tomthomas78
07-09-2005, 09:27 PM
Anyone please tell me where i can download and get TAP.exe. I dont have
installation for the embedded utilities.
Thanks
TOm
Sean Liming \(eMVP\) Wrote:
> Derek,
>
> The first target machine I tried XPe with was a generic Pentium 200
> MMX.
> After the first attempt, I scrapped it and have been using PIII or
> greater
> ever since. Older machines are going to have quirky issues because of
> the
> changes in technology. If a target machine can run Windows XP or 2000
> there
> is a good chance that it will run XPe / WinPE.
>
> Regards,
>
> Sean
>
>
> "derek laufenberg" <laufen1255@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:cpGPa.95788$Io.8250914@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> > Thanks for the reply Sean,
> >
> > Its an old HP-Vectra I was using as a test system. I've since
> scrapped it
> > so I don't waste any more time with it. The date on the boot bios
> was
> 96...
> > I don't have XP Pro, I'm using Win 2000 for my development system.
> >
> > Derek
> > "Sean Liming (eMVP)" <sean_liming@msn.com> wrote in message
> > news:#On6zXNRDHA.1724@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > Derek,
> > >
> > > It would be interesting to note who the PC manufacturer is and what
> BIOS
> +
> > > version is used. I haven't found a PC that will not boot WinPE.
> > >
> > > Have you tried installing XP Professional from CD-ROM? If you
> install XP
> > > Pro, you can than run TAP.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Sean Liming
> > > www.a7eng.com
> > > Author: Windows NT Embedded Step-By-Step and XP Embedded Advanced.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "derek laufenberg" <laufen1255@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > > news:O5G9J5jQDHA.1560@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > Hi David, and everyone
> > > >
> > > > Getting a "bare bones" system up and running is just what I'm
> trying
> to
> > > do.
> > > > Does changing the boot media really change the allowed use or
> lack of
> > it?
> > > > To be honest, I didn't ready the agreement - does anyone? :)
> > > >
> > > > I tried TA first but the resulting description wasn't good
> enough.
> TAP
> > > does
> > > > a much better job. I guess I'm getting frustrated with XPe
> tools.
> Just
> > > for
> > > > comparision, on this same test box it took 30 minutes to setup
> Linux,
> 20
> > > > minutes to get FreeBSD running and so far 2 days and no luck with
> XPe
> or
> > > > WinPE.
> > > >
> > > > The funny thing is this box will boot the Linux and Freebsd's
> install
> > CD's
> > > > no problem, but won't with the XPe boot CD. Any ideas on that?
> I'll
> > take
> > > a
> > > > look at the CD boot signatures and see what the difference is.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the the help.
> > > >
> > > > Derek
> > > >
> > > > "David Reed" <davreed@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:0d4701c340f7$85d78660$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> > > > > This is not supported by the XPe team or MS. WinPE is a
> > > > > different product SKU than XP EMbedded, and has different
> > > > > licensing and setup requirements.
> > > > >
> > > > > The XPe team put a copy of WinPE on the Eval CD ROM to
> > > > > assist with getting "bare bones" computers up and running
> > > > > with XP Embedded images.
> > > > >
> > > > > I would run TA.exe from a MS DOS floppy to get
> > > > > a "starter" hardware profile for your target image. This
> > > > > is usually the best approach for systems that lack CD ROM
> > > > > boot support.
> > > > >
> > > > > David
> > > > >
> > > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > > >Hi everyone,
> > > > > >My target/test box won't boot the XPE cdrom so I wanted
> > > > > to put WinPE on a HD
> > > > > >which I could boot on the target box. Here is what I
> > > > > did:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >1) Copied the XPE files and directory to my harddrive.
> > > > > >2) Copied/renamed SETUPLDR.BIN to ntldr on the root
> > > > > directory.
> > > > > >3) Remove HD from dev machine and put it in target.
> > > > > >4) Power on target.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >This seems to sort of work, but it stops with an error
> > > > > 18 -
> > > > > >File \$WIN_NT$.~BT\system32\biosinfo.inf could not be
> > > > > loaded.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Any ideas or suggestions?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Derek
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >.
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
--
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installation for the embedded utilities.
Thanks
TOm
Sean Liming \(eMVP\) Wrote:
> Derek,
>
> The first target machine I tried XPe with was a generic Pentium 200
> MMX.
> After the first attempt, I scrapped it and have been using PIII or
> greater
> ever since. Older machines are going to have quirky issues because of
> the
> changes in technology. If a target machine can run Windows XP or 2000
> there
> is a good chance that it will run XPe / WinPE.
>
> Regards,
>
> Sean
>
>
> "derek laufenberg" <laufen1255@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:cpGPa.95788$Io.8250914@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> > Thanks for the reply Sean,
> >
> > Its an old HP-Vectra I was using as a test system. I've since
> scrapped it
> > so I don't waste any more time with it. The date on the boot bios
> was
> 96...
> > I don't have XP Pro, I'm using Win 2000 for my development system.
> >
> > Derek
> > "Sean Liming (eMVP)" <sean_liming@msn.com> wrote in message
> > news:#On6zXNRDHA.1724@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > Derek,
> > >
> > > It would be interesting to note who the PC manufacturer is and what
> BIOS
> +
> > > version is used. I haven't found a PC that will not boot WinPE.
> > >
> > > Have you tried installing XP Professional from CD-ROM? If you
> install XP
> > > Pro, you can than run TAP.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Sean Liming
> > > www.a7eng.com
> > > Author: Windows NT Embedded Step-By-Step and XP Embedded Advanced.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "derek laufenberg" <laufen1255@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > > news:O5G9J5jQDHA.1560@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > Hi David, and everyone
> > > >
> > > > Getting a "bare bones" system up and running is just what I'm
> trying
> to
> > > do.
> > > > Does changing the boot media really change the allowed use or
> lack of
> > it?
> > > > To be honest, I didn't ready the agreement - does anyone? :)
> > > >
> > > > I tried TA first but the resulting description wasn't good
> enough.
> TAP
> > > does
> > > > a much better job. I guess I'm getting frustrated with XPe
> tools.
> Just
> > > for
> > > > comparision, on this same test box it took 30 minutes to setup
> Linux,
> 20
> > > > minutes to get FreeBSD running and so far 2 days and no luck with
> XPe
> or
> > > > WinPE.
> > > >
> > > > The funny thing is this box will boot the Linux and Freebsd's
> install
> > CD's
> > > > no problem, but won't with the XPe boot CD. Any ideas on that?
> I'll
> > take
> > > a
> > > > look at the CD boot signatures and see what the difference is.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the the help.
> > > >
> > > > Derek
> > > >
> > > > "David Reed" <davreed@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:0d4701c340f7$85d78660$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> > > > > This is not supported by the XPe team or MS. WinPE is a
> > > > > different product SKU than XP EMbedded, and has different
> > > > > licensing and setup requirements.
> > > > >
> > > > > The XPe team put a copy of WinPE on the Eval CD ROM to
> > > > > assist with getting "bare bones" computers up and running
> > > > > with XP Embedded images.
> > > > >
> > > > > I would run TA.exe from a MS DOS floppy to get
> > > > > a "starter" hardware profile for your target image. This
> > > > > is usually the best approach for systems that lack CD ROM
> > > > > boot support.
> > > > >
> > > > > David
> > > > >
> > > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > > >Hi everyone,
> > > > > >My target/test box won't boot the XPE cdrom so I wanted
> > > > > to put WinPE on a HD
> > > > > >which I could boot on the target box. Here is what I
> > > > > did:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >1) Copied the XPE files and directory to my harddrive.
> > > > > >2) Copied/renamed SETUPLDR.BIN to ntldr on the root
> > > > > directory.
> > > > > >3) Remove HD from dev machine and put it in target.
> > > > > >4) Power on target.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >This seems to sort of work, but it stops with an error
> > > > > 18 -
> > > > > >File \$WIN_NT$.~BT\system32\biosinfo.inf could not be
> > > > > loaded.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Any ideas or suggestions?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Derek
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >.
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
--
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