge about WinXP Embeded, Could you please help
to provide us some comments on the following question?
1. Can we directly use the device drivers for general WinXP in XP Embeded?
or only a little changes are needed?
2. Can we use the device drivers for WinCE in XP Embeded? If not, are there
a lot of changes to be done on WinCE drivers?

Thanks.
Eric Ma

 

[Sean Liming \(MVP\)]

1. Yes. XPE is XP Pro broken down into components. Any application or driver
that runs under XP Pro will run on XPe so long as you have the right
features in the imege.
2. As far as I know, the answer is no. WinCE and WinXP are different
architectures. There is a possiblity to take advantage of the new user mode
driver model, but you will have to lok this one up.

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Regards,

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

 

[Eric_Ma]

Hi Sean,

Thank you for your help.

BR,
Eric Ma

1. Yes. XPE is XP Pro broken down into components. Any application or driver
that runs under XP Pro will run on XPe so long as you have the right
features in the imege.
2. As far as I know, the answer is no. WinCE and WinXP are different
architectures. There is a possiblity to take advantage of the new user mode
driver model, but you will have to lok this one up.

--
Regards,

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