Differences Between Windows XP Embedded and Windows XP Professional

Microsoft Windows XP Embedded is a componentized version of the Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system that brings the rich feature set of Windows XP Professional to embedded devices. However, there are some differences between Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Embedded. The major difference is that Windows XP Embedded is engineered specifically to support embedded devices and their manufacturers. This white paper describes Windows XP Embedded solutions for common embedded scenarios, and describes Windows XP Professional features that Windows XP Embedded does not include.