Re: how many RAM for WinXPe ?

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From: KM (konstmor_at_nospam_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/21/04


Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 10:18:53 -0700

Fab,

> I don't know at the moment I'll use an image that is provided "as is". The
> image size is around 128Mo, no service is needed, only one application (my
> own) will run: read data from custom PCI boards and write to hard drive,
> that's all!
> Winlogon might be a standard. The image is located here
> http://www.compulab.co.il/686-developer.htm (see section WinXP embedded).
> The only application that has to run can even be run in a DOS terminal!

Why XPe then?

Seems like you only need to get an access to hardware (direct or indirect). No fancy Windows UI or process/thread scheduling.
DOS (MS-DOS, PC-DOS, etc.) may help you to accomplish that and do the "hardware" app even faster.
I am not speaking about the DOS image size :-)

-- 
 Regards,
        KM, BSquare Corp.
> Don't care about the RAM memory needed for my application (the more, the
> better!), I just want to know an approximate value of RAM that WinXP
> require.
>
> Best regards
>
> "Slobodan Brcin (eMVP)" <sbrcin@ptt.yu> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:u0LsbJ1tEHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> What I wonder is how many RAM memory is needed for a basic WinXPe, is it
> >> the
> >> same as a standard WinXP on a desktop?
> >
> > Only if you include all functions that XP Pro have.
> >
> >> This question is usefull to know how many memory I will have to add. I
> >> will
> >> use the display only for debugging but not when running the application.
> >
> > Almost impossible to say.
> > If you would strip it to kernel I guess that even 16 MB or RAM would be
> > enough. But for your case we would need at least to know you
> > image size.
> > minlgon/winlogon, services and features that you use, etc.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Slobodan
> >
> > "Fab" <fuckyduck@free.fr> wrote in message
> > news:417781c6$0$27914$626a14ce@news.free.fr...
> >> hello all,
> >>
> >> I will soon have to install a WinXP embedded version on a PC104+ board
> >> including Geode processor/1xLAN/1 display etc.
> >> I will add only some custom PCI board on it.
> >>
> >> What I wonder is how many RAM memory is needed for a basic WinXPe, is it
> >> the
> >> same as a standard WinXP on a desktop?
> >>
> >> This question is usefull to know how many memory I will have to add. I
> >> will
> >> use the display only for debugging but not when running the application.
> >>
> >> Best regards
> >> Fab
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>


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