MSDN Subscription: Target Designer?

[Mike]

I have an MSDN subscription and am trying to figure out how to create a
Windows XP Embedded image for a set top box. I read on MS site that I need
to get the Target Designer to do this which ships with Windows XP Embedded.
I figured XP Embedded would be available using the subscriber downloads off
the MSDN subscriber site but it does not seem to be. Am I missing something
here? Do I have to buy a copy of XPe to do test development with it?? Web
links to more info would be greatly appreciated if you already know the
answer to this. I've been looking through the msdn site and googling for
information this afternoon to no avail.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Mike

 

[Gordon Smith \(eMVP\)]

I have an MSDN subscription and am trying to figure out how to create
a Windows XP Embedded image for a set top box. I read on MS site
that I need to get the Target Designer to do this which ships with
Windows XP Embedded. I figured XP Embedded would be available using
the subscriber downloads off the MSDN subscriber site but it does not
seem to be. Am I missing something here? Do I have to buy a copy of
XPe to do test development with it?? Web links to more info would be
greatly appreciated if you already know the answer to this. I've
been looking through the msdn site and googling for information this
afternoon to no avail.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Mike

I don't believe it's part of MSDN. You can either download it or get an
eval copy sent to you for free from one of the embedded distributors.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/howtobuy/xp/default.aspx

I work for one of those distributors. Feel free to drop me an email and
I'll make sure you get a copy.

 

[Mike]

OK, I did find this on google groups:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...8&oe=UTF-8&q=xp+embedded+target+designer+msdn

That is dated in 2002... said it was available in November. OK, so....
WHERE is it?? I don't see XP Embedded under platforms, i dont see the
Target Designer or anything that says "XP Embedded" on it under the SDK
heading.... Am I overlooking something? Is this available to MSDN
subscribers or not? Please let me know. Thank-you!

Mike

 

[Gordon Smith \(eMVP\)]

I don't believe it's part of MSDN. You can either download it or get
an eval copy sent to you for free from one of the embedded
distributors.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/howtobuy/xp/default.aspx

I work for one of those distributors. Feel free to drop me an email
and I'll make sure you get a copy.

BTW: Here is the download link.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...f0-a931-4a5e-aaef-08f1cd4b0a80&DisplayLang=en

 

[Mike]

Gordon:

Thanks for your help. I actually went ahead and just started downloading
the eval edition after I read your last post. Just to confirm: I can make
WinXP Embedded images with this, etc? Basically, I have set top box
software I have developed/am developing for Windows XP, and want to test it
in XP Embedded for the release version. I know very little about XPe, so I
want to download it, make some test images and load them on the development
STBs I have, and figure out how to use a lot of this in the next couple of
days hopefully.

Mike

 

[Gordon Smith \(eMVP\)]

Yes - it is a fully functional toolkit. The limitations are that the
toolkit will blow up in N days and the images you create will blow up in N
days.

Feel free to contact me if I can help.

--Gordon Smith (eMVP)