BUS ADM 740 Blog

I finally got around to check out how to connect the Smart Device Emulator in Vista. (See the course FAQ for doing this in XP.)

The big difference is that ActiveSync is replaced with the Windows Mobile Device Center.

It turned out to be pretty straightforward in my environment and fairly similar to setting up ActiveSync in XP. I tried this on my laptop running Vista Ultimate and Visual Studio 2008 (not 2005!). Before starting the device emulator I went to the mobile device center and opened up the connection settings. The only thing I had to adjust is the "allow connections to the following" (see image).

The "allow connection to the following" option has to be checked and DMA (direct memory access) needs to be selected. Then I started up the emulator via the device emulator manager in Visual Studio (Tools->Device Emulator Manager).

I cradled the emulator and ... it connected without a hitch.

Now, if you use Visual Studio 2005, you need to download and install the new device emulator (version 2). Visit the following sites for more information.

http://blogs.msdn.com/anandba/...

http://blogs.infosupport.com/blogs/willemm/...

Let me know if you still run into issues.

MH

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The snowstorm came after all, allthough a bit later than anticipated. While the roads where a bit slippery Tuesday evening, there was not too much snow then and I hope everyone got home safely.

Since we ended class a bit earlier, we need to catch up / postpone a few things.
The discussion of our first reading will take place next class session. If you have not submitted your lessons/questions yet, please do so on the course Web site's readings page.

Regarding Visual Studio and buring the ISO file to CD, I personally prefer not to burn them to a physical CD. A) Waste of a CD, B) CD burning can still be a bit unreliable and you may encounter problems with errors on your CD. Thus, I would use a virtual drive (or DVD/CD emulator).
However, burning the ISO file to CD may be the more straightforward option, if you already have the burning software in place and a CD drive that writes reliably.

MH