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Old October 9th, 2008, 06:38 PM   #16 (permalink)
whumphrey
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The issue with XP Embedded is that its too "hardware specific".
Well I don't see this as an issue as this is by design!
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You cannot make a generic image file that works on all machines. Someone can correct me if I am wrong. Starting from the core drivers everything needs to be just right, if you screw up even a little bit, it will crash entirely. The reason is there are just way... too many hardware out there.
Correct however this would not be for a "generic" image as that would:
A) Be Illegal
B) Pointless of having XPe

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Unless someone starts selling CarPC with specific hardware and make XP embedded for it, people will have to struggle making their own solution.
Correct, but incorrect in the fact that I had no issues building my own XPe image!

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Saying all this, I am still keeping my eye on this thread to see what develops. I myself would love to give it another go at XPE.
What you waiting for? Download the trail in my post on how to use XPe in a virtual image and star playing

--me
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