Windows Installer Editor Reference
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Advanced Installations
To step through the wizard
1. Complete the Application Information dialog box and click Next:
Application Name
Enter the name of the application you are installing. This appears in the list of
applications on the Mobile Devices page. It also appears in the desktop
computer’s mobile device software (the Add/Remove Programs dialog box,
which is accessible from the Microsoft ActiveSync window).
Description
This appears in the desktop computer’s mobile device software.
The CAB Files dialog box appears.
2. Complete the dialog box and click Next:
a. Click Add, select one or more files, and click Open.
b. Mark the following options if applicable:
Include the .NET Compact Framework
(Pocket PC 2002 or later only). Mark this to include the .NET Compact
Framework runtime in the installation. This causes Application Manager to
install the .NET Compact Framework on the device before it installs the
mobile device application.
If the .NET Compact Framework runtime is not in the Stub subdirectory of
the Windows Installer Editor installation directory, the Download
Redistributables wizard appears during compile and prompts you to
download it.
.NET Compact Framework Runtime Version
Select a version of the .NET Compact Framework.
c.
Click Next.
The Desktop Computer dialog box appears.
3. Complete the dialog box:
Desktop Directory
Specify the directory on the desktop computer in which to store the .CAB and
.INI files that are necessary for installation to the mobile device. Typically, this
would be in the Program Files directory. These files are run from the Add/
Remove Programs option in ActiveSync.
Install on the mobile device following the desktop installation
If you mark this and the mobile device is connected during the desktop
installation, then the end user is prompted to perform the mobile device
installation immediately following the desktop installation.
If installation onto the mobile device will not take place immediately following the
desktop installation, then use the following fields to create a shortcut on the desktop
computer. This shortcut starts installation onto the mobile device by calling the
Application Manager.
Shortcut Name
Enter a name for the shortcut on the mobile device.
Shortcut Directory
Select a directory on the desktop computer in which to place the shortcut.
Typically, this is the Windows Start menu.