Question about target name

[form2]

When I choose the target in the visual studio there is
Pocket PC and
WinCE

Since my iPAQ is a pocket pc I choose Pocket PC, but
my iPAQ is alsoWinCE (4.2 I believe) , so is there any
reason I shouldn't choose WinCE ?

Also, is it true that we now refer to pocket pc as windows
mobile?

 

[Peter Foot [MVP]]

The target you choose will affect the forms designer and targets available
for your application when debugging. A project targetted at Windows CE can
be deployed to CE or Pocket PC emulators or devices for debugging. A Pocket
PC project can't be debugged through the generic CE.NET emulator (but would
probably run on it manually unless you make platform specific P/Invoke
calls. The other difference is how the default forms are setup in the
designer, a Pocket PC project will be sized for the Pocket PC screen size.

Therefore if your device is Pocket PC this is the target you should pick,
unless you specifically want to debug on both Pocket PC and generic Windows
CE platforms.

The Windows Mobile platform refers to both Pocket PC and Smartphones which
are both built on top of Windows CE and share many common APIs although
there are differences, primarily related to the Smartphones keypad driven
input model as opposed to the touch-screen interface of the Pocket PC.

Peter

 

[form2]

The target you choose will affect the forms designer and targets available
for your application when debugging. A project targetted at Windows CE can
be deployed to CE or Pocket PC emulators or devices for debugging. A Pocket
PC project can't be debugged through the generic CE.NET emulator (but would
probably run on it manually unless you make platform specific P/Invoke
calls. The other difference is how the default forms are setup in the
designer, a Pocket PC project will be sized for the Pocket PC screen size.

Therefore if your device is Pocket PC this is the target you should pick,
unless you specifically want to debug on both Pocket PC and generic Windows
CE platforms.

The Windows Mobile platform refers to both Pocket PC and Smartphones which

So my ipaq h2200 is also a pocket pc and also a windows mobile?

 

[Peter Foot [MVP]]

So my ipaq h2200 is also a pocket pc and also a windows mobile?

Yes your 2200 is a Pocket PC 2003 (Or "Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PCs"
to give it's full name). This platform is based on the Windows CE.NET 4.2
Operating System.

Peter