Newbie Pocket PC OS Question

[Bill VW]

Hello: I just installed Visual Studio .NET and I'm confused. What's the
difference between a Windows Pocket PC 2003 device and a Windows CE.NET
device? Do you need to download any special SDK's to target .NET devices or
is everything you need included in Visual Studio .NET SmartDevices? I am
specifically interested in accessing the built in Windows Media control for
..NET Compact Framework. Thanks.

 

[Geoff Schwab [MSFT]]

Hi Bill,

Pocket PC 2003 and Windows CE.NET are actually separate operating systems so
you need to be aware of what your target device is running.

To target the .NET Compact Framework you will need the appropriate SDK as
well as the appropriate run-time component on the device.

You should probably take a look at the following article if you have not
already:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetcomp/html/netcfgetstarted.asp

Here is a link to some downloads you will need:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/resources/downloads/developer/default.mspx

And finally, the MSDN .NET Compact Framework area:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnanchor/html/NETCompactFrame.asp


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Geoff Schwab
Program Manager
Excell Data Corporation
http://msdn.com/mobility

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