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Tuesday, February 20, 2007 1:15 PM

WM6 != CE6

There has been some confusion around the OS version supporting Windows Mobile 6. Sue Loh does an excellent job explaining the differences and even some of the “why” in the CE Base team blog . There is additional helpful information in the Comments section
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:57 PM

Map File Breakpoints

While debugging, I am often faced with trying to set breakpoints in module code that I do not control. Said modules rarely have current symbols and access to source files either not possible or practical. I usually face these issues armed only with a
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Thursday, November 30, 2006 11:42 PM

Oh… please make it stop!

I was recently challenged by trying to collect retail device data and needed a way to stop Hopper. I was running on a standalone device and an unexpected error dialog popped up and Hopper dismissed the dialog before I could take a look. The documentation
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Monday, November 20, 2006 12:54 PM

MEDC 2007 Call For Papers Issued!

Do you think you've got what it takes to educate developers, device makers, business & marketing decision makers and IT Professionals on delivering compelling devices, experiences, and cool applications? Well, Microsoft’s Mobile and Embedded Developer
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Wednesday, November 30, 2005 12:20 AM

The Cat Parade

It has been said that trying to keep Hopper focused on a single application is like trying to get cats to walk in a parade (very difficult). The problem is Hopper is designed from its foundation to stress the entire system and never stay in one place
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Friday, November 11, 2005 4:19 PM

Logger.exe is no substitute for a KITL debugger connection

This entry is dedicated to my readers troubled by Logger.exe and its sometimes incomplete log files. I carefully review all comments made to HoppeRx and Logger.