I'd like to compare two versions of a target designer ".slx" file - they're
both generated from the TAP.EXE output on the same hardware platform, and
then they diverged with extras added here and there.

Both target files have custom configuration properties I'm particularly keen
to not have to rediscover the hard way... comparing target *builds* is easy
enough, but for the registry and config file contents.

Right now it's crazy because the XML versions of these files are in the
order of *hundreds* of megabytes...
(that's right, the target description is almost as big as the target image
generated). This is for a pretty straightforward box with fairly minimalist
build of XPE (does dedicated video streaming, so networking, DirectShow,
etc)

Is there other (better) tools for generating or comparing target
descriptions? Poked around the documentation and other sites but haven't
found anything of use.

cheers,

dean

I have run TAP on my device and I got a component from it.
I also run it on VPC and I got an other component.

Now I'm trying to create an OS which supports both hardware by adding both
component to its components list.
Everytime I tried to check out the dependencies with both components for
both hardware I got an error:
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Microsoft Target Designer
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An error occurred while checking dependencies. Component: "Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC [Version 5.1.2600.3333, R3333]"
activation failure. Auto-resolve terminated.
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OK

I don't know much about WIndows Server (nor XPe in fact, I'm still trying to
configure a satisfying first image).

Anyway I was asked about could XPe embedded could be used to setup a control
box with our .NET StateEngine server (our .NET program to monitor all our
devices on the network)
Of course XPe can do the job, but I was wondering in Windows Server might be
more appropriate? and why?\

Also my manager would like to run diskless, or maybe from a small flash
drive, would the performance be OK?