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== Description == |
== Description == |
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Unlike most bootlegs which usually edit an existing Windows distribution, this one is a DR-DOS 7.03 based boot disk of 4 Windows CE versions which are booted using the LOADCEPC.EXE program which loads the kernel into RAM and boots it directly from RAM on the system. All of the images here (even DR-DOS) are all from the HPC Factor website, which were originally distributed separately in their own bootable VHD images. |
Unlike most bootlegs which usually edit an existing Windows distribution, this one is a DR-DOS 7.03 based boot disk of 4 stock Windows CE versions which are booted using the LOADCEPC.EXE program which loads the kernel into RAM and boots it directly from RAM on the system. All of the images here (even DR-DOS) are all from the HPC Factor website, which were originally distributed separately in their own bootable VHD images. |
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On the first boot, you get detailed instructions on how to operate the boot disk and take advantage of its included executables along with a listing of the available Windows CE versions. |
On the first boot, you get detailed instructions on how to operate the boot disk and take advantage of its included executables along with a listing of the available Windows CE versions. |
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The four Windows CE versions are as follows: |
The four Windows CE versions are as follows: |
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* Windows CE 3.0 (named "HPC2000" ( |
* Windows CE 3.0 (named "HPC2000" (a computer that is based on Windows CE 3.0, although this isn't exactly the image used on that computer) on the CD) |
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* Windows CE 4.0 .NET (PDA) (named "WCE40PDA" on the CD) |
* Windows CE 4.0 .NET (PDA) (named "WCE40PDA" on the CD) |
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* Windows CE 4.0 .NET (Webpad) (named "WCE40WEB" on the CD) |
* Windows CE 4.0 .NET (Webpad) (named "WCE40WEB" on the CD) |
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* Windows CE 5.0 (named "WCE50" on the CD) |
* Windows CE 5.0 (named "WCE50" on the CD) |
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The difference between the |
The difference between the "PDA" and "Webpad" versions of Windows CE 4.0 .NET included on the CD is that the PDA version was built with the proprietary Microsoft Messenger component while the Webpad version was built with the regular E-mail POP3 Client component instead. The image names are exactly the same as the ones from the HPC Factor website as well. |
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Then |
Then there is a disclaimer for the first version that warns the user that the aforementioned version may not display correctly, as LOADCEPC's emulated display driver doesn't support the VESA standard, even though the images in question were made for Virtual PC's enhanced S3 Trio64 emulation, which fully supported the VESA standard. |
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There is nothing else of note to document in this section, aside from it being the first Windows CE bootleg to ever be in the archive. |
There is nothing else of note to document in this section, aside from it being the first Windows CE bootleg to ever be in the archive. |
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== Changes from Windows CE == |
== Changes from Windows CE == |
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* None |
* None |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
Revision as of 09:20, 8 June 2024
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Original OS | Windows CE (multiple versions) |
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Release date | August 3, 2013 |
Author | Manley Evangelista |
Language(s) | English |
Architecture(s) | x86 (32-bit) |
File size | 56 MB |
Download link | Manley Evangelista's Windows CE Bootable CD.iso |
Date added | February 26, 2023 |
Live CD | No |
Manley Evangelista's Windows CE Bootable CD is a bootleg Windows CE boot CD distributed by Manley Evangelista. It released on August 3, 2013, and was added to the archive on February 26, 2023. It used to be available as a MEGA download on a YouTube video of his titled "Running Windows CE on a Dell laptop" with the original filename of "WinCEBoot x86.iso".
Description
Unlike most bootlegs which usually edit an existing Windows distribution, this one is a DR-DOS 7.03 based boot disk of 4 stock Windows CE versions which are booted using the LOADCEPC.EXE program which loads the kernel into RAM and boots it directly from RAM on the system. All of the images here (even DR-DOS) are all from the HPC Factor website, which were originally distributed separately in their own bootable VHD images.
On the first boot, you get detailed instructions on how to operate the boot disk and take advantage of its included executables along with a listing of the available Windows CE versions.
The four Windows CE versions are as follows:
- Windows CE 3.0 (named "HPC2000" (a computer that is based on Windows CE 3.0, although this isn't exactly the image used on that computer) on the CD)
- Windows CE 4.0 .NET (PDA) (named "WCE40PDA" on the CD)
- Windows CE 4.0 .NET (Webpad) (named "WCE40WEB" on the CD)
- Windows CE 5.0 (named "WCE50" on the CD)
The difference between the "PDA" and "Webpad" versions of Windows CE 4.0 .NET included on the CD is that the PDA version was built with the proprietary Microsoft Messenger component while the Webpad version was built with the regular E-mail POP3 Client component instead. The image names are exactly the same as the ones from the HPC Factor website as well.
Then there is a disclaimer for the first version that warns the user that the aforementioned version may not display correctly, as LOADCEPC's emulated display driver doesn't support the VESA standard, even though the images in question were made for Virtual PC's enhanced S3 Trio64 emulation, which fully supported the VESA standard.
There is nothing else of note to document in this section, aside from it being the first Windows CE bootleg to ever be in the archive.
Changes from Windows CE
- None
Notes
Remarks
- There is a VESA test executable which prints all of the available screen resolutions that your VBIOS can support. This is preincluded alongside LOADCEPC when making a boot disk through the Windows CE Platform Builder.
Gallery
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First boot
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Windows CE 3.0 - Desktop
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Windows CE 3.0 - System Properties
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Windows CE 4.0 .NET (Webpad) - Desktop
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Windows CE 4.0 .NET (Webpad) - System Properties
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Windows CE 4.0 .NET (PDA) - Desktop
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Windows CE 4.0 .NET (PDA) - System Properties
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Windows CE 5.0 - Desktop
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Windows CE 5.0 - System Properties