Windows CE 5.0 Run-time Assessment Tool

The Windows CE Run-time License Assessment Tool is designed to assist embedded developers determine which run-time license applies to the custom operating system image they created using Windows CE 5.0 or Windows CE .NET 4.2. This tool does not apply to any derivative platforms or older versions of Windows CE.

Prior to using the tool, please ensure that your image has been successfully built using Windows CE 5.0 or Windows CE .NET 4.2 and that a ceconfig.h file has been generated.

Once you have downloaded the tool, browse and select the ceconfig.h file you wish to assess and then start the tool. The tool will then scan your image and determine which run-time license category your image falls under.

There are three run-time license options for Windows CE 5.0 and Windows CE .NET 4.2:

• Core • Professional • Professional Plus

The Run-time License Assessment Tool assumes you are building an image under the new Core license structure; therefore, it will provide an output file of any components included in the Professional or Professional Plus run-time license.

You can use the tool to easily determine exactly which features they included in their operating system image that may make their image ineligible for the Core run-time license. Once the output file has been generated, you then have the option of removing or maintaining the Professional or Professional Plus components.

To have this tool function properly you must run it under Windows CE 5.0 or Windows CE .NET 4.2.