The Windows Logo Program is an international effort. Here are two exciting recent events from our teams abroad.
The Windows Logo Program activities have continued around the world with the recent launch of the first ever Middle East/Africa LogoFest. This successful event was hosted in Dubai. It was directed by the Microsoft System Engineers of the region for partners throughout the Middle East and Africa.
The Windows Logo Program team in China recently hosted a very popular Microsoft Logo booth during the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) held in Shanghai. The team met with over 600 visitors during the event. The following images are from the event.
The Windows XP Logo Program will continue to accept
device category submissions until further notice. However, on July 1, 2008, the Windows XP Logo Program will close for new
system category submissions for all mainstream PC systems.
Any PC system that achieves
Designed for Windows XP logo status prior to July 1, 2008 can continue to use
Designed for Windows XP artwork in the product and its packaging for the life of the product. Systems that are downgraded from Windows Vista to Windows XP cannot use the
Designed for Windows XP logo unless the system was submitted for
Designed for Windows XP logo status prior to July 1, 2008.
Each device submission for Windows XP will continue to receive a listing on the Hardware Compatibility list. Drivers will continue to be distributed via Windows Update. Normal submission fees still apply.
Although the Windows XP Logo Program closes on July 1, 2008 for mainstream computers, the Windows Logo Program will continue the
Designed for Windows XP logo for ultra-low cost personal computers (ULCPCs). In other words, after June 30, 2008, partners can continue to submit systems for
Designed for Windows XP logo qualification if those systems meet the following ULCPC classification requirements.
[] System ships with 1 gigabyte (GB) or less of memory (RAM)
[] Screen size is 10.2" or smaller
[] Storage capacity is 16 GB or less for solid state disk (SSD) or 80 GB or less for hard disk drives (HDD)
[] No tablet functionality
[] DirectX version 9 graphics processing unit (GPU) or older
[] Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) S4 sleep state is optional
[] System and devices in the system comply with the remaining Windows Logo Program Requirements version 2.2.1a for Windows XP (available at
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/downloads.mspx)
To test a computer system for the
Designed for Windows XP qualification, use the latest version of the Windows Logo Kit. In the submission wizard, from the
Systems menu, choose either
Desktop or
Mobile depending on the form factor for your system. If your system or a device integrated into your system fails the
Common Scenario Stress with IO and
Sleep Stress with IO tests, the failure might be acceptable if your system does not support ACPI S4. In this case, please contact Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) and obtain an appropriate errata ID.
The job packaging portion of the CHKLogo-Signed Driver Test in the Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.2 release contains a problem that affects the Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster Kit in the WLK 1.2 release. As a result of the problem:
* The test passes when it should fail if devices or drivers that qualified only for Windows Vista are used in a Windows Server 2008 submission.
* The test fails when it should pass if devices and drivers that qualified only for Windows Server 2008 are used in a Windows Server 2008 submission.
To work around this problem, see the
updates on Windows Hardware Developer Central.
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