Is it possible to obtain FP2007 as a installation CD from Microsoft?

[steves]

We purchased our XP embedded toolset quite some time ago, and the disk
I have is SP1.
This means that if I have to reinstall, I install the Tools, then the
database, then upgrade the tools and database to SP2, then update the
tools and database to FP2007.

I tried calling Microsoft Replacement parts, and was told "FP2007 is
download only". I called our OEM distributor, where we buy our
licenses, and was told "We don't sell that kind of thing here".
Does anyone know if I can buy an updated set of installation CD(s)
that will let me directly install the FP2007 installs without all of
that rigamarole.

Or maybe it is possible to "slipstream" it?


Thanks

SteveS
stevesATeyeDASHimagingDOTcom

 

[Graham Dunn]

We purchased our XP embedded toolset quite some time ago, and the disk
I have is SP1.
This means that if I have to reinstall, I install the Tools, then the
database, then upgrade the tools and database to SP2, then update the
tools and database to FP2007.

I tried calling Microsoft Replacement parts, and was told "FP2007 is
download only". I called our OEM distributor, where we buy our
licenses, and was told "We don't sell that kind of thing here".
Does anyone know if I can buy an updated set of installation CD(s)
that will let me directly install the FP2007 installs without all of
that rigamarole.

Or maybe it is possible to "slipstream" it?

I just purchased XP Embedded Studio with FP2007 from bsquare.com. It
comes as a bunch of CDs. You still have to install SP1, then SP2, then
FP2007.


Graham

 

[steves]

I just purchased XP Embedded Studio with FP2007 from bsquare.com. It
comes as a bunch of CDs. You still have to install SP1, then SP2, then
FP2007.

Graham

Ouch!

Thanks for responding.

Steve

 

[KM]

Steve,

FP2007 is just a feature pack on the top of SP2. Any feature pack is going to be released the same way.
The hope is that any next SP release may be distributed as one single install piece. However, I doubt that - the effort to make one
database install for all SPs is quite big and may not worth it.

Not sure why you wanted to r-install everything? Your SP1 (if non-eval) install is still valid and all you have to do is to install
SP2 on the top and then the FP2007 upgrade.
Please backup the database first, of course.