How to Add Hardware Information to a Configuration
5/10/2007
Target Analyzer (Tap.exe) is a command-line tool that probes your target device's registry, and creates a Devices.pmq file that includes all the device drivers that are required to operate the target hardware. You can use this .pmq file to create a device macro component that you can easily add to, and remove from, a Windows XP Embedded configuration.
To track your progress in the following table, select the check box next to each step.
| Step | Topic |
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1. Review the hardware requirements for Windows XP Embedded. |
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2. Boot the target device by using Windows XP, Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, or Windows PE, and running Target Analyzer. |
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3. Import the Devices.pmq file into an .sld file to create a device macro component. |
Creating a Component from a PMQ File in Windows XP Embedded Studio Help. |
4. Import the device macro component into the database. |
Importing an Object into the Database in Windows XP Embedded Studio Help. |
5. Start Target Designer and add the new macro component to your configuration. |
Adding a Component to a Configuration in Windows XP Embedded Studio Help. |
6. (Optional) Optimize your footprint size by removing unneeded components. |
Note
Windows Embedded Studio also includes a real-mode 16-bit version of Target Analyzer, Ta.exe, which you can run with Microsoft MS-DOS. You should only use Ta.exe for 16-bit MS-DOS devices.
See Also
Concepts
How-to Topics (Update Rollup 1.0 for Windows XP Embedded)
Macro Components