Re: Enterprise-wide deployment strategy for Windows Mobile devices

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Thanks for your response.


<r_z_aret@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:57:33 -0000, "Lionel Lobo" <llobo@xxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>Greetings,
>>
>>I'm researching ways to deploy a PocketPC application on multiple PDA's,
>>the
>>app will be developed with C# & the .NET Compact Framework.
>>
>>The install/uninstall would need to be silent, with no confirmation
>>messages
>>displayed to a user, and run from a central admin desktop.
>>
>>I'd like to seek your advice on the following points:
>>
>>-Is silent install capability for multiple devices already present in
>>ActiveSync?
>
> I've never tried to create a silent install, but have seen several
> threads on the topic. It seems to be generally possible, but with some
> pesky exceptions. I just used google
> (http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search) to look up
> silent install
> in this newsgroup and got 19 hits. I didn't look, but am pretty sure
> you'll get some useful info.
>
> I don't know what you mean by "multiple devices". I do know that the
> usual installation method (using CeAppMgr) leaves installation files
> around so Tools->Add/Remove in ActiveSync works without running the
> installation script again. This effect is (or at least was) a "Made
> for Windows Mobile" logo requirement.
>
>
>>-Would it be necessary to create a custom installation application using
>>Remote API?
>
> This would involve more work at first, but will definitely provide the
> most control, and might well involve less work overall.
>
>
>>-Can this be done via Wi-Fi (ActiveSync 3.8) or Bluetooth, with multiple
>>PDA's connected to the same desktop?
>
> ActiveSync will not connect a "desktop" to more than one handheld at a
> time.
>
>
>>
>>Would greatly appreciate any insights.
>>
>>Thanks & regards,
>>Lionel
>>
>>
>
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