PID and MSDNAA

[Padu]

I'm using the academic version of xpe (which is identical to full version I
believe). Yesterday I was able to finish the first tutorial and for my
surprise, when I booted the xpe, it displayed on the desktop that it was an
evaluation image valid for 90-180 days only.

I've searched for some information and I found out that it doesn't matter if
you have the full licensed product, in order to have a device running
forever, you gotta have a valid PID (and stick it to your product?)

It makes sense for commercial applications, but not for academic
applications. I cannot deploy my robot with an expiration date of 6 months,
my advisor would kill me. Especially because he was pushing linux and I
convinced him to use winxpe.

Anybody with some information on this matter? How do we obtain a PID? Is
there an academic PID?

Thanks

Padu

 

[Scott Figg]

Padu,

I have never heard or seen an academic PID. I think they only way is to
purchase an XPe license (which would include the PID) from a distributor
using this link to find one.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/howtobuy/purchoptions/default.aspx


- Scott Figg

 

[The Rob]

Hi Padu,

AFAIK, you need the full version of XPe.
In the full version of Target Designer there is a field where you enter the
PID from the license sticker (which you purchase from a reseller).

However, if you didn't tweak the run-time image too much, you could always
deploy the pre-FBA image again. The evaluation period starts at first boot
and you would get another 90-180 days to run it...

BR,
Rob

 

[Padu]

Hi Rob,

I am using the full version and I do see the PID field on TD. We got the
full version through our partnership with Microsoft (MSDNAA) and I was
wondering how can we get at least one PID.
I know that this question would be better answered from someone from MS that
deals with MSDNAA, but I don't know who to contact there.

Also, I've heard that individual PIDs are not that expensive (in the $100
order?), and if that's correct, we could purchase one. Although we wasn't
expecting that when we planned using winxpe on our robot.

Padu

"The Rob"

 

[Andy Allred [MS]]

Send your question to the embedded academic folks: WEMAP at microsoft . com.
-andy

 

[Padu]

I did, no reply yet.

Is there a phone# that I can call? If yes, could you please send it to me to
my e-mail: padu (at) merlotti (dot) com

Thanks

Padu

"Andy Allred [MS]

 

[Guest]

I have been doing some poking around to see if I could get a response to
this, but all I have found the solution of purchasing a standard run-time
license (~$85).

I am really impressed that the MSDNAA includes the XPe tools. MSDNAA is a
great program for the academic side of things.

PrestonVW

 

[Padu]

I agree, $85 is a reasonable price and perhaps it would be too bureaucratic
to get it from MSDNAA.
It is a great thing that xpe is on msdnaa, otherwise I'd have to be using
linux right now. I can surely understand MS strategy. While I'm using (and
learning) winxpe at school, here at work I have already suggested my boss to
use it on our next product.

Now, Preston, where did you buy your run-time license?

Padu

"PrestonVW"

 

[KM]

Padu,

Now, Preston, where did you buy your run-time license?

You can contact any of MS official XPe distributors.
E.g., BSquare Corporation, www.bsquare.com.