A big thanks to everyone who joined us for our last chat session on October 16th! If you weren’t able to make it, you can now read the full transcript of the chat on the MSDN site here . We were happy to have one of our MVP experts, Brad Combs , join us to focus on this month's topic around how to use ImageX and WIM files to deploy Windows XP Embedded. We ended up answering around 45 questions in total...

In August we blogged about a new process we were implementing of releasing optional updates in the same month as the componentized security updates. The October 2007 optional supplement update is now available on the ECE site for Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded Service Pack 2, Feature Pack 2007, and Update Rollup 1.0. This update is purely optional and may or may not apply to your image. This Update...

Got 1 minute to waste? Good. Below is a screenshot from a Live Image search using a popular set of words or phrase without quotes, that is well known to XP Embedded users . As you can see, almost none of those pics returned looks like anything related to XPe, but some of those outfits look great don't they? Ahem, not that I would know anything about fashion. Only the last pic in the list of top...

If you're a Raymond Chen fan and enjoy hearing about Windows lore, did you know he's compiled some of his best stuff into a book ? It's almost time for the holidays, you know...(hint hint). The nice thing about Raymond is he speaks the truth, especially about the culture in Microsoft and what can sometimes be inane to you or me but is someone's pet project that demands you to follow the letter of the...

The Microsoft Developer Division has unveiled a web site for the software testing community. The site, found at http://msdn.com/testercenter , is intended to “provide a community where software testers can share knowledge and learn from each other”. Cool, I’ve already got it bookmarked <grin> Earlier we blogged about the Test forum this same group had launched for all discussions related to...

Here's a great anecdote " Larry and the Ping of Death " from Larry Osterman, if you're not subscribed then I recommend it, he's up there with the likes of Raymond Chen when it comes to 'old school' with great stories to tell. - Andy Technorati Tags: Xpe

Technorati Tags: Xpe Recently, a coworker asked if there were any “resources to help high-school students to develop their skills and passions” for computers. Some time ago, I had come across the book Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software , by Charles Petzold which is, as far as I know, the only book that provides the layperson a perspective on what computers and coding is...

The October 2007 Windows XP Embedded Monthly Security Updates are now available on the Mobile & Embedded Communications Extranet (ECE) for Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded Service Pack 2, Feature Pack 2007, and Update Rollup 1.0. This supplement includes updates for both the Desktop QFE Installer (DQI) Tool and the Component Database. The following updates are included in this release – please...

Our XPe Forums have been running well since its launch last Nov. Thank you for contributing and sharing. Here I’d like to take a moment to remind you to mark the post as “helpful” or “answered”. - When you read through the posts, if you think the post is helpful, please click the blue “ Yes ” button right under the post title. - For the person who posts the original question, if you think...

A number of partners and customers have expressed confusion over knowing how to ensure their database is up to date with the latest security updates- especially if they are installing the product from scratch. Often communications refer to updates as "being rolled" into other updates- what does this mean? Essentially it means that every new database security update release includes any and all previous...

Great presentation by Herb Sutter at Northwest C++ User’s Group (NW CCP) October meeting on latency & hardware architectures. He starts out talking about Apollo space hardware; I think you will enjoy and get a lot out of watching the video. The slides are also available here . Herb’s own take on the presentation is: “This is a talk I wish I'd been able to attend years ago. Consider making this...

Last week Microsoft announced the winners of the 2007 Microsoft Vendor Program (MSVP) Excellence Awards. There is the Service Award, Diversity Award, Quality Award, Value Award, Technology Award and more. This year’s six winners — Grubb & Ellis Management Services Inc., MV Transportation Inc., LCJ EEIG, HP, Infineon Technologies AG and Kelly Services Inc. — were chosen from among the more than...