Image Configuration Editor (ICE) User Interface (Standard 8)

7/8/2014

Review the user interface of Image Configuration Editor (ICE) in Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8).

The Image Configuration Editor (ICE) user interface consists of a series of panes. These panes enable you to create a configuration file and to add or remove modules from an existing configuration file. The following illustration shows the ICE UI.

The ICE UI is described in the following sections:

• Image Configuration Editor (ICE) Panes
• Image Configuration Editor (ICE) Menus
• Image Configuration Editor (ICE) Buttons

Image Configuration Editor (ICE) Panes

The following sections describe the ICE UI panes.

Catalog Pane

The Catalog pane displays the currently open catalog in tree view. You can select, create, explore, and close catalogs by selecting the top node and then right-clicking in the pane. You can add items that are in an open catalog to your configuration file by right-clicking on the item.

Configuration File Pane

The Configuration File pane displays the modules, files, and folders that are added to the currently opened configuration file. In this pane, you can open and modify an existing configuration file, or create a new configuration file.

Note

To remove a module from an image, you must create a new image. The use of the dism/Remove Package command-line option is not supported in Standard 8 and could cause your image to become unstable or corrupted.

Settings Pane

The Settings pane contains two tabs, the Settings tab and the Properties tab:

The Settings tab displays customization settings that you can use to configure the run-time environment of the target device.

The Properties tab displays the properties and settings of a selected module.

On the Properties tab, the read-only Properties region displays the static properties of a selected module. The Settings region displays the settings of a selected module, and displays the settings and Standard 8 feature selections of a selected module.

Messages Pane

The Messages pane consists of four tabs, which display four types of messages: XML, Validation, File Copy, and Import PMQ. Selecting a tab in the Messages pane displays the type of message, a message description, and the location of the issue for the selected message type.

The types of messages that the Messages pane displays are informational. Messages only appear in the File Copy tab if files are being copied.

Image Configuration Editor (ICE) Menus

The following tables show the ICE menus and menu items, and provide descriptions for each.

File Menu

Item	Description
New Configuration File	Creates a configuration file.
Open Configuration File	Opens an existing configuration file.
Close Configuration File	Closes the currently open configuration file.
Save Configuration File	Saves the currently open configuration file.
Save Configuration File As	Opens a dialog box to enable naming of the configuration file with which you are currently working.
Import	Imports the contents of an existing file into the configuration file with which you are currently working. It also enables you to choose between importing a PMQ file or a Module.
Select Catalog	Opens a valid catalog. If a catalog is already open, the existing catalog will be closed before another catalog is opened.
Exit	Closes ICE.

Edit Menu

Item	Description
Copy	Copies the highlighted text or tree structure (all panes).
Paste	Pastes text or tree structure (Unattend.xml and Properties).
Delete	Deletes the selected item or text (this item might be disabled if the item is not removable).
Find	Displays a search dialog box to scan a Standard 8 image and configuration file, catalog, or message for a specific item.
Reset Default Value	Reverts to the default value.
Add to Configuration File	Adds the item and its children to the Unattend.xml configuration file. Modules are automatically added to the Modules section of the Unattend.xml configuration file.

Validate Menu

Item	Description
Validate Only	Validates the currently open configuration file without changing the configuration file.
Add Required Modules	Validates the currently open configuration file and adds any required modules to it based on the configuration file contents.
Add Applicable Updates	Validates the currently open configuration file and adds to the file any required or optional applicable Windows Updates based on the contents of the configuration file.

Insert Menu

Item	Description
Synchronous Command	Inserts a synchronous command to the configuration file.
Driver Path	Inserts a driver path into the configuration file.
Oem Folders Path	Inserts an OEM folders path into the configuration file. Important: Do not create an OEM folder under <Catalog>\...\modules and insert it in configuration file, as this will cause the installation to fail.

Tools Menu

Item	Description
Hide Sensitive Data	Stores local account passwords in a configuration file as unreadable text. Domain passwords, product keys, and other sensitive data is not hidden.
Create Configuration Set	Generates a new configuration set.
Create Media	Opens a window that allows you to create an ISO image of a full Image Builder Wizard (IBW) disk, a Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) 4.0 disk, or an IBW disk that is relevant to a selected configuration file.

Community Menu

Command	Description
Ask a Question	Opens a browser window and navigates to the Windows Embedded Standard Forums to enable you to ask a question.
Check Question Status	Opens a browser window and navigates to the Windows Embedded Standard Forums to enable you to check on the status of a previously asked question.
Send Feedback	Opens a browser window and navigates to Microsoft Connect to enable you to offer feedback on Standard 8.
Team Blog	Opens a browser window and navigates to the Standard 8 team blog
Developer Center	Opens a browser window and navigates to the MSDN Developer Center for Standard 8.
Partner Directory	Opens a browser window and navigates to the Standard 8 Partner directory.

Help Menu

Command	Description
Image Configuration Editor Help	Starts Standard 8 Help.
Customer Experience Improvement Program	Opts the user in or opts the user out of the Customer Experience Improvement Program, which improves the quality, reliability, and performance of ICE.
About	Displays information about product version, copyright, and licensing.

Image Configuration Editor (ICE) Buttons

The following table shows the functions of the ICE UI buttons.

Button Name	Function
New Configuration File	Creates a configuration file.
Open Configuration File	Opens an existing configuration file.
Close Configuration File	Closes the currently open configuration file.
Save Configuration File	Saves the currently open configuration file.
Delete	Deletes the selected item or text (this item might be disabled if the item is not removable).
Find	Displays a search dialog box to scan a Standard 8 image and configuration file, catalog, or message for a specific item.
Validate Only	Validates the currently open configuration file without changing the configuration file.
Create Configuration Set	Generates a new configuration set.
Image Configuration Editor Help	Starts Standard 8 Help.

See Also

Other Resources

Image Configuration Editor (ICE) Technical Reference