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• TroyR Automatic GPRS connections

  I'd been fighting with this issue off and on for a few weeks ... OpenNetCF's ConnectionManager worked fine for the Treo 700w, but I had no end of problems on the Cingular 2125 (HTC Faraday). I ended up with a less than ideal solution, but one that may benefit others. We're a Cingular reseller with unlimited monthly data, so always-on is not a problem for us. Turns out that the Cingular GPRS entry in the Cingular 2125 registry has an "Alw ...Show All

• Mox Visual Studio 2005 and Device Emulator Manager

  Just installed the final Visual Studio release and the Mobile 5.0 SDK With the Beta 2, in the Device Emulator Manager, and also in the New Project, we had a direct choice to Mobile 5.0 device, but not anymore why Ok, I can directly access the DESS files, but I'd like to have a project with WM5.0 VGA settings immediately... Thanks After installing the vs2005 pro final the problem went away - I am able to launch and use pocket pc wm5 emul ...Show All

• Jimmer_BoatMan How to remove SDK certificates from WM5.0 PPC and SP devices?

  I installed SDKCerts.cab on my device by copying it to the device via ActiveSync and launch it on the device, so that I can install some applications. Now, I want to know how I can remove all of these SDK certificates from the device without having to do a hard-reset. Would someone please tell me how I can do that Thank you very much. You can uninstall the cab from: "Start Menu"-> "Set ...Show All

• kolit deploying cabs -missing

  Hi, I installed five apps in DELL x51. All r loaded except one. But when i install the paricular one i got the acknowledgement that apps successfully installed. But i don't see the apps in programs menu. As well as in  remove Programs section.It's very strange to me. The same is loaded successfully into DELL PPC. All r developed under the same environment. I totally confused. Any suggestions Thank You.   I so ...Show All

• David De Benedetto SMS sending, VB .net 2003

  Hey ppl,         Im a new kid into programming and tryin to develop some small apps for my personal use in my Poket PC..!         I searched the forum all over but din get any place to describe sms sending with pure vb.. i have no idea of C and i have VB .net 2003 & VB express.. Express doesnt support smart device programmability i gezz :(      ...Show All

• Alfred Myers CF 1.0 vs VS2005

  Hi, everybody! I have a problem with creating new (or converting from VS2003) project for CF.NET 1.0 VS2005 says that "The project requires .NET Compact Framework 1.0, which is not installed on this machine", but it is installed! So as .NET Framework 1.1 which is also needed ( http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=134952&SiteID=1 ) I've tried to reinstall CF 1.0 but problem remains. What should I do ...Show All

• Oblansky Debugging issue

  Hello, i am attempting to debug my app by deploying to the device itself.  This is using .netcf 2.0 and the device is a WM2005 device My app installs a keyboard hook and does some processing in the hook procedure depending on what key is pressed. The problem is, it seems that once a key is pressed, the hookproc is called over and over, as though i am continuing to press on that key (even though i am not). This only happens when ...Show All

• Zhi-Xin Ye - MSFT Targeting WindowsCE v.4.2

  how can we develop an application with visual studio .NET 2005 beta2 and target Win CE V.4.2 beta 2 is only targetting win CE V.5 .NET Compact Framework 2.0 does not currently support WinCE 4.2.  We are investigating adding support for 4.2 after Visual Studio 2005 ships.  I will post our findings and possible schedule on the .NET Compact Framework Team BLOG at http://blogs.msdn.com/netcfteam/ ...Show All

• MatthewR Debug using Emulator and VS 2005

  I installed VS 2005 machine that had VS 2003 on it, but NEVER a beta of VS 2005. At first I could not even connect to an emulator with VS 2005 (VS 2003 worked fine), but then I was told to delete all the files in the %USERPROFILE%\local settings\application data\Microsoft\CoreCon\1.0 directory and that allowed me to connect. The new problem is I still cannot debug. I select debug with VS 2005 and I can see all the files being deployed, but when ...Show All

• Andrea43086 MSN Messenger Server adress

  I am unable to connect to MSN Messenger server using Sockets in .NET Compact Framework. The client sends the data but the server fails to respond. I am connecting to "messenger.hotmail.com", Port 1863. Please let me know the correct server address. I searched for one but couldn't find. If possible, please let me know the right forum for this query. this is not a mess ...Show All

• GaetanoDiGregorio WM 5.0 PPC SDK install does not finish

  The install, repair, and uninstall of the Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK does not finish.  Here is the end of the install log... Action ended 10:49:26: InstallFinalize. Return value 1. Action 10:49:26: RemoveExistingProducts. Removing applications Action start 10:49:26: RemoveExistingProducts. Action ended 10:49:26: RemoveExistingProducts. Return value 0. Action 10:49:26: CUSTOM_ACTION_0. Action start 10:49:26: CUSTOM_ACTION_0. *** RunIns ...Show All

• Rajesh G How can I place TOOLBAR on top?

  I try to place TOOLBAR on top　or right with .netcf, but I can not do that . thank your help! It's not supported. You can write your own. I can not still find it at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp can you specify a URL for me Thank you AlexY, I got a lot of help from you. thank your help , AlexY. Can you describe it You can create your owner-drawn custom contro ...Show All

• Ritterbeck How to distinguish between Pocket PC and SmartPhone programatically?

  Hi, I want to distingiush between Pocket PC and SmartPhone programatically. GetVersionInfo and GetSysInfo APIs dosn't provide enough information. Is there a way to know it Thanks, Venki Please see this: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229660.aspx cool stuff! ideal for application updates for my applications as I am also wanting to create 2 version of my app, for PPC and smartphone which means t ...Show All

• sebabas Semaphore for inter process syncronization? Does one exist?

  I need to syncronize two processes, and I need a semaphore. Does one of these exist in .NET CF I found a named mutex in OpenNetCF, however, not exactly what I was looking for. Appreciate any help, Thanks! I'd like to use a semaphore. Anyone got a class that encapsulates this functionality Thanks! You could use named mutex: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/wcemain4/html/cerefcreatemut ...Show All

• cyberbeast Can't connect to custom device in VS2005

  hi i have the same exact problem like the one reported under MSDN product fedback http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback/viewfeedback.aspx feedbackid=d080dedf-2da7-481e-a34f-c1c4ae3d66e9 could not find a solution for it. please advice. Daniel, all of your assumtion are correct. So, what should i do next to resolve this problem. Thanks e hab.ghabour@olympusndt.com My o ...Show All