Is it possible to run windows on any single board computers?

Former Member over 11 years ago

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david98xp over 11 years ago +1

Yes! Check out the Minnowboard MAX (minnownoard.org). $99-$129 The Sharks cove rev board. (sharkscove.org I think) $299 The beaglebone black can't but someone has put WinCE7 on one. Check out this site…
Problemchild over 11 years ago in reply to Former Member +1

Either under emulation for the x86 code set or the new ARM based Win 8 or are we talking about the old winCE?
clem57 over 11 years ago in reply to Former Member +1

James, I do software work and would not want to try to get Windows on Raspberry Pi because the resources needed would overwhelm that poor little Pi Clem

0 david98xp over 11 years ago

Yes!
Check out the Minnowboard MAX (minnownoard.org). $99-$129
The Sharks cove rev board. (sharkscove.org I think) $299
The beaglebone black can't but someone has put WinCE7 on one.
Check out this site! http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/dn770216 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/dn770216
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0 johnbeetem over 11 years ago

Also check out Intel's Next Unit of Computing (NUC). I think they sell both boards and kits that include a case.
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0 Capper over 11 years ago

The answer is yes. But that's probably not your real question I assume. Just like any other operating system, if you have the source code and the hardware drivers for your particular micro, you can compile it and run it. There are SBCs with Intel and compatible X86 micros on them that could run specific versions of Windows, but the drivers may not be available for hardware GPIO and such. If you are really good at OS simulation you could probably run a VM on any machine (even a R-Pi), but I would suspect the memory requirements might be too much.
There are many PC-104 and mini-ITX motherboards running windows.
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0 Problemchild over 11 years ago in reply to Capper

Absolutely the MiniITX mobos with integrated CPUs and single rail inputs are as much SBCs as any other.
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0 Former Member over 11 years ago

or is it even possible to alter windows to work on the raspberry pibecause i have one at home
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0 Problemchild over 11 years ago in reply to Former Member

Either under emulation for the x86 code set or the new ARM based Win 8 or are we talking about the old winCE?
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0 clem57 over 11 years ago in reply to Former Member

James,
I do software work and would not want to try to get Windows on Raspberry Pi because the resources needed would overwhelm that poor little Pi

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0 johnbeetem over 11 years ago in reply to Former Member

James Hill wrote:

or is it even possible to alter windows to work on the raspberry pi because i have one at home

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It depends on what you mean by "work". In principle, Windows can execute on a RasPi by emulating the x86 instruction set. However, in practice Windows doesn't "run" on a RasPi -- it's more like "crawling"
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0 kidiccurus over 11 years ago in reply to johnbeetem

Even then, it is a horribly stripped down, almost crippled version of xp. johnbeetem is not underestimating when he says it is slow.
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0 Problemchild over 11 years ago in reply to johnbeetem

Yes it would be like 100 times slower than an old PC ...yeah it would be working though
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