I was wondering if it was possible to use a USB drive (as in, boot from USB) to upgrade from Windows CE 6.0 up to Windows 7. I have searched online for a solution, but to no avail. I currently have a "Wireless Book", made in China, running Windows CE 6.0, and currently using a flash drive with Windows 7 on it (made using Windows USB DVD Download tool). Thank you!
Windows – Upgrading from Windows CE 6.0 to Windows 7
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Best Answer
It is not possible! The first problem is the minimum hardware requirements to install windows 7. You can check Windows 7 system requirements (also below) where you will understand it is impossible for the range of devices using Windows CE 6.0.
An embedded device must meet the following requirements to run Windows Embedded Standard 7 per Requirements for an Embedded Device (Standard 7 SP1). (also below)
Also, another problem is the hardware architecture and CPU architecture. Check out Minimum Requirements for a Windows CE Board Support Package (pdf link. you can see some of the points below) and Windows Embedded CE 6.0 article on Wikipedia, so you can understand better how the system works, and therefore the machines that work on it.
CPU Requirements for Windows CE: