CF2 installed on my VS2005 Beta 2 emulator?

[fredme]

A couple of days ago I posted a message here title "Visual Studio beta
2 emulator connect problem - another one". Since posting that message I
am starting to believe the emulator may not have CF2 installed.

I have compiled a CF2 Hello World app and manually copied it to the
emulator. When I try to execute it I get the message "This application
(hellowWorld.exe) requires a newer version of the Miocrosoft .Net CF
than th version installed on this device".

If this is the case, how do I install CF2 on the emulator?

Thanks,

Fred

 

[Darren Shaffer]

You can check the version of CF on your emulator
by running cgacutil.exe in the Windows folder on the emulator.
You should be able to deploy your HelloWorld project
to the emulator (deploy to device is still inop due to Activesync
4 not being out yet) and this deployment will ensure you have the
right version installed. if you can't get deployment working, grab
the x86 CF2 CAB from your development PC and install it.
Just create a mapping in File Explorer on device to a share on
your PC and place the x86 CAB in there.

--
Darren Shaffer
..NET Compact Framework MVP
Principal Architect
Connected Innovation
www.connectedinnovation.com

 

[fredme]

Darren,

As expected cgacutil.exe reports .Net CF 1.0.4292.00.

However, I can't find the x86 CF2 CAB. I have looked in the Visual
Studio 8 folders and also on the original Beta 2 cd where the closest
sounding file I could find was _15780_RTL_x86_enu_NETCF_v2.0.cab which
is 22mb and didn't like being installed on the emulator.

Thanks,

Fred

 

[Daniel Moth]

Try the arm cabs if you are using the new arm emulators

Cheers
Daniel

 

[fredme]

Daniel,

Sorry for the delay in responding - I have been away on business.

Using the arm cabs fixes it! I wonder why they are not deployed
automatically (just wondering out loud, I am not expecting a response
unless there is one to hand).

A million thanks,

Fred