Minimum Boot & Shell

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Steven

I'm pretty new to the whole embedded development area. I'm working on
a project, which initially CE.NET seemed better suiter, then due to
restrictions in the .NET Compact Framework we've had to move to XP
Embedded. Could anybody point me to a tutorial(s) that would allow me
to have the following

Limited display during image boot (ideally just a black screen)

When image has booted - i wish to run a .NET application. at the
minute, a shortcut to this is in the startmenu/startup. but i would
like to do without the windows shell (if posible) and have the
application start from regisrty - ie no windows gui features (the
application runs in fullscreen - and is controled via RF remote / RF
reciever using com port)

I hope this is all clear -

S
 
Steven,
Limited display during image boot (ideally just a black screen)
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Use /noguiboot switch in boot.ini.
When image has booted - i wish to run a .NET application. at the
minute, a shortcut to this is in the startmenu/startup. but i would
like to do without the windows shell (if posible) and have the
application start from regisrty - ie no windows gui features (the
application runs in fullscreen - and is controled via RF remote / RF
reciever using com port)
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Go with a custom shell app (this has been done with .Net apps as well so
don't expect many problems on the way).
Learn how to make your own custom shell here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnxpesp1/html/tchDifferentShellsForDifferentUsers.asp

KM
 
KM,

MAny thanks for the replay - i think i've tomorrows work laid out for
me.

I had tried using the /noguiboot switch, but it didn't seem to be
making a difference. i think this is due to how i'm currently
developing (two hard disks - disk1 XP Prof / disk 2 XPE). So i will
try running XPE without using boot.ini from c:\. I can assume that
/noguiboot keeps the display black from the bios screen to the startup
of XPE.

Again, many thanks

Steven
 
Hi Steven,

No matter how many windows-es you have as long as you use right entry in right boot.ini file.
Make sure that you modify boot.ini file on boot disk.

Best regards,
Slobodan
 
Steven,

As Slobodan pointed out you have only one *valid* boot.ini which is on system partition (the one marked active and boot and with
ntldr on it).
Make sure you set /noguiboot switch for the proper ARC path that is responsible for booting the XPe image in your dev environment.
 
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