Internet Appliance Features
The New Platform Wizard creates an Internet Appliance platform that includes a base set of components for a variety of devices. Once you have created the starting point for your device, you can customize the configuration by adding components from the Platform Builder catalog or by adding customized features, files, or drivers that you develop. For more information about default components for this configuration, see Internet Appliance Configuration.
This configuration provides the basic functionality for non-mobile, browser-based Internet Appliance devices.
When you create an Internet Appliance configuration using the New Platform Wizard, a set of basic features is included in the image by default. Although you can select optional features in the wizard, the required features do not appear as options.
Features can be anchored or unanchored. The following list shows the description of each:
- Anchored features are either added by using the New Platform Wizard or added manually from the catalog.
- Unanchored features are either required and are not shown in the wizard but always included in a thin client, or are required to support the anchored features. You cannot remove the unanchored features that are included.
For more information about anchored and unanchored features, see Platform Modification.
In addition to the features that you add to your platform, some features are added during the build cycle due to dependencies being added. The following list shows the location of files that contain a list of Sysgen variables for all features in the image after the build cycle is complete:
- For a display-based device, see %_WINCEROOT%\Public\<Platform Name>\_iabasefeatures.txt
- For a headless device, see %_WINCEROOT%\Public\<Platform Name>\_hlbasefeatures.txt
Note Because one Sysgen variable may be set by another Sysgen variable, not all of the Sysgen variables in these files directly correspond to a feature in the catalog.
If you build from a command line, for information about how to view a list of sysgen variables, see Build Demo Tool.
Included Features
The following table shows the required components that are included in the Mobile Handheld configuration created by using the New Platform Wizard. Features in this list do not appear in the New Platform Wizard.
| Feature | Feature Location | Sysgen Variable |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication Services (SSPI) | Security | SYSGEN_AUTH |
| Certificates (CryptoAPI 2.0) | Security\Cryptography Services (CryptoAPI 1.0) with High Encryption Providor | SYSGEN_CERTS |
| Command Processor | Shell and User Interface\Shell\Command Shell | SYSGEN_CMD |
| Console Window | Shell and User Interface\Shell\Command Shell | SYSGEN_CONSOLE |
| Cryptography Services (CryptoAPI 1.0) with High Encryption Provider | Security | SYSGEN_CRYPTO |
| Help | Applications - End User | SYSGEN_HELP |
| Internet Explorer Browser Control Host | Internet Client Services\ Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows CE Components\ | SYSGEN_SHDOCVW |
| Internet Explorer HTML/DHTML API | Internet Client Services\ Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows CE Components\ | SYSGEN_MSHTML |
| Internet Explorer Multiple-Language Base API | Internet Client Services\ Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows CE Components\ | SYSGEN_MLANG |
| Internet Explorer Plug-in Image Decoder API | Internet Client Services\ Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows CE Components\Internet Explorer HTML/DHTML API | SYSGEN_IE_IMGUTIL |
| Internet Explorer PNG Image Decoder | Internet Client Services\ Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows CE Components\Internet Explorer HTML/DHTML API\Internet Explorer Plug-in Image Decoder API | SYSGEN_IE_PNGFILT |
| JScript 5.5 | Internet Client Services\Scripting | SYSGEN_IE_JSCRIPT |
| Mouse | Shell and User Interface\User Interface | SYSGEN_CURSOR |
| Network User Interface | Shell and User Interface\User Interface | SYSGEN_CONNMC |
| Network Utilities (IpConfig, Ping, Route) | Communication Services & Networking\Networking Features | SYSGEN_NETUTILS |
| NTLM | Security\Authentication Services (SSPI) | SYSGEN_AUTH_NTLM |
| Power Management (Full) | Core OS Services | SYSGEN_PM |
| Sample Internet Explorer 6.0 Internet Options Control Panel | Internet Client Services | SYSGEN_INETCPL |
| Schannel (SSL/TLS) | Security\Authentication Services (SSPI) | SYSGEN_AUTH_SCHANNEL |
| Touch Screen (Stylus) | Shell and User Interface\User Interface | SYSGEN_TOUCH |
| URL Moniker Services | Internet Client Services\ Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows CE Components\ | SYSGEN_URLMON |
| USB HID Keyboard and Mouse | Core OS Services\ USB Host Support | SYSGEN_USB_HID_CLIENTS |
| USB Host Support | Core OS Services | SYSGEN_USB |
| USB Human Input Device (HID) Class Driver | Core OS Services\ USB Host Support | SYSGEN_USB_HID |
| Waveform Audio | Multimedia Technologies\Multimedia Components\Audio | SYSGEN_AUDIO |
| Windows Internet Services | Internet Client Services\ Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows CE Components | SYSGEN_WININET |
| Windows Networking API/Redirector (SMB/CIFS) | Communication Services & Networking\Networking Features | SYSGEN_REDIR |
Selected Features
The following table shows the features that are selected by default for this configuration and appear as selected in the New Platform Wizard.
