Windows CE, Windows XP Embedded, and Windows Mobile Explained
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There's some confusion among geeks about what the differences are between Windows CE, Windows XP Embedded, and Windows Mobile.
In this video, I talk with Mike Hall and Derek Snyder about these differences, and what I got was a crystal clear explanation. Then Derek goes on to demo a few different Windows Mobile devices just for kicks. One of them was so cool that I actually grabbed it away from him. Yeah - it was that cool.
This is my first Channel 9 video to go up. Hope you like it
In this video, I talk with Mike Hall and Derek Snyder about these differences, and what I got was a crystal clear explanation. Then Derek goes on to demo a few different Windows Mobile devices just for kicks. One of them was so cool that I actually grabbed it away from him. Yeah - it was that cool.
This is my first Channel 9 video to go up. Hope you like it
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The Download button seems to link to the wrong video. It lets you download a different 11-minute interview with Mike Hall.
Thanks
Yeah - the .NET CF pretty much rocks. That's why I wanted to get this video out there - to clear the air about all the different mobile/embedded stuff so that it all makes more sense to devs, thereby making it a little easier to get into using the tech.
I have some more mobile/embedded stuff coming along that I think will be pretty cool.
Thanks for letting us know - it's been fixed.
Agreed. It's great to have Rory on the team!
C
I wonder how I missed out on this announcement until now. Oh well, I am anxous to have a look under the hood! I have an ARM9 mp3 player that I want to hack and use platform builder to install CE 6.
I'm not sure what u called it in the video (HTC?) but over here its called a Dopod 595
http://www.three.com.au/PhoneDetailAction.do?mid=28&mname=Dopod%26nbsp%3B595
You've inspired me Rory
nice to see Mike again =) cool vid Rory
Nice to see you on vid Rory. I hope we see more of you... maybe something on WPF for .net CF next? (how to attach to .net 3.0 WPF services with the CF? )
Keep up the good work!
Sarah
- Mike
Thanks for a great video
Thanks,
Bob Hanson
My style, as you'll see, will change depending on the context.
Sometimes, I'll be in the video with the person I'm interviewing, actually having a conversation. Other times, things will be focused directly on the person/tech/whatever.
It all depends on the situation.
Good Show. Keep shooting and shipping the videos.
Going to see Microsoft's Scott Guthrie in North Dallas after work today.
Robert and Charles did two interviews with Scott that were excellent over a year ago.
You need to get him on Channel 9 again to go over AJAX ASP.NET, LINQ, CSS Control Adapter, and ASP.NET 2.0.
staceyw - yes, you can build and deploy Windows XP Embedded onto PC hardware such as a shuttle box - Windows XP Embedded can be thought of as a componentized version of Windows XP Professional - 9000 drivers, 3000 o/s components, and some embedded specific technologies such as File Based Write Filter, USB Boot and others.
We have some Virtual Labs over on MSDN that will walk you through the process of building and booting a custom Windows XP Embedded operating system image - here's a link - http://msdn.microsoft.com/virtuallabs/winxpembed/
Since Windows XP Embedded is based on Windows XP Pro this means that any existing XP application/driver should work, unmodified on Windows XP Embedded.
- Mike
Your Going Deep series has been my favourite part of C9.. but I gotta say.. Rory Rocks!!! Charles, you better keep tabs on Rory, because he is going to give you a run for your money with the excitement he brings with his interest in Windows Embedded.
Welcome to the world of C9 Rory.. looking forward to your future WCE videos.
Heston
Hey, hholtmann -
Thanks for the compliments, yo
But, to be absolutely clear, Charles and I are a team, and I think we compliment each other really well.
He's more technically competent than I am, and I'm more of a goofball than he is. Together, that somehow makes us a good match. We have common interests, but the stuff we're nuts for doesn't overlap all that much.
Works out really well in the end.
Plus, he's cool to work with
But, again, thank you very much for the compliments. It's nice to be welcomed like this.
Yeah. Together, Mike and Derek do a helluva job on this stuff.
Mike knows the chips inside out, but he's off in TechEd Europe right now, and I don't know if he'll have many chances to log on and check things out here.
I'd list the different chips I know of from memory, but I'm afraid I'd screw something up.
It's a good topic to discuss more deeply in a future video, though. I'll keep it in mind.
Processor support is just one of the areas that developers look at to determine the choice of operating system - operating system size can be another (300kb kernel build for CE 6.0, 40MB XPE min build size), power management, real-time support, driver support etc...
- Mike
cool vid. I think windows mobile is heading in the right direction. I like the going deep style interviews, more tech the better.
One of the best videos I have ever seen on C9. Thanks to Mike Hall, Derek Snyder and Rory ... very well explained !!! Especialy for somebody who needs an overview of the embedded systems without the detalis. (at the moment)
I thought CE was absoluted by Mobile. Now I know Mobile is build on CE, Thanks
It would be nice if there's document out there that is also explaining this subject with same layout as in the video. Just an overview of the differences and the relations between the systems. Maybe there is already one?
Rory maybe just one tip: Zoming in a little more would be nice when somebody showing these gizmo's or other objects
Keep up the good work.
- Bill
sir,
i want dealer for windows embedded xp software.Also we need ur guidance for selecting OS installable flash ROM. we need minimum of 5gb ROM. so only we need embedded xp.
Thank u in advance,
sridevi.
I am new in C# and trying to support an existing application. There is an application developed in Window CE. I would like to run this application in Windows XP.
How to migrated Window CE application to Windows XP?
Thanks in advance.
could you please fix it up
Thank you
I would really like to watch this video. It's getting good reviews. It will not run for me.
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hope to get more n more..
I love the CE. My mom bakes it all nice an warm in the oven. XP ate my sister and 3.54 gig hertz was way washing any other standard. Thanks for the vid; i will put it with my Jurassic Park collection.
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