Installing POSReady Optional Components

2/16/2009

Many optional components are available on your Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 installation media. They are listed and described here.

Component Description

Accessibility Tools

Includes adjustments to improve accessibility for blind, hard-of-hearing, or mobility-impaired users.

Additional Drivers

Includes supplemental drivers for peripherals and other devices.

Calculator

Enables you to perform calculations

Character Map

Enables you to copy and paste special characters into your documents, such as mathematical or language-specific characters

Clipboard Viewer

Enables you to view the information that is copied to the Clipboard

Command-Line Utilities

Includes many command-line tools for performing system tasks at the command prompt. See the list of command-line tools later in this section.

Disk Management

Includes utilities to manage disk volumes, partitions, and file systems

Fax Services

Enables you to send, receive, and monitor faxes

HyperTerminal

Enables you to connect to other computers and online services

Indexing Service

Enables you to perform quick full-text searches of indexed documents

Internet Information Services (IIS)

Includes support for hosting Web sites, FTP sites, transactions, Active Server Pages, and database connections

Management and Monitoring Tools

Includes tools for monitoring and improving network performance

Message Queuing

Includes support for guaranteed message delivery, efficient routing, security, transactions

.NET Framework 2.0

Includes support for applications that require the .NET Framework 2.0 or earlier

Networking Services

Includes many network-related services and protocols

Notepad

Enables you create simple documents or Web pages

Paint

Enables you to create, modify, or view images

POS for .NET 1.12

Includes point of service peripheral support for .NET Framework applications

Terminal Services

Includes support for remote computer access

Touch Screen Keyboard

Enables you to use an on-screen keyboard to input information on computers that have touch screens. This component requires the .NET Framework 2.0 or later versions to be installed.

Update Root Certificates

Includes automatic updates for root certificates that provide authentication for secure e-mail, Web browsing, and software deployment

Windows Backup Utility

Enables you to perform backups of your important computer data

Windows Media Format 11

Includes support for Advanced Systems Format (ASF), Windows Media Audio/Video codecs, basic network streaming, and DRM

Windows Media Player 11

Enables you to play digital media such as music, videos, CDs, DVDs and Internet Radio

WordPad

Enables you to create or edit text files that contain formatting or graphics

Installing Optional Components During Installation

You can select your desired optional components by using the Setup Wizard during interactive installation. The POSReady Setup Wizard provides three installation types: Typical, Minimum, and Custom.

  • Typical installation includes the .NET Framework 2.0, POS for .NET 1.12, and Notepad
  • Minimum installation includes no optional components
  • Custom installation enables you to choose your desired optional components

How to install optional components during interactive installation

  1. On the Installation Type page of the Setup Wizard, select Custom. The Optional Components page is displayed.

  2. Select your desired optional components from the list.

Note

Some items depend on other components. If you select a component that has dependencies, the other required components will automatically be selected.

Specifying Optional Components for Unattended Installation

You can specify your desired optional components in an answer file for unattended installation. Optional components are defined in the <Components> sub-element of <SystemData>. For more information, see Answer File Reference.

For example, to install Internet Information Services (IIS), use the following:

<Components>
<Component Name="Internet Information Services (IIS)" Install="Yes" />
</Components>

You can also use the /guionly switch to start an interactive installation and create an answer file that lists your selected optional components. For more information, see POSReady Setup and the Command Line.

Installing Optional Components in POSReady

There are two ways to install optional components within POSReady:

  • By choosing Add/Remove Windows Components from Control Panel
  • By inserting your POSReady installation media and using the POSReady Companion Setup

How to install optional components from Control Panel

  1. Insert your POSReady installation media.

  2. On the taskbar, choose Start, and then choose Control Panel. Control Panel is displayed.

  3. In Control Panel, choose Add or Remove Programs. The Add or Remove Programs dialog box is displayed.

  4. Choose Add/Remove Windows Components from the left menu. The Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 Components Wizard is displayed.

  5. Choose your desired components from the list and choose Next to install them.

How to install optional components by using your POSReady installation media

  1. Insert your POSReady installation media.

  2. On the taskbar, choose Start, and then choose My Computer. The My Computer window is displayed.

  3. Browse to the Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 installation media and choose the AutoRun application. POSReady Companion Setup is displayed.

  4. Choose Companion Applications, choose your desired components from the list, and then choose Install.

Note

Some items depend on other components. If you select a component that has dependencies, the other required components will automatically be selected.

Command-Line Applications

The following command-line applications are available in a minimum installation of POSReady:

Append.exe

Nbtstat.exe

Rsh.exe

Attrib.exe

Net.exe

Runas.exe

Cscript.exe

Net1.exe

Sc.exe

Debug.exe

Netsh.exe

Setver.exe

Edlin.exe

Nlsfunc.exe

Shutdown.exe

Exe2bin.exe

Pentnt.exe

Smbinst.exe

Expand.exe

Ping.exe

Sort.exe

Forcedos.exe

Powercfg.exe

Tftp.exe

Ftp.exe

Rasdial.exe

Tlntadmn.exe

Lodctr.exe

Rcp.exe

Tracert.exe

Makecab.exe

Reg.exe

Unlodctr.exe

Mem.exe

Rexec.exe

Mrinfo.exe

Route.exe

The following command-line applications are available in the Command-Line Utilities optional component. By default, the Command-Line Utilities optional component is included in the Accessories and Utilities optional component.

At.exe

Logman.exe

Xcopy.exe

Auditusr.exe

Mountvol.exe

Chcp.exe

Bootcfg.exe

Openfiles.exe

Diskcomp.com

Cacls.exe

Print.exe

Diskcopy.com

Comp.exe

Relog.exe

Mode.com

Diskpart.exe

Replace.exe

Eventquery.vbs

Doskey.exe

Schtasks.exe

Pagefileconfig.vbs

Driverquery.exe

Sdbinst.exe

Prncnfg.vbs

Eventcreate.exe

Secedit.exe

Prndrvr.vbs

Eventtriggers.exe

Subst.exe

Prnjobs.vbs

Fc.exe

Taskkill.exe

Prnmngr.vbs

Find.exe

Tasklist.exe

Prnport.vbs

Findstr.exe

Tracerpt.exe

Prnqctl.vbs

Getmac.exe

Typeperf.exe

Pubprn.vbs

Gpresult.exe

Wmic.exe

See Also

Tasks

POSReady Setup and the Command Line

Concepts

Interactive Installation
Answer File Reference