Need advice concerning Windows Embedded

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47_Ronin

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I'm currently able to procure Windows 7 / 8 via Dreamspark (which is a platform for cooperation betwenn MS and univerities), but while I roughly understand the concept of an embedded OS, I'm curious as to wether I can use some such version as a normal operating system or not.
I'll mainly use the rig for uni-work with some gaming on the side, so surely all the development tools are wasted on me, but can I do the normal stuff, anyways? Would I have to configure the system in any specific manner?
Looking forward to some advice!
 
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Albino Boo

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Not really. Most windows embedded O/Ses just run a similar GUI but not compatible with normal windows. There are some version of Win7/8 embedded that are full versions of windows but they are mainly used for ATMs and cash registers and are intended to work with active directory. The whole point of of embedded systems is that come on a chip thats is integrated with the system so you cant really run them on a non embedded system. You can run the dev tools to produce code for them but the embedded O/S itself
 
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You wouldn't know how to distinguish a full version from a, well, "barebones OS" (for lack of a better word)?
I ask since I've read that it is possible to make an embedded version a fully functional OS. But I have no Idea wether the version I have can be used in such a way (nor do I know how to do it).
 
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47_Ronin said:
You wouldn't know how to distinguish a full version from a, well, "barebones OS" (for lack of a better word)?
I ask since I've read that it is possible to make an embedded version a fully functional OS. But I have no Idea wether the version I have can be used in such a way (nor do I know how to do it).
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If its windows CE or RT then it cannot. Those are optimised for different CPU architecture from the the PC, you can't get win32/64 code to run on a ARM cpu without an emulator. If its Windows Embedded Standard you can. Those are embedded versions of Win XP, Vista and Win7.
 
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