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General Windows® Embedded Compact 7 Downloads
| 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. |
Whitepapers about Windows® Embedded Compact 7
Windows® Embedded Compact 7 Licensing
There are several SKUs (licenses) available for Windows® Compact 7. The licenses are language independent.
A license stickers (COA) must be attached on every system. It can be sticked somewhere inside the system.
| Microsoft SKU# | Description | EOL |
|---|---|---|
| 814-00345 | Windows® Embedded Compact 7 Platform Builder English DVD with Visual Studio 2008 Professional | 2026 |
| TNA-00022 | Windows® Embedded Compact 7: C7E (Embedded, no Media Player, no IE, no RDP, no Office Viewers, no vertical restrictons) | 2026 |
| 884-00364 | Windows® Embedded Compact 7: C7P (Professional, full version, no vertical restrictons) | 2026 |
| ZH5-00040 | Windows Embedded Compact 7: C7NR (vertical restricton: only for portable navigation devices) | 2026 |
| 9CQ-00048 | Windows Embedded Compact 7: C7G (vertical restricton: only for consumer internet media devices like SetTopBoxes and portable media players) | 2026 |
| 9CQ-00050 | Windows Embedded Compact 7: C7K (vertical restricton: only for network projector devices) | 2026 |
| na | Windows Embedded Compact 7: C7T (vertical restricton: only for thin client devices) | na |