Component Designer Guide

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Microsoft® Component Designer is used to create and modify custom components and any associated repositories, packages, dependency groups, and repository sets. These objects are saved in component definition (.sld) files, imported into the component database, and used in configurations.

In This Section

  • Creating an SLD File
    Describes how to use Component Designer to create a new .sld file.
  • Objects in Component Designer
    Describes how to use Component Designer to create and modify components, repositories, dependency groups, packages, and repository sets.
  • Components in Component Designer
    Describes how to use Component Designer to modify the properties, resources, and dependencies of a component, as well as how to test, release, and update a component.
  • Troubleshooting Component Designer
    Provides links to topics that help you resolve problems related to Component Designer.
  • Windows Embedded Studio
    Describes the Windows XP Embedded development tools and how they work together in the development process.
  • About Windows XP Embedded
    Describes components, repositories, groups, configurations, and other concepts fundamental to Windows XP Embedded.