"Peter Foot" wrote:

> Unfortunately WM6.1 still ships with CF 2.0 (at least that is the case with
> the RTM Emulator builds).
>
> Peter
>
> --
> Peter Foot
> Microsoft Device Application Development MVP
> www.peterfoot.net | www.inthehand.com
> In The Hand Ltd - .NET Solutions for Mobility
>
> "Simon Hart [MVP]" <srhartone@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:587B8FAA-7966-4FDB-8E9D-DCE517FB2EB5@microsoft.com...
> > OEMs (the guys who make Windows Mobile devices) are required - by
> > Microsoft
> > to ship the lastest version of the Compact Framework (at that time) in the
> > ROM chips of the build they plan to build. This started with the advent of
> > PPC 2003 SE which had CF 1.0 installed, then some WM5 had CF 2.0 I think
> > SP2
> > installed. Now with WM6, SQL Server CE 3.0 will be installed in ROM as
> > well
> > as CF 2.0. I guess this trend will continue, maybe WM 6.1 will ship with
> > CF
> > 3.5....lets hope so!
> >
> > VS will automagically deploy CF to your emulator so this explains why you
> > need not install CF.
> > --
> > Simon Hart
> > Visual Developer - Device Application Development MVP
> > http://simonrhart.blogspot.com
> >
> >
> > "Cat" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi.
> >> I've been written desktop applications for years. One of the biggest
> >> difficulties of distributing my application has been to make the
> >> client install .NET Framework Redistributable. Now, I'm about to start
> >> writing applications for the Windows Mobile 5.0 (smart device). Since
> >> I don't have a pocket PC, I used the emulators. Using Visual
> >> Studio .NET, running the application on the emulator was very easy,
> >> but I don't see any process of installing .NET framework on the device
> >> (emulator). When I browsed to the application folder, I could only
> >> find one single exe file. Do Windows mobile come with .NET Framework
> >> installed? I know there is .NET Compact Framework Redistributable, but
> >> it seemed like it was meant to be installed on PC not on Pocket PC.
> >>
> >> When I deploying my smart device application, do I only need to give
> >> the users the executable file, like X-copy installation?
> >>