Re: WM2005 and .NET Version error by r_z_aret
r_z_aret
Fri Apr 28 16:57:31 CDT 2006
On 27 Apr 2006 18:45:05 -0700, "farseer" <farseer@optonline.net>
wrote:
>How do i add it myself? is there an available download from microsoft
>for this?
>
>i found a NETCFSetupv2.msi from from microsoft, but when i attempt to
>install it, i am told it is already installed on my desktop. If i
>attempt t copy that to my PDA, there is not enough room ( it's 24 MB).
First, .msi files are definitely _not_ meant to go on handhelds. .msi
files are installation packages that "run" on "big" Windows.
Try connecting your handheld, and then looking at Tools->Add/Remove
Programs... in the ActiveSync window on your "desktop". If you're
lucky, the list of "programs" will include "Microsoft .NET CF 2.0". If
it is there and the box is checked, then CF 2 is already installed on
your handheld. If the "program" is in the list, but the box is not
checked, then you can check the box and press "OK" to install CF 2.
If the "program" is not even in the list, then you have problems. Try
looking in Start->Settings->Add/Remove Programs on your "Desktop". If
you see "Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0", then you can try
removing it. And then you can try reinstalling it, but with the
handheld attached.
I needed to install CF 2 on my WM 5 device yesterday. I started by
using the search box at www.microsoft.com to look up CF 2, and then
stumbled around until I found something that seemed close. Sorry, but
I don't remember details. I do know I wound up with a file with the
same name as yours.
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