RE: WinCE 6.0 R2 and Vista Ultimate
- From: RainMan <RainMan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 15:45:01 -0700
This also applies to Visual Studio 2005 on 64-bit XP SP2.
I just installed CE 6.0 and I have spent a day searching Internet for
solutions. I had many issues before I got to the point I could use Platform
Builder.
Your post is BRILIANT. I do not know how much time did I save but I am sure
a lot.
Even though I know about different registry entries I failed to realize that
Microsoft forgot about it; shame. f I am not mistaken, Windows CE 6 R2 id
64-bit!
Why, with anything MS releases there is always number of annoying small
things that were not quite finished or are simply missing. Is it so difficult
to get pristine system, install own software and run it at least once? I
think that would save us a lot of time.
I know that if I would allow to release my work in a state MS does I would
not be in software developing long time ago.
THANKS A BUNCH MichaelH!
By the way my troubles are not over I am still getting build error:
SYSGEN0000, opening another searching session.
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RainMan
"MichaelH" wrote:
Hello All....
I have upgraded my system to the following, and with positive results:
Windows Vista Ultimate 64, 2.4GHz processor and 4G RAM.
After about a week of "tinkering", I have been successful with Platform
Builder (Windows CE 6 R2) and I will write about my results here.
Visual Studio 2005 did install with a warning that there were known
compatibility issues. These issues were described, and downloads were made
available from the installer.
Platform Builder was another story. The installation prompted a warning
that there were known compatibility issues, but there was not mention of
compatibility updates. I was able to download and successfully install the
Vista compatibility updates. All appeared to be well.
Unfortunately, Vista Ultimate 64 has two registry locations - one for 64-bit
applications, and one for 32-bit applications. Visual Studio 2005 is
installed as a 64-bit application, and all registry entries are placed into
the 64-bit registry. Platform Builder is recognized as a 32-bit application,
and the registry entries are placed into the 32-bit registry. Because Visual
Studio 2005 is registered as a 64-bit application, it lookes for the Platform
Builder information in the 64-bit registry. Because the Platform Builder
information is not there, the image failed to build.
I came across the solution by reviewing other blogs, and the registry of my
original Windows XP OS. Under [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft] there is an entry
for Platform Builder. I exported the Windows XP registry entry, and added it
to the 64-bit registry of Windows Vista Ultimate 64 - same described
location. In some of the registry entries, the path names are: "c:\Program
Files\...". These entries needed to be changed to: "c:\Program Files
(x86)\...". This is due to my using the default setup of Platform Builder.
Once these changes were made in the registry, Platform Builder functioned,
and I have been able to make and debug images.
The quickest way that I found to determine if Platform Builder is correctly
installed for Visual Studio 2005 is:
* Install Platform Builder and the Vista compatibility updates.
* Start Visual Studio 2005
* Tools -> Platform Builder -> Check for updates.
If you get an error, the registry is not setup correctly. Once I made the
changes I described above, the tool was able to check for updates, and -
later - images were completely built.
As always- remember to backup you system before making changes to the
registry.
Good luck.
MikeH
"MichaelH" wrote:
Hello...
I am looking to upgrade my computer to Vista Ultimate. I have been looking
at the postings in google groups, and found mixed results concerning making
an image when using WinCE and Vista Ultimate. Has anyone been running WinCE
6.0 R2 and Vista Ultimate?
Thanks in advance.
Mike
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