Windows XP Logo Testing

Question

I’m trying to get a point-of-sale PC computer logo certified and while running DTM Studio v1.4.7100.017, the only option I get under 'Create New Submission'->'Windows XP' o/s->System Submission is ‘Netbook (ULPC)'.

Microsoft here states:

On Windows XP, DTM supports the following system test categories:
• Desktop

• Mobile

• Motherboard

How can I perform ‘Desktop system’ testing using my DTM setup when I don’t get the option?

Vista, Windows 7, etc. display such options when I select them. But Windows XP is empty of such choices. I really need to perform a 'System Submission', not 'device submission'.

Thanks for any input. :)

Answer 1

The issue here is that Microsoft has been trying to end the support cycle for Windows XP. We are currently in the opening stages of the Windows 7 support life cycle, and mid-cycle for Windows Vista.

If you look at the licensing / life cycle roadmap, you will see that (aside from Netbook/ULPC) Microsoft no longer makes Windows XP available to system builders -- they ended that January 31, 2009.

While I understand that XP is a desirable choice for many custom builds, currently your licensing choices are Vista and 7. The exception to this may be Windows XP Embedded -- which appears to have mainstream support ending in 2011. I do not know of its availability, however. (The Embedded program is a very different beast from standard system builds.)