OK, I am making progress. I have gotten to the point where I can connect both my physical device, as well as the device emulator via ActiveSync. I've also gotten to the point where initiating a debug session will trigger a deployment of the compiled code onto either the physical device, or onto the device emulator. However, subsequent to the deployment, I receive a dialog box:
The operation could not be completed
I have confirmed that the deployment is taking place by using the ActiveSync Explorer to examine the executable on the taget device (either physical or emulator). Subsequent to the deployment, something is going awry.
The full Visual Studio output is presented below.
Thanks for your help!
Joseph Geretz
------ Build started: Project: SmartApp, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
Csc.exe /noconfig /nostdlib+ /warn:4 /define:DEBUG;TRACE;Smartphone /reference:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8
\SmartDevices\SDK\CompactFramework\v1.0
\WindowsCE\mscorlib.dll" /reference:"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8
\SmartDevices\SDK\CompactFramework\v1.0
\WindowsCE\System.Data.dll" /reference:"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio
8\SmartDevices\SDK\CompactFramework\v1.0
\WindowsCE\System.dll" /reference:"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8
\SmartDevices\SDK\CompactFramework\v1.0
\WindowsCE\System.Drawing.dll" /reference:"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual
Studio 8\SmartDevices\SDK\CompactFramework\v1.0
\WindowsCE\System.Windows.Forms.dll" /reference:"C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Visual Studio 8\SmartDevices\SDK\CompactFramework\v1.0
\WindowsCE\System.Xml.dll" /debug+ /filealign:512 /optimize-
/out:obj\Debug\SmartApp.exe /resource:obj\Debug\SmartApp.frmAbout.resources
/resource:obj\Debug\SmartApp.frmBoard.resources /resource:
obj\Debug\SmartApp.Properties.Resources.resources /target:winexe
/win32icon:Dice.ico Point.cs Token.cs frmAbout.cs frmBoard.cs Game.cs Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs
Properties\Resources.cs
SmartApp -> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.INTERNAL\My
Documents\Visual Studio 2005
\Projects\SmartApp\SmartApp\bin\Debug\SmartApp.exe
------ Deploy started: Project: SmartApp, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
Deploying 'C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.INTERNAL\My
Documents\Visual Studio 2005
\Projects\SmartApp\SmartApp\bin\Debug\SmartApp.exe'
========== Build: 1 succeeded or up-to-date, 0 failed, 1 skipped ==========
========== Deploy: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========

Deployment Failu The operation could not be completed
Grouchyfd
Based on your mail the scenario appears to be debug launching (F5) C#, Smartphone NetCF V1.0 device application. From the VS output it is evident that deployment has succeeded but launching of application has failed.
To narrow down the problem please try the following operations and let me know the VS output.
1. Deploy and launch the application without debugging: this can be done by pressing ctrl+F5 or choosing "Debug->Start Without Debugging".
2. Just deploy the application and launch it manually: This can be done by choosing "Build->Deploy Solution" menu option. To manually launch the application, copy the application executable from its project folder to "\Storage\Windows\Start Menu\Games" directory. Now the application could be launched from "Start" menu of the device or emulator. The application could be launched by clicking "Start->Games->SmartApp".
3. The version or build of VS you are using: this could be found by selecting "Help->About Microsoft Visual Studio" menu option.
4. Whether the project is targeted for Smartphone 2003 or 2005.
thanks
Siva