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Why is there no Compact 7 Core and Core Plus license SKU any more?

This was a Microsoft decision to make the C7NR Core version only available for portable navigation devices. Licenses without any vertical restrictions are only C7E and C7P.

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	Document	Description
	WEC7 Datasheet	Quick Fact Sheet about Windows® Embedded Compact 7 in general.
	WEC7 Overview	Good overview presentation about WEC7 with new features and tools.
	WEC7 Product Training	Windows Embedded Compact 7 Overview Presentation, including marketing and business training as well as technical and feature training
	WEC7 Runtime Comparison	License Runtime Comparison and a list of all components in Windows® Embedded Compact 7.
	CE Shared Source Program	Information about the Shared Source Program for Windows® CE. Quantity limits, advantages and rights to use the Premium Shared Source.
	CE Total Cost Of Development	Independent analysis about an Embedded System Total Cost Of Development. Windows® CE vs. Embedded Linux.
	Windows CE Real-Time	Windows® CE 4.2 Real-Time analysis from 3SOFT, Germany. Attention: Memory model in CE 6.0 changed. Real-Time kernel data remains more or less the same.
	.NET Compact Framework	Overview about the .NET Compact Framework inclusive Version 2.0.
	Gateways Whitepaper	A whitepaper about network gateways built with Windows® CE 4.2.
	IP SetTop Box Whitepaper	A whitepaper about IP SetTop Boxes built with Windows® CE 4.2 or XP Embedded.

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Whitepapers about Windows® Embedded Compact 7

	Description
	A Sample Application Tutorial Using Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools
	Add an Existing Window Control to a Silverlight for Windows Embedded Application
	Bluetooth Architecture Overview
	BSP Porting Guide for Windows Embedded Compact 7
	Build Porting Guide for Windows Embedded Compact 7
	Building Connected Devices in Windows Embedded Compact 7
	Deploying Applications on a Windows Embedded Compact OS with Security Loader
	Developing an Operating System Design
	Embedding Fonts in Silverlight for Windows Embedded
	Expression Blend and Silverlight for Windows Embedded
	Extending Windows Embedded Compact 7 Media Library with a Media Parser Plug-In
	Getting Started with Virtual CEPC
	Handling Events in Silverlight for Windows Embedded
	High Confidence Computing With The New Windows Embedded Compact 7
	Implementing Your Device Driver
	Improving Performance in Rich User Interfaces for Embedded Systems
	Inside MTP Responder
	MTP Responder Deployment Guide
	Performance Tuning Guide for Silverlight for Windows Embedded
	Planning Your Device Driver
	Silverlight for Windows Embedded Developer's Guide
	Silverlight for Windows Embedded Graphics and Rendering Pipeline
	The Basics of Bringing up a Hardware Platform
	What's New in Platform Builder
	Window Compositor Developer's Guide
	Window Compositor Graphics Performance Tuning Guide
	Windows Embedded Compact 7 Build Process
	Windows Embedded Compact 7 Extensible Platform to Power Dynamic User Experiences
	Windows Embedded Compact 7 Improving Your Build Process
	Windows Embedded Compact 7 Integrated Development Environment Build Process
	Windows Embedded Compact 7 Multimedia Features
	Windows Embedded Compact 7 Symmetric Multiprocessing Guide
	Windows Embedded CTK User Guide

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Windows® Embedded Compact 7 Licensing

There are several SKUs (licenses) available for Windows® Compact 7. The licenses are language independent.

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