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Process for Adding Mobile Device Support to an Installation

About Windows Mobile Installations

Windows Installer Editor Reference
About the Mobile Device Package Editor tool
Mobile Device Package Editor is a separate installation development tool that lets you
create an .INF file and compile it to one or more .CAB files that install a mobile device
application. It supports the Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ platform for Pocket PC and
Smartphone devices.
See About Mobile Device Package Editor in the Mobile Devices Package Editor Help.
See also:
Process for Adding Mobile Device Support to an Installation
About Windows Mobile Installations
About Palm OS Installations
You can configure a Windows Installer installation to install files that support a mobile
device application.
1. Obtain the mobile device installation file or files.
For Windows Mobile applications, the installation consists of one or more .CAB
files. Obtain the .CAB files from a vendor or other source, or use the Mobile
Device Package Editor to create them.
For Palm OS applications, the installation consists of one or more files in any of
these formats: .PDB, .PRC, or .PQA.
2. In Windows Installer Editor, go to Installation Expert > Mobile Devices page and add
the mobile device installation files.
3. Finish assembling the Windows Installer installation. Any resources that you add to
the installation, other than those on the Mobile Devices page, are installed on the
desktop computer, not the mobile device.
4. If you added one or more Palm OS files, and you selected the option to install to the
Palm user folder, then verify that the installation contains the Installation Type and
Palm User Information dialog boxes.
5. Compile the installation. The mobile device installation files are included in the
compiled .MSI or .EXE. If you added Windows Mobile .CAB files, an .INI file that
describes the .CABs is created and included in the compiled .MSI or .EXE.
See also:
About the Mobile Devices Page
About Mobile Device Package Editor in the Mobile Devices Package Editor Help
The Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ platform supports Pocket PC and Smartphone
devices. A Windows Mobile device installation consists of a single, self-extracting .CAB
file and an optional Setup.dll file. The .CAB file contains all the resources (files, registry
keys, and shortcuts) that comprise the application. The Setup.dll file provides functions
for performing certain operations during the installation and removal of your application.
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