When installing cab file on devices that have square screens or support screen rotation (last is applicable to all devices starting from WM 2003 SE) you may receive an error message:

“because it was designed for a previous version of Windows Mobile software” is not really correct because actually cab installer complains about screen on WM, not OS version.

To omit this error MaxBuild property declared in Vestion section of .inf file can be used. According to Microsoft:

The BuildMax value can be used to indicate that the application supports
square screens (BuildMax=0xA0000000),
screen rotation (BuildMax=0xC0000000),
or both (BuildMax=0xE0000000).

This is one of those odd things that we can found sometimes. Error message leads us to wrong direction and name of property doesn’t have any connection to what it does

I’m working on installer for Windows Mobile application. Here are some great articles I found:

• How to create a windows mobile (Smart Device) .Cab installer
• Setup.dll Sample and Walkthrough: Terms & Conditions / End User License Agreement for a Smart Device CAB installer
• CAB Wizard describes manual creation of installation using cabwiz utility together with information files.

Today I need to refresh my knowledge of developing for Windows Mobile. So I surfed through my favorites tagged as Compact Framework and here is what I found most useful:

• .NET Compact Framework version 2.0 Performance and Working Set FAQ – it’s an articles from Compact Framework creators. So I thinks thats the best place to start.
• .Net Compact Framework Tips and Tricks – although this presentation overlaps with previous article in many items, it also has some unique useful points like class vs structure performance.

Both articles are concentrated on older versions (1.0 and 2.0), but they still a good place for those who just need refresh knowledge or start developing for Windows Mobile.