Windows Embedded Compact 7: WEDU does not find “Shared Source Update Wave 1”

Hi Folks,

I was trying to update my Windows Embedded Compact 7 installation today. However, Windows Embedded Developer Update (WEDU), the updater for Windows Embedded Compact 7, fails acquiring “Shared Source Update Wave 1” (SharedSource_w1.msi). The Wave 1 update is the March 2013 QFE for Windows Embedded Compact 7.

Unlike the other components that WEDU is trying to acquire, the “Shared Source Update Wave 1” has the download option grayed out and the only option available is Cancel which aborts the entire update process or Browse to the file on your disk. The reason that this file is not available for public download via WEDU is that it contains the original “Shared Sources” installer and all previous patches to this component.

If this also happens to you there are 3 possible ways to solve this issue:

1.       If you have an MSDN subscription, download the ISO file Windows Embedded Compact 7 – March 2013 (x86 and x64) - DVD (English) (about 8 GB) it contains the missing file. Once you mounted the ISO, in WEDU browse to the SharedSource_w1.msi in the W1 folder on the disk.

2.       Contact your distributer and ask for the DVD containing the Wave 1 update. Apparently the ISO image that you can obtain from MyOEM seems to be corrupted.

3.       Uninstall the “Shared Sources” option and run WEDU again.

Have fun!