Re: How to Change the Default Screen in Windows CE 5.0

On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 02:11:11 -0800, Rasheed <mrasheed_ka@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Hi
I I think changing the wallpaper, is not going to solve my problem.
Let me put requirements clearly


1. I want my application to run at start up;
2. Do not want Windows CE 5.0 to come up on boot up

I may be way off base, but:
If you're intent is to have only your app visible, you can do pretty
well without much work:
1) put a link to your app in \Windows\Startup
2) hide the TaskBar; for more info, see a 21 Jan 2005 thread called
"How to hide the Taskbar in WinCE .NET" in
microsoft.public.windowsce.app.development

An alternate is to use "kiosk" mode. See the same thread for a link to
more info.



I tried ?how to customize the shell? as in PB online help says. But I did
not find any changes in desktop appearance.

Thanks
Rasheed


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" wrote:

How about just changing the desktop wallpaper? That's a nice simple thing
to do (it's a registry setting), and you don't have to customize the shell.

Paul T.

"Rasheed" <mrasheed_ka@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F3700CC6-EED6-4715-A7A2-58B6FC412A76@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Bill

Thank you for your reply.
Basically what we looking when windows CE custom device boot up it shows
the
device name and company name and logo with some of the UI.
I wanted to know if we do as per "How to Customize the Shell" article in
PB
on-line help, is it possible achieve our requirements.


"Bill T" wrote:

It sounds like you want to use a different shell or want to create a
custom
shell. Refer to the "How to Customize the Shell" article in PB on-line
help.
If you only need to replace the desktop with a blank screen before your
app
loads and runs, taskman can be modified to do this.

"Rasheed" wrote:

Hi

We are building a a custom device using a Windows CE 5.0 platform
builder.Our requirement is when WindoWs CE 5.0 device boot up, instead
of the
default screen (Windows CE 5.0 desktop) we want our device intial
screen to
come up.Can any one tell us to how to do that?Which all the files to be
modifed in the WIndows CE 5.0 drectory structure.
I have got a white paper from msdn
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa459146.aspx ,but I am not
sure
that wil meet our requirement.


Thanks in advance.
Rasheed




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