Re: Install CF
From: Geoff Schwab [MSFT] (a-geosch_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/31/04
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:52:12 -0800
This is detailed in the following FAQ item:
3.2. Which redistributables can I include with my application install?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/prodtechinfo/devtools/netcf/FAQ/default.aspx#3.2
-- Geoff Schwab Program Manager Excell Data Corporation http://msdn.com/mobility http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/prodtechinfo/devtools/netcf/FAQ/default.aspx This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ""Stan Adermann [Msft]"" <stana@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:b%23v43JrFEHA.756@cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl... > You should read your End User License Agreement carefully. I don't believe > it's allowed to break apart the CAB file to redistribute the parts in other > CAB files is allowed. > > With a little work you might be able to produce your own cab-in-cab file > that could install your app and NETCF. Something like this: > 1. Your cab contains another cab with the compact framework and a third cab > which contains your app. > 2. Your cesetup.dll creates a process, handing it process id that > cesetup.dll is running in. > 3. This process waits for the specified process to exit, then fires up > "wceload \mydir\netcf.cab". It should probably also check to see if the > device already has your version of NETCF before doing this. > 4. Once that process finishes, it does the same for your app cab. > > I don't believe it works to have multiple copies of wceload running, which > is why you want another process to manage it. Also, wceload attempts to > kill extra running processes, so you want your install manager process to > have a message loop which watches for the WM_QUIT message and prevents it > from exiting. > > Stan Adermann > Developer > Microsoft .NET Compact Framework > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > > -------------------- > | Reply-To: "Mike" <mikeotown@nospam.msn.com> > | From: "Mike" <mikeotown@nospam.msn.com> > | Subject: Install CF > | Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:23:47 -0500 > | Lines: 6 > | X-Priority: 3 > | X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > | X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 > | X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 > | Message-ID: <e$ELHyoFEHA.1012@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl> > | Newsgroups: microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework > | NNTP-Posting-Host: adsl-068-016-172-251.sip.mco.bellsouth.net > 68.16.172.251 > | Path: > cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl!cpmsftngxa10.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGXA05.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP08 > phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl > | Xref: cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl > microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework:49894 > | X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework > | > | Has anyone disassembled the install cab for the .NET CF to see exactly > what > | it does so that a custom cab file could be built that installs the CF + > app > | files together? The .inf files that are used to generate the .NET CF > | install cabs would be ideal. > | > | > | >
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