Windows® XP Embedded with Service Pack 2 is the operating system and development platform that delivers the power of Windows XP Professional in a componentized form. Windows XP Embedded helps you to rapidly assemble an operating system image that meets footprint requirements and helps ensure the operating system’s dependencies and full functionality are maintained.

Simply install the product, use the many tools available to you through Microsoft Windows Embedded Studio, and start innovating your device with:

• Over 9,000 Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certified drivers for PC-architecture hardware platforms
• Over 3,000 operating system components
  
• Pre-existing design templates
  
• Plug and Play interoperability (with a third-party plug-in)
  
• Win32 API compatibility
  
• A rich set of integrated technologies including multimedia codecs and formats, Bluetooth, DirectX, and the .NET Framework
  
• Familiar desktop applications and services, such as Microsoft® Windows® Media Player and Internet Explorer
  
• Support for all x86-based hardware platforms
  
• Embedded-enabling features that help optimize Windows XP Embedded for embedded devices
  
• Professionally tested hardware support providing at least 10 years maintenance support for all operating system components and drivers that are included with Windows XP Embedded.

Based on the Win32 programming model, Windows XP Embedded allows you to reduce development time and costs by using familiar development tools such as Visual Studio 2005, working with commodity PC hardware and desktop applications, drivers, and services. The Windows Embedded Studio tools help streamline the end-to-end development process and help enable developers to rapidly configure, build and deploy smart designs with rich applications. Once you complete your device, you pay no licensing costs until your device ships and sales start.