XP embedded studio download?!

[Ralph A. Schmid, DK5RAS]

Hi!

We are using a legal copy of the MS XP embedded studio, which has not
been used for more than two years or so. Now we have to change our
existing image, due to hardware changes, and to be up to date we would
like to use the latest version.
Is it correct that downloading the evaluation version and activating
it with the purchased key turns the thing into a full featured
installation?
And is the only way to get the whole thing up starting the download
from the machine I want to install it to? My problem is, in the office
the connection to the MS servers is a real PITA, slow, always
disconnecting, while my private broadband connection at home works
just fine with MS; but the computer I need to install it is in the
office

Any help is welcome!

With best regards

Ralph.

 

[KM]

Ralph,

We are using a legal copy of the MS XP embedded studio, which has not
been used for more than two years or so. Now we have to change our
existing image, due to hardware changes, and to be up to date we would
like to use the latest version.
Is it correct that downloading the evaluation version and activating
it with the purchased key turns the thing into a full featured
installation?

No, I don't believe this is true. You have to download the full version to be able to build production runtimes.
Eval versions of XPe toolkit do not have activation feature.

And is the only way to get the whole thing up starting the download
from the machine I want to install it to? My problem is, in the office
the connection to the MS servers is a real PITA, slow, always
disconnecting, while my private broadband connection at home works
just fine with MS; but the computer I need to install it is in the
office

If you purchases XPe toolkit, you should be able to requests XPE CDs from your XPe distributor.

 

[Ralph A. Schmid, DK5RAS]

If you purchases XPe toolkit, you should be able to requests XPE CDs from your XPe distributor.

Yes, I tried this, but they have no clue what I want :/

Anyway, I found out is is enough to use the old version and install
the actual service pack.

Ralph.

 

[KM]

Ralph,

Yes, I tried this, but they have no clue what I want :/

Sounds wierd. If you don't have any luck with them, try another distributor. E.g., BSquare Corp. (www.bsquare.com). Those guys will
know what you're going to talk about for sure.

Anyway, I found out is is enough to use the old version and install
the actual service pack.

Yup, that should work just fine as long as you have original non-eval RTM or SP1 CDs (or already installed version) and you
downloaded non-eval version of the service pack and/or feature pack.