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February 02, 2004
How to upgrade the compact framework on the emulator
Someone asked on the DevelopMentor cf list how to upgrade the emulator. I'd done it before just to see if I could and didn't think much more about it. The process isn't difficult but it also isn't that intuitive. A quick google didn't turn up anywhere that explained it, so here it is for future reference.
Question: Can you upgrade the compact framework on the emulator?Answer: Yep, you can upgrade the emulator. There is a cab file
(netcf.core.ppc3.x86.cab) that you need to copy to the emulator and run. If you installed the service pack to the default location, it should be located in C:\Program Files\Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP2\The easiest way to copy a file to the emulator is to share the folder on your desktop and access it through the file explorer on the emulator (make sure you change the device id first, it can't be Pocket_PC).
I've never tried it but I suppose you could also connect the emulator to ActiveSync using the power toy and then just run the regular desktop installer. The only downside I can think of is that the power toy requires the Pocket PC 2003 emulator while manually copying the cab will also work on the 2002 emulator
Posted by mikel at February 2, 2004 04:53 PM
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