Xml Provisioning Vs. Regmerge And Copy File; Regmerge; Copyfiles - Motorola MC65 Manual

In the Windows Mobile 6 tools directory on the desktop computer (typically \Program Files\Windows CE
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Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 6 Pocket PC SDK\Tools), run the Makecab.exe utility, using the following
syntax to create a .cpf file from the _setup.xml file:
MakeCab.exe /D COMPRESS=OFF _setup.xml myOutCpf
C
OMPRESS=OFF is required for backward compatibility with Pocket PC.
NOTE
Optionally, use the Authenticode tools to sign the .cpf file.
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Tap the filename to install.
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Certain applications and settings require a cold boot to take affect. In these cases, cold boot the MC65. Refer
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to the Windows Mobile Version 6 Help file for more information.

XML Provisioning vs. RegMerge and Copy File

Prior to Windows Mobile 5.0, Motorola used two drivers (RegMerge and CopyFiles) to update the registry and to
copy files during a cold boot. With Windows Mobile 6, Motorola recommends using XML provisioning instead.
RegMerge and CopyFiles are supported for backward compatibility but Motorola may eliminate support in the
future. The following sections provide examples of how RegMerge and CopyFiles were used, and how to perform
the same function using XML provisioning.

RegMerge

RegMerge.dll is a built-in driver that allows updating the registry during a clean boot. RegMerge runs very early in
the boot process and looks for registry files (.reg files) in certain Flash File System folders (i.e., \Application) during
a clean boot. It then merges the registry changes into the system registry located in RAM.
The following example uses RegMerge to set a registry key:
SampleReg.reg
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Hardware\DeviceMap\Backlight]
"BacklightIntensity"=dword:00000036
The following example uses XML provisioning to perform the same task:
SampleReg.xml
<wap-provisioningdoc>
<characteristic type= "Registry">
<characteristic type= "HKLM\Hardware\DeviceMap\Backlight">
<parm name= "BacklightIntensity" value= "54" datatype= "integer" />
</characteristic>
</characteristic>
</wap-provisioningdoc>

CopyFiles

CopyFiles copies files from one folder to another on a clean boot. During a clean boot CopyFiles looks for files with
a .CPY extension in the root of the Application FFS partition. These files are text files containing the source and
destination for the desired files to copy, separated by ">".
The following example uses CopyFiles to copy a file from the \Application folder to the \Windows folder:
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