VB/Windows CE, Installing Software from CF card

Installing Software from CF card

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Tony #1 / 6	Installing Software from CF card There has been some talk recently about installing software from the CF card. How does one prepare the install software before copying to, and then presumably executing from, the CF card? I tried copying my install directory (created using application install wizard) directly onto the CF card and then executing Setup.exe. The Pocket PC advises me (quite reasonably) that it is not a valid Win CE application. I would really appreciate a quick pointer in the right direction here. Many thanks. Tony
Thu, 19 Aug 2004 22:15:01 GMT

Chris Tacke, eMV #2 / 6	Installing Software from CF card Simply run the CAB file on the device. If it's not marked read-only, it will be deleted when run as well. -Chris Quote: > There has been some talk recently about installing software from the CF > card. How does one prepare the install software before copying to, and then > presumably executing from, the CF card? > I tried copying my install directory (created using application install > wizard) directly onto the CF card and then executing Setup.exe. The Pocket > PC advises me (quite reasonably) that it is not a valid Win CE application. > I would really appreciate a quick pointer in the right direction here. > Many thanks. > Tony
Fri, 20 Aug 2004 03:47:35 GMT

Tony #3 / 6	Installing Software from CF card Thanks Chris. I never would have thought of this file performing the install! After playing around with it on the PC I concluded that it was some kind of .ZIP file for the Pocket PC. Thanks again. Tony Quote: > Simply run the CAB file on the device. If it's not marked read-only, it > will be deleted when run as well. > -Chris > > There has been some talk recently about installing software from the CF > > card. How does one prepare the install software before copying to, and > then > > presumably executing from, the CF card? > > I tried copying my install directory (created using application install > > wizard) directly onto the CF card and then executing Setup.exe. The Pocket > > PC advises me (quite reasonably) that it is not a valid Win CE > application. > > I would really appreciate a quick pointer in the right direction here. > > Many thanks. > > Tony
Fri, 20 Aug 2004 04:58:05 GMT

Donkey Agon #4 / 6	Installing Software from CF card Quote: > > I tried copying my install directory (created using application install > > wizard) directly onto the CF card and then executing Setup.exe. The Pocket > > PC advises me (quite reasonably) that it is not a valid Win CE > > application. > Simply run the CAB file on the device. If it's not marked read-only, it > will be deleted when run as well. Then what's Setup.exe for? /da
Fri, 20 Aug 2004 08:52:22 GMT

Chris Tacke, eMV #5 / 6	Installing Software from CF card Setup.exe is run on the PC to initiate an install through AS. The device has an installer that knows how to unpack CAB files itself. -Chris Quote: > > > I tried copying my install directory (created using application install > > > wizard) directly onto the CF card and then executing Setup.exe. The Pocket > > > PC advises me (quite reasonably) that it is not a valid Win CE > > > application. > > Simply run the CAB file on the device. If it's not marked read-only, it > > will be deleted when run as well. > Then what's Setup.exe for? > /da
Fri, 20 Aug 2004 12:52:09 GMT

Donkey Agon #6 / 6	Installing Software from CF card Quote: > > > Simply run the CAB file on the device. If it's not marked read-only, > > > it will be deleted when run as well. > > Then what's Setup.exe for? > Setup.exe is run on the PC to initiate an install through AS. The device > has an installer that knows how to unpack CAB files itself. Ahh -- thanks! /da
Sat, 21 Aug 2004 06:33:55 GMT

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