App not listed in Remove Programs

I've created a simple app in CF2.0 and created a .cab setup project, copied the cab over and installed fine. The only issue is that the app doesn't show up in the remove programs list Is there something I have to do manually to get it listed there



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App not listed in Remove Programs

  • jsndgrss

    Sorry, I can't think of anything else to check, except perhaps taking an SDK CAB sample, making sure it installs and is visible in Add/Remove and then comparing your INF files

  • j.hu@sbcglobal.net

    No, you don't need to copy the inf file. One thing that seems to be wrong with this inf file is that it tries to isntall CF components piecemeal. In your smart cab project mark all CF dlls as excluded and make sure that NoUninstall is set to false.

  • dto

    same issue, still isn't listed in the remove programs, any other ideas


  • SW2005

    Can you post the inf file generated for this project

  • Houman b

    also, when I click add/remove programs from active sync, the app shows up, but it doesn't show up on the smart phone.


  • 千堆栈

    Did you specify both Manufacturer and Product Name

  • ja7mad

    ...also, to install I copied the cab over and executed it in file manager...did I need to copy the inf too


  • Richard Mixon

    [Version]
    Signature="$Windows NT$"
    Provider="JGADesign"
    CESignature="$Windows CE$"

    [CEStrings]
    AppName="GMailCheck"
    InstallDir=%CE1%\%AppName%

    [Strings]
    Manufacturer="JGADesign"

    [CEDevice]
    VersionMin=4.0
    VersionMax=5.99
    BuildMax=0xE0000000

    [DefaultInstall]
    CEShortcuts=Shortcuts
    AddReg=RegKeys
    CopyFiles=Files.Common1,Files.Common2,Files.Common3,Files.Common4,Files.Common5,Files.Common6,Files.Common7,Files.Common8

    [SourceDisksNames]
    1=,"Common1",,"C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\CompactFramework\v2.0\WindowsCE\"
    2=,"Common2",,"C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\CompactFramework\v2.0\WindowsCE\"
    3=,"Common3",,"C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\CompactFramework\v2.0\WindowsCE\"
    4=,"Common4",,"C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\CompactFramework\v2.0\WindowsCE\"
    5=,"Common5",,"C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\CompactFramework\v2.0\WindowsCE\"
    6=,"Common6",,"C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\CompactFramework\v2.0\WindowsCE\"
    7=,"Common7",,"C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\CompactFramework\v2.0\WindowsCE\"
    8=,"Common8",,"C:\Documents and Settings\gallen\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Smartphone\GMailCheck\GMailCheck\obj\Debug\"

    [SourceDisksFiles]
    "System.dll"=1
    "System.Windows.Forms.dll"=2
    "Microsoft.WindowsCE.Forms.dll"=3
    "System.Xml.dll"=4
    "System.Drawing.dll"=5
    "System.Data.dll"=6
    "mscorlib.dll"=7
    "GMailCheck.exe"=8

    [DestinationDirs]
    Shortcuts=0,%CE2%\Start Menu
    Files.Common1=0,"%InstallDir%"
    Files.Common2=0,"%InstallDir%"
    Files.Common3=0,"%InstallDir%"
    Files.Common4=0,"%InstallDir%"
    Files.Common5=0,"%InstallDir%"
    Files.Common6=0,"%InstallDir%"
    Files.Common7=0,"%InstallDir%"
    Files.Common8=0,"%InstallDir%"

    [Files.Common1]
    "System.dll","System.dll",,0

    [Files.Common2]
    "System.Windows.Forms.dll","System.Windows.Forms.dll",,0

    [Files.Common3]
    "Microsoft.WindowsCE.Forms.dll","Microsoft.WindowsCE.Forms.dll",,0

    [Files.Common4]
    "System.Xml.dll","System.Xml.dll",,0

    [Files.Common5]
    "System.Drawing.dll","System.Drawing.dll",,0

    [Files.Common6]
    "System.Data.dll","System.Data.dll",,0

    [Files.Common7]
    "mscorlib.dll","mscorlib.dll",,0

    [Files.Common8]
    "GMailCheck.exe","GMailCheck.exe",,0


    [Shortcuts]
    "GMailCheck",0,"GMailCheck.exe","%CE17%"

    [RegKeys]



  • DavidC#2005

    yes

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