Can this software be used on a regular carpc

**honda4x4nut** · 11-08-2009, 10:16 PM

I am very new to carpc's I have yet to install one but have followed the forums for years. I have a ford diesel and the banks power system. Banks power just released this product the Banks IQ http://www.bankspower.com/banksiq this product is stated having windows embedded built in. My question is if i were to purchase this unit and install a car pc could i use the carputer to view and control this device from the carputer touch screen. If so how would it be done im totally new and have no idea what windows embedded is in comparison to xp, vista, 7, ect. Thank you for the help in this area i want both the banks IQ and a carputer but dont want too many seperate controls for everything i would like a single piece to do it all!!!. Thanks again...

**Extide** · 11-08-2009, 10:53 PM

Windows embedded is based on windows xp and is very similar. If you can hook up that thing to a normal computer then you should be able to hook it up to a carpc too.

EDIT: looks like that thing is basically a little computer, so I dont know if you want to bother with having a carpc TOO as then you would just have 2 computers, and you probably only really need one.

**sergatiuk** · 11-08-2009, 10:59 PM

lol gotta love the "HUGE" 5" touchscreen display... as oppose to tiny 5" touchscreen display....?

**honda4x4nut** · 11-09-2009, 01:08 AM

extide... thanks for the info on embedded. how would i know if i could control it to my pc or not. or even better could i pull the software off of the unit and install it on the carpc running xp? thank you

**justchat_1** · 11-09-2009, 09:31 AM

The site says windows ce doesn't it?? Not windows embedded

**honda4x4nut** · 11-09-2009, 08:03 PM

your in deed right it is ce my mistake... Does that help or hurt what i want to do? thank you for pointing that out.

**justchat_1** · 11-09-2009, 10:43 PM

Originally Posted by honda4x4nut

your in deed right it is ce my mistake... Does that help or hurt what i want to do? thank you for pointing that out.

Win CE software can only be run on winCE and its derivates (like windows mobile)

**honda4x4nut** · 11-10-2009, 12:52 AM

ok well how about.... can windows xp, vista, or 7 run a program that allows full control of the windows ce device? if so what software is that? How about virtualization? thanks so much for the help. How

**Extide** · 11-10-2009, 01:46 PM

Windows CE runs on ARM (not i386) so none of the binaries are compatible with regular windows.

What do you mean 'control'? You need to think of this second device as another computer, like a cell phone or palm, running windows CE. What exactly do you want to control? This isnt a simple answer.

**honda4x4nut** · 11-10-2009, 05:58 PM

I would like to have all of the info on the ce device displayed and changed or edited from the xp device(carpc).... ie change power setting on the ce device from the xp device. Please let me know if im still not clear... I at a loss so thanks for the help.