"Steve Howard" <steve@SpammersAreScumtomorrows-key.com> wrote in message
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> Warning 2 The "GetDeviceFrameworkPath" task failed unexpectedly.
> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of
> an object.
> at
> Microsoft.CompactFramework.Build.Tasks.GetDeviceFrameworkPath.Execute()
> at Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.TaskEngine.ExecuteTask(ExecutionMode
> howToExecuteTask, Hashtable projectItemsAvailableToTask,
> BuildPropertyGroup projectPropertiesAvailableToTask)
> C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50215\Microsoft.CompactFramework.Common.targets
> 11 9
>
>
> ----------
>
> I get this every time I try to create a Smart Device > Device Application
> :-(
>
> I also get the same for Smart Device > Pocket PC 2003 > Device Application
>
> And for Smart Device > Windows CE 5.0 > Device Application
>
>
>
> Presumably I get it for other mobile projects too. I can create .Net 2.0
> applications for PC, but as soon as I try to do anything for PocketPC I
> get the errors above. Any clues or suggestions gratefully recieved.
>
>
> Steve
>
>

> Reinstall? Upgrade to the RTM?

> Oh well - the good news is I got it to work.
>
>
> The bad news is I had to reinstall Windows to make it work :-( Now I have
> at least 24 hours of reinstallation and reconfiguration ahead of me
> <sigh>.
>

>> Oh well - the good news is I got it to work.
>>
>>
>> The bad news is I had to reinstall Windows to make it work :-( Now I have
>> at least 24 hours of reinstallation and reconfiguration ahead of me
>> <sigh>.
>>
>
>
> When I reinstall the new, no-longer Beta version of Compact Framework 2.0,
> I get the same errors as before and can no longer create new device
> applications.