Updating my setup for Mobile development

Folks,

Can someone tell me what I need to download/install/setup to bring my
system up to par as far as for mobile development based on what I have?

Currenrtly, my development box is

- VS2005/PRO installed on XP SP3, everything was installed
within the intent to do application of Windows Mobile phones.

- ActiveSync 4.2

My personal cell phone to test with:

- SamSung Blackjack SGH-i607 with Windows Mobile 5.0

My questions are

1) I see three projects for "Smart drives"

Pocket PC 2003
SmartPhone 2003
Window CE 5.0

What is the difference? And how it this related to the SGH-i607.
It seems the only project type that seems to work is SmartPhone
2003. The other I think need phone Mobile Framework updates.
For example, compiling for Windows CE 5.0, copying the EXE over
to the cell, tells me I need a newer version of .NET CE.

2) How is Window CE 5.0 related to Window Mobile 5.0? Same thing?

3) What Mobile SDK or other Mobile tools should I be installing?

4) When deploying I get an compile error saying:

Ensure that you have the appropriate certificates on your device
for development. Review your SDK documentation for proper security
settings for connecting to this device

5) Related to #3, using the Power Tools Security Cert Manager, it
sees the SGH-i607 (SmartPhone) and tells me I have a Two-Tier
prompt that requires something, I think, from my mobile provider
(AT&T). Is that true, or is there something else involved?

Any help, tips or comments would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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hls

On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:12:29 -0400, hls
<sant9442-removethis.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:

>Folks,
>
>Can someone tell me what I need to download/install/setup to bring my
>system up to par as far as for mobile development based on what I have?
>
>Currenrtly, my development box is
>
> - VS2005/PRO installed on XP SP3, everything was installed
> within the intent to do application of Windows Mobile phones.
>
> - ActiveSync 4.2
>
>My personal cell phone to test with:
>
> - SamSung Blackjack SGH-i607 with Windows Mobile 5.0
>
>My questions are
>
>1) I see three projects for "Smart drives"
>
> Pocket PC 2003
> SmartPhone 2003
> Window CE 5.0
>
> What is the difference?

Pocket PC and Smartphone are platforms built on the Windows CE
operating system. Each platform starts with the base operating system,
adds, deletes, and modifies a few functions, adds applications, and
specifies hardware. Pocket PC includes stylus support, and _may_
include phone support. Smartphone does _not_ include stylus support,
but _does_ include phone support. Windows Mobile is a term that covers
both Pocket PC and Smartphone. Microsoft has changed the names of the
platforms several times. For at least a bit more info, see:
http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/wce/versions.htm

Each platform is the target of an SDK (software development kit),
which is a compiler. And each SDK targets one platform.

> And how it this related to the SGH-i607.

The SGH-i607 is a Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone. So you will need the
Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone SDK.

> It seems the only project type that seems to work is SmartPhone
> 2003.

Probably because you've installed only 1 SDK.

> The other I think need phone Mobile Framework updates.
> For example, compiling for Windows CE 5.0, copying the EXE over
> to the cell, tells me I need a newer version of .NET CE.

If you are using .NET, then you need to make sure the right version of
the CF (Compact Framework) is installed on the device.

>
>2) How is Window CE 5.0 related to Window Mobile 5.0? Same thing?

No. Windows Mobile 5 is built on version 4.2 of the Windows CE
operating system. Windows Mobile 6 is built on version 5.2 of the
WIndows CE operating system.


>
>3) What Mobile SDK or other Mobile tools should I be installing?

See above.


>
>4) When deploying I get an compile error saying:
>
> Ensure that you have the appropriate certificates on your device
> for development. Review your SDK documentation for proper security
> settings for connecting to this device
>
>5) Related to #3, using the Power Tools Security Cert Manager, it
> sees the SGH-i607 (SmartPhone) and tells me I have a Two-Tier
> prompt that requires something, I think, from my mobile provider
> (AT&T). Is that true, or is there something else involved?
>
>Any help, tips or comments would be greatly appreciated.

In this context, the word "newbie" is useful, rather than pejorative.
Specifically, I recommend using google
(http://groups.google.com/advanced_search?q=&) to look up
newbie
in this group. The group is primarily for folks who don't use .NET
languages. If you really are going to use .NET, I suggest you check
microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework

>
>Thanks

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