| Feature | Feature Location | Sysgen Variable |
|---|---|---|
| .NET Compact Framework 1.0 | Applications & Services Development | SYSGEN_DOTNET |
| Internet Explorer 6.0 Sample Browser | Internet Client Services\Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows CE - Standard Components | SYSGEN_IESAMPLE |
| IrDA | Communications Services & Networking\Networking - Personal Area Network (PAN) | SYSGEN_IRDA |
| JScript 5.5 | Internet Client Services\Scripting | SYSGEN_IE_JSCRIPT |
| OS Dependencies for .NET Compact Framework 1.0 | Applications & Services Development\.NET Compact Framework 1.0 | SYSGEN_DOTNET_SUPPORT |
| Unimodem Support | Communications Services and Networking\Networking - Wide Area Network (WAN)\Telephony API (TAPI 2.0) | SYSGEN_MODEM |
| PPTP | Communications Services and Networking\Networking - Wide Area Network (WAN)\Virtual Private Networking | SYSGEN_PPTP |
| Windows Messenger | Applications - End User | SYSGEN_MESSENGER |
| Wired Local Area Network (802.3, 802.5) | Communication Services & Networking\Networking - Local Area Network (LAN) | SYSGEN_ETHERNET |
| WMA & MP3 Local Playback | Multimedia Technologies\Basic Multimedia | SYSGEN_LOCALAUDIO |
| WMA and MP3 Streaming | Multimedia Technologies\Basic Multimedia | SYSGEN_STREAMAUDIO |
| WMV & MPEG-4 Streaming | Multimedia Technologies\Basic Multimedia | SYSGEN_STREAMAV |
Unselected Features
The following table shows the features that are not selected by default for this configuration, but are available from the New Platform Wizard.
| Feature | Feature Location | Sysgen Variable |
|---|---|---|
| ActiveSync | Applications - End User | SYSGEN_AS_BASE |
| Audio Playback Redirection | Applications - End User\Remote Desktop Connection\Remote Desktop Protocol | SYSGEN_RDP_AUDIO |
| Bluetooth | Communications Services and Networking\Networking - Personal Area Network (PAN) | SYSGEN_BTH |
| Cut\Copy\Paste Clipboard Redirection | Applications - End User\Remote Desktop Connection\Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) | SYSGEN_RDP_CLIPBOARD |
| Device Management Client | Applications & Service Development\Device Management | SYSGEN_DEVMGMT |
| File Storage Redirection | Applications - End User\Remote Desktop Connection\Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) | SYSGEN_RDP_DRIVE |
| Inbox | Applications - End User | SYSGEN_PMAIL |
| IrDA | Communications Services and Networking\Networking - Personal Area Network (PAN) | SYSGEN_IRDA |
| Microsoft Excel Viewer | Applications - End User\File Viewers | SYSGEN_VIEWER_XLS |
| Microsoft Image Viewer | Applications - End User\File Viewers | SYSGEN_VIEWER_IMAGE |
| Microsoft PDF Viewer | Applications - End User\File Viewers | SYSGEN_VIEWER_ACROBAT |
| Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer | Applications - End User\File Viewers | SYSGEN_VIEWER_PPT |
| Microsoft Word Viewer | Applications - End User\File Viewers | SYSGEN_VIEWER_DOC |
| OBEX Server | Applications & Services Development\Object Exchange Protocol (OBEX) | SYSGEN_OBEX_SERVER |
| Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet | Communication Services & Networking\Networking - Wide Area Network (WAN) | SYSGEN_PPPOE |
| Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) | Applications - End User\Remote Desktop Connection | SYSGEN_RDP |
| Serial and Parallel Port Redirection | Applications - End User\Remote Desktop Connection\Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) | SYSGEN_RDP_PORT |
| Smart Card Redirection | Applications - End User\Remote Desktop Connection\Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) | SYSGEN_RDP_SMARTCARD |
| Standard SDK for Windows | Applications & Services Development | SYSGEN_USDK |
| TCP/IPv6 Support | Communication Services & Networking\Networking Features | SYSGEN_TCPIP6 |
| TV-Style Navigation Components | Internet Client Services\Browser Application\Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows CE - Standard Components | SYSGEN_TVLENS_ALL |
| User Interface Dialog Boxes | Applications - End User\Remote Desktop Connection\Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) | SYSGEN_RDP_UI |
| Windows Media Player Application | Multimedia Technologies\Multimedia Components\Windows Media layer | SYSGEN_CEPLAYER |
| Windows Media Player OCX | Multimedia Technologies\Multimedia Components\Windows Media layer | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMP |
| Windows Messenger | Applications - End User | SYSGEN_MESSENGER |
| Wired Local Area Network (802.11) | Communications Services and Networking\Networking - Local Area Network (LAN) | SYSGEN_ETH_80211 |
| WordPad | Applications - End User | SYSGEN_PWORD |
| XML Core Services and Document Object Model (DOM) | Applications & Services Development\XML | SYSGEN_MSXML_DOM |
| XML Mime Viewer | Applications & Services Development\XML\ | SYSGEN_MSXML_MIMEVIEWER |
See Also
How to Create an Internet Appliance | Internet Appliance Configuration | Platform Modification | Emulator | Emulator Skin XML Schema | OS Configurations How-to Topics
Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005
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