Automatically Upgrading Components

Windows XP Embedded Target Designer can be set to upgrade the components in a configuration automatically when the configuration is opened. When Windows XP Embedded Target Designer upgrades a component, it replaces it with the newest revision or version of that component that exists in the component database. You can have Windows XP Embedded Target Designer always prompt the user for confirmation before performing the upgrade.

This can apply to components for which new revisions exist in the database, or components for which new versions exist in the database, or both.

Note After a component in a configuration is upgraded, previous run-time image builds of this configuration may be not repeatable.

To upgrade components automatically after first confirming with the user

From the Tools menu in Windows XP Embedded Target Designer, choose Options.
In the Options dialog box, select the Advanced tab.
Select the Ask for confirmation before opening an upgradable configuration check box.
Choose OK.

To upgrade components automatically without first confirming with the user

In Windows XP Embedded Target Designer, open the configuration.
In the configuration editor, choose Settings directly under the configuration node.
In the details pane, under Configuration Update and Refresh Settings, choose Show.
To upgrade components automatically to their latest revisions, select the Automatic component refresh check box.

When this option is selected, any component that Windows XP Embedded Target Designer cannot locate in the database when it searches for new revisions is automatically disabled. To prevent components from being disabled, select the Activate auto-refresh failures check box.
To upgrade components automatically to their latest versions, select the Automatic component upgrade check box.

Automatically Upgrading Components

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