Installing Software from CF card 
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 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  
 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  
 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  
 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  
 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  
 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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