Get Started with Standard 8 (Standard 8)

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7/8/2014

Learn how to install the Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) toolset before evaluating or using Standard 8.

Introduction

You use the Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) tools to select features that you want in your Standard 8 OS image and install that image on a device. The primary tools used to select features for your OS image are Image Configuration Editor (ICE) and Image Builder Wizard (IBW). You can use Module Designer (MOD) to define a reusable package of functionality that you can include in your OS.

  • IBW is the fastest, easiest way to build an image. You run IBW directly on your device to select the features you want in your OS image, automatically identify drivers that your device requires, and install your OS image on your device.
  • ICE runs on your development computer, and you use it to choose the functionality you want in your image. ICE provides the most flexibility and control when configuring a Standard 8 image.
  • Module Designer runs on your development computer, and you use it to add files and programs and specify how these files are installed on the device. After you create a custom module, you can import the module directly into ICE or IBW and include it in your OS image.

Lab Exercise Purpose

This preparatory lab walks you through the process to install the tools on your device so that you can evaluate and use Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8).

Overview of Steps

Install the Standard 8 tools on your development computer. If your device is unable to boot from a DVD drive, you will also create USB boot media that can be used in place of the Standard 8 Image Builder Wizard (IBW) disk.

  • Step 1: Install the Standard 8 Tools on Your Development Computer
    Install the Standard 8 tools on your development computer.
  • Step 2: (Optional) Create USB Boot Media for Your Device
    If your device does not have a DVD drive, create USB boot media that you can use to boot and access the Standard 8 tools from your device.

Prerequisites

To perform the steps in this exercise, the following are required:

Required Hardware

Your development computer and your device must meet the minimum hardware requirements:

Required Software

The following software is required:

  • The Windows Embedded 8 Standard Toolkit disk
  • If your device can boot from a DVD drive: The Standard 8 Bootable IBW disk appropriate for the architecture (x86 or x64) of your device.
  • If your device cannot boot from a DVD drive, you will need a 8 gigabyte (GB) minimum USB flash drive that you can format.

Required Lab Exercises or Knowledge

No other lab exercises must be completed before you begin this lab exercise.

Step 1: Install the Standard 8 Tools on Your Development Computer

In this step you will install the Standard 8 tools on your development computer from a DVD.

To install the Standard 8 tools on your development computer

  1. Select the Windows Embedded 8 Standard Toolkit DVD disk and insert it into the DVD drive on your development computer. The Standard 8 Toolkit Setup Wizard should appear. If it doesn’t start automatically, run <DVD DRIVE:>\Setup.exe to begin setup.

  2. Follow the instructions in the Standard 8 Setup Wizard to install the toolkit that matches the architecture (x86 or AMD64) of your device (not your development computer). Do one of the following:

    • If you only intend to deploy a 32-bit OS image to your device:
      • Use the default settings throughout the wizard.
    • If you intend to deploy a 64-bit OS image to your device:
      1. On the Choose Setup Type page, select Custom, and then click Next.
      2. On the Custom Setup page, in the Catalogs list, click the AMD64 Catalog drop-down arrow, and then click Entire feature will be installed on local hard drive
      3. On the Custom Setup page, click Next.
      4. On the Ready to Install page, click Install to begin installation.

Additional Information

For more information about the installation media available for Standard 8, see Standard 8 Media.

Step 2: (Optional) Create USB Boot Media for Your Device

If your device cannot boot from a DVD drive, you can use USB flash media instead. In this step, you will configure a USB flash drive that you can use instead of a bootable IBW DVD. ICE automatically configures your USB flash drive to be bootable if it is not already bootable.

To copy IBW to your USB flash drive

  1. Attach your USB flash drive to your development computer.

  2. On the development computer, choose Start, point to All Programs, click Windows Embedded 8 Standard, and then click Image Configuration Editor. Image Configuration Editor (ICE) opens.

  3. On the ICE main menu, click Tools, click Create Media, and then click Create IBW Image with full Catalog.

  4. On the UAC prompt, click yes to start the media creator wizard.

  5. In the Windows Embedded Media Creator window, under Select Catalog:, enter or browse to the catalog that you want to use.

  6. Select the architecture of your device (x86 or AMD64) from the Architecture: list.

  7. Select the OS version that you would like to install from the OS Version: list.

  8. Click Next.

  9. Select Publish to USB flash drive.

  10. In the drop down box, select your USB flash drive, and then click Create Media.

  11. ICE displays a warning that all data on your USB drive will be erased. Click Yes to continue.

  12. ICE erases all data on the USB drive and formats the USB drive. If the USB drive is not bootable, ICE automatically configures the USB drive to be bootable. ICE then copies the files required to run IBW to you USB flash drive.

  13. When the media creation process is complete, click Close.

Additional Information

See DiskPart Technical Reference for more information about the DiskPart command.

Conclusion

After completing this lab, you will have the tools installed on your development computer that you need to create a Standard 8 OS image that you can install on your device.

If your device cannot be booted from a DVD, you will also have a bootable USB flash drive that can be configured to install a Standard 8 image on your device.

The next lab walks you through installing a Standard 8 image on your device using Image Builder Wizard (IBW)

See Also

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