Net CF 2 on Windows CE 4.2

[romain taillandier]

Hi group

I try to move an application from CF 1.1 SP3 to CF 2.0 on a Win CE 4.2
device.
I can't found the SDK for CE4.2 (or 4.0), I get the PPC2003 SDK only.

I hav'nt the NETCFv2.ppc.armv4i.cab. (or equivalent)

i am sure it is a FAQ,
thank you

ROM

 

[Trapulo]

CF2 SP1

 

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

And, even with the .NET CF 2.0SP1, you won't be able to target something
like "Windows CE 4.2" from VS2005. You can try the beta of .NET CF 2.0SP1
and target "Windows CE 5.0 Device", as described previously in this group
(you can search the archives via GoogleGroups at groups.google.com).

Paul T.

 

[dotnetfellow]

Odd, considering that at this web link here:

http://blogs.msdn.com/netcfteam/archive/2005/11/28/497759.aspx

the microsoft compact framework team claims to be backward compatible
now, supporting win ce 4.2 with cf 2.0.

 

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

Yes, but that has *nothing* to do with what VS2005 knows. Your .NET CF
2.0SP1 programs *will* run on CE4.2 devices which are equipped with the
right version of the .NET CF, but that doesn't mean that VS2005 knows
anything about deploying to CE4.2 devices. You're reading something into
what they say that isn't there. Note the last sentence:

No additional support for Windows CE 4.2 is planned in Visual Studio 2005.

Paul T.