Licensing a Run-Time Image (Windows Embedded Standard 2009)
4/23/2012
To distribute a Windows Embedded Standard run-time image, you must enter into an OEM agreement with Microsoft and then purchase a run-time license. As soon as you are licensed, you activate a run-time image by adding the 25-digit number run-time product key to a configuration in Target Designer.
One run-time product key is provided in the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) package, and one COA is provided per run-time license. However, only one run-time product key is required to activate a run-time image, per device category. For example, a point-of-sale device requires a separate run-time image license from a set-top box.
Note
Only run-time images built using the full Windows Embedded Standard product accept a run-time product key. Run-time images built using an evaluation version of Windows Embedded Standard cannot be activated.
Do not confuse the run-time product key with the tools product key, which is used to activate Windows Embedded Studio.
To activate a run-time image
Run Target Designer.
Choose Settings under your configuration.
Choose Run-time Image Licensing.
Under Run-time Image Licensing, choose Show.
In the Product Identification Key (PID) box, type the run-time product key for your run-time image.
By default, an unlicensed run-time image expires after 120 days.