Optional Updates For POSReady 2009 And POSReady 7, and Some New Features As Well

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*Updated 4/10/12* - added info abut Volume License customers.

The September 2011 Optional Updates are now available on the ECE site for Microsoft® Embedded POSReady 2009 and Windows Embedded POSReady 7. Fixes include:

The list below applies to Windows Embedded POSReady 2009:

KB2487305 – This update fixes the following issue

  • Registry Filter may not start successfully due to timing issues affecting the availability of its ramdisk volume on an Embedded system

The list below applies to Windows Embedded POSReady 7:

KB2607560 – This update fixes the following issue

  • Only 4 installed languages are selectable through Control Panel instead of 5

In addition, there are some new features available for POSReady 7, namely the Enhanced Write Filter Management Tool and the  File-based Write Filter Management Tool:

Enhanced Write Filter Management Tool

  • This out–of-band feature provides an application to monitor and configure the “Enhanced Write Filter (EWF)”. By default the application will start on system start and will register a notification area icon. The settings, however, allow suppressing the automatic starting. The tool can be started with a command line parameter to open either the overview dialog or (for users with administrative privileges) the configuration dialog. If the tool is started with a command line parameter, the tool will exit as soon as the respective dialog is closed.
  • If the tool has registered a tray icon, hovering over the icon will show a tooltip containing the protected volumes. If a command is pending for a volume, it will be shown as well. Left-clicking on the icon or selecting “Status…” from its context menu opens the overview dialog with more detailed information about the file based write filter configuration. Users with administrative privileges or credentials can open the configuration dialog by selecting “Configure…” from the icons context menu.

File-based Write Filter Management Tool

  • This out–of-band feature provides an application to monitor and configure the “File-based Write Filter (FBWF)”. By default the application will start on system start and will register a notification area icon. The settings, however, allow suppressing the automatic starting. The tool can be started with a command line parameter to open either the overview dialog or (for users with administrative privileges) the configuration dialog. If the tool is started with a command line parameter, the tool will exit as soon as the respective dialog is closed.
  • If the tool has registered a tray icon, hovering over the icon will show a tooltip containing the protected volumes. If a command is pending for a volume, it will be shown as well. Left-clicking on the icon or selecting “Status…” from its context menu opens the overview dialog with more detailed information about the file based write filter configuration. Users with administrative privileges or credentials can open the configuration dialog by selecting “Configure…” from the icons context menu.

If you have questions on accessing the ECE, please email MS Mobile & Embedded Communications Feedback & Support, ECE@microsoft.com. ECE is for POSReady 2009 and POSReady7 OEM customers only.

POSReady Volume License customers can get these updates from the Microsoft Download Center:

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