Creating an OS Design
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8/27/2008
You can create and configure your OS design using the Windows Embedded CE OS Design Wizard. Through a series of interactive dialog boxes, the wizard allows you to perform the following tasks.
- Choose a preconfigured BSP.
- Select a base design template for your OS design.
- Select some initial OS Catalog items.
After you choose your initial settings, the Windows Embedded CE OS Design Wizard sets up the environment with files that support the OS design based on the design template you selected.
The Catalog items included in your OS design depend on the design template that you select.
You can build any of the following:
- A system with only a kernel and little more
- A system with a complex graphical user interface (UI) and preinstalled applications
- A system with a kernel and some, but not all, of the available interfaces and applications
For information about all included Windows Embedded CE OS design templates, see Design Template Selection.
See Also
Tasks
How to Use the IDE to Create, Customize, and Build a Run-Time Image
Concepts
Board Support Package Integration
OS Design Template Options
Additional Applications and Media Catalog Items
Additional Networking and Communications Catalog Items
Design Template Selection