Windows Embedded Standard 7/Thin PC

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Hello everyone,

I would just like to know if Windows Windows Embedded Standard 7 A.K.A Windows Thin PC is a suitable substitute for my 2.8GHz Pentium 4 with 1(2*)GB Ram.

Basically Being used for office work ect.

For those who dont know what Windows Thin PC is, its like a version of windows 7 that has been put on a massive diet from 4.5GB to only 1.53GB on ISO size and also "designed as a lightweight version of Windows 7 for installation on low performance PCs as an alternative to using a dedicated thin client device"

*Soon to be.

Edit: It has a IDE HDD.
 
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Still not EOL. Thinking of dropping XP in a year or two. So far no hurry.
 
XP support ends April 2014 but I would rather go for Windows 7.

It should be fine for office work as long as you don't do anything that requires more graphics than Solitaire.
 
Guys come on, I asked if this Windows Thin PC will work comfortably on this old PC, not whether XP is better etc.
 
AFAIK XPE/WES7 gets build for specific hardware by thin client manufacturers (only the relevant drivers/software/services are usually included to slim it down...). Also, Ive never seen/heard of a Windows embedded installation disk. I think you need some sort of OEM agreement with MS in order to obtain a copy/builder kit.

How are you planning to install it?

Edit: I am familiar with XPE, WES2009 & WES7 but never heard of "thin pc". Looks interesting, where are you getting it from?
 
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But to try and answer your question. If you can get it on it should run fine. Ive seen some thin clients with 1.2GHz with 2GB ram and 8GB storage run WES7 well - but remember these devices are not really designed to be used as stand alone PCs per se, they usually have a client protocol installed that is used to connect to a server where most of the processing takes place.
 
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Park@82 said:
AFAIK XPE/WES7 gets build for specific hardware by thin client manufacturers (only the relevant drivers/software/services are usually included to slim it down...). Also, Ive never seen/heard of a Windows embedded installation disk. I think you need some sort of OEM agreement with MS in order to obtain a copy/builder kit.

How are you planning to install it?
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From what I have read its just a simple version of windows 7 for slow PC's its even the same build as Win 7 (7601) EG, search in start bar is gone you know the things that arnt essential have been scrapped, so its basically a bare bones version of windows 7.

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Rickster said:
From what I have read its just a simple version of windows 7 for slow PC's its even the same build as Win 7 (7601) EG, search in start bar is gone you know the things that arnt essential have been scrapped, so its basically a bare bones version of windows 7.

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Ok, sounds interesting Ive worked with WES7 before didn't know about thin pc. I wonder if it has some of the thin client enhancements like write filters etc.
 
Wiki:

"Windows Thin PC
On February 9, 2011, Microsoft announced Windows Thin PC, a branded derivative of Windows Embedded Standard 7 with Service Pack 1, designed as a lightweight version of Windows 7 for installation on low performance PCs as an alternative to using a dedicated thin client device. It succeeded Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs, which was based on Windows XP Embedded. Windows Thin PC was released on June 6, 2011.
Embedded versions
Windows 7 is also currently available as a form of Windows Embedded to developers, named as Windows 7 Embedded Standard (previously known as Windows Embedded 2011, the newest being Windows Embedded Standard 7 with Service Pack 1)."
 
A bit of a problem, No drivers for this Geforce FX5200 for Windows 7....

Were am I going to get a newer AGP card???.....sigh
 
Can't you force install the XP driver from the .inf file. I did this with the Intel 865 chipset to load the drivers in windows 7 since it wasn't supported. Worked a charm.
 
Hang on, why can't you download the drivers from Nvidia's site? What am I missing here?
 
Any development on the subject?

From MS site:
Requirements for an Embedded Device (Standard 7 SP1)[...]

•1 GHz x86 or amd64 processor with 900 mhz speed or equivalent

•512 MB of system memory (1GB recommended for amd64)

•1 GB free space on hard disk drive (HDD) or flash-based Solid State Drive (SSD) (4 GB recommended)

•At least one of the following bootable media types:

◦Bootable DVD-ROM drive

◦Bootable USB 2.0 port and a USB Flash Drive (UFD) with 4 GB of free space, or access to a local network

•BIOS Supporting Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) 3.0
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I don't think many old computers will meet the last one.
 
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