Windows Embedded Standard 2009

Windows Embedded Standard 2009 is the second release of XP Embedded. A rich set of tools allows you to build a fully customized version of Windows XP Professional. Being split into over 13.000 components Windows Embedded Standard 2009 offers highest flexibility in terms of customizability and security because you can choose which parts of Windows should be included and which not.

Image Build Process

WES2009ImageBuildProcess

The Windows Embedded Standard 2009 image is build on a development machine using the Target Designer tool.
At first you need to retrieve the hardware information from the device with a tool called TAP.exe.
The output of this tool can be imported into Target Designer. After the import you can build the image according to your needs.
Target Designer will then build your image – this image can then be copied to the target device.
After that the target device can boot your image.

Licenses and Toolkit

Licensenumber Description Notes
7WT-00011 Windows Embedded Standard 2009 Runtime License Each device needs one license
5CA-00005 Windows Embedded Standard 2009 Target Designer Toolkit to create your Windows Embedded Standard 2009 images – only needed once 
Per toolkit you have 2 free support cases included!

Availability and Support

Available End of Mainstream Support End of Extended Support
08.01.2024 14.01.2014 08.01.2019