Developing for Windows Mobile 5.0: State of the art

[Guest]

Hi!

I am starting development for Windows Mobile 5.0.
I have received and intalled the "Windows Mobile 5.0 Developer Evaluation
Kit" including Visual Studio .NET 2005 Beta 2.

I have just received the Windows Mobile 5.0 device and it has not .NET CF
2.0 installed...

So I am trying to install the up to date version of .NET CF on my device so
that I can start developing. While browsing the web for this up to date
version I have been confused by the many versions of the .NET Framework
available. I would really appreciate it if someone could clarify the
situation for me.

I have found that the .NET 2.0 and .NET CF 2.0 final are available. However,
as I am using Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 it seems that I can't use these
versions, I have to stick to the .NET 2.0 Beta 2 and .NET CF 2.0 beta 2. Is
that correct?

Finally, I have seen that Visual Studio 2005 Final has been launced on 11/7.
I have been through the license of Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 a long ago, and
as far as I can remember users must sease using it as soon as the final
version is out. Therefore can I still use my Beta 2 version today ? or do I
have to order now the final version?

Thanks a lot, your clarifications will be useful.

Regards,

Lionel Reyero

 

[Ginny Caughey [MVP]]

Lionel,

If you build your app with VS 2005 Release version, it will automatically
deploy the release version of CF 2.0. You really should go ahead and start
using the Release version of VS 2005 now.

 

[jrlyon]

Or... You can download this:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...6b-356b-4a2c-857c-e62f50ae9a55&displaylang=en
and execute it locally from the base maching. This will install the CF
2.0 on you device. It worked on my Axim X51 so it should work on yours
too Oh and good luck distrubuting the CF 2.0 with your app...