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Hardware Design for Windows

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 introduce breakthroughs in user experience, security, and reliability for end users - while providing a host of advances that hardware vendors, system manufacturers, and driver developers can take advantage of to build next-generation products.

Kernel Enhancements - WinHEC 2006
Microsoft Powerpoint (.ppt)Inside the Windows Pre-Boot and Boot Environment [WinHEC 2006; 272 KB]
Microsoft Powerpoint (.ppt)Kernel Plug and Play Support in Windows Vista [WinHEC 2006; 354 KB]

Finding Windows Vista Hardware
Microsoft.comWindows Marketplace
Microsoft.comWindows Vista Hardware Assessment Tool
Microsoft.comWindows Vista Hardware Compatibility List

PC Design for Windows
WHDC Portal/Nodal64-Bit System Design
WHDC Portal/NodalFirmware and Boot Environment
WHDC Portal/NodalMedia Center PC
WHDC Portal/NodalMobile and Tablet PC Platform Design
WHDC Portal/NodalPower Management and ACPI
WHDC Portal/NodalWindows Server Hardware Platform

Windows Vista for OEM and System Builder Installers
ToolsWindows Automated Installation Kit User's Guide for Windows Vista
White PaperCustom Bootstrap Actions in Windows Vista
White PaperModifications to Microsoft Boot Components: Update
Microsoft.comWindows Vista Deployment Features and Improvements

See Also
White PaperIndustry Specifications
Microsoft.comWindows Embedded Developer Center on MSDN
Microsoft.comWindows Server 2008 Technical Library
Microsoft.comWindows Vista Developer Center on MSDN
Microsoft.comWindows Vista on TechNet

 

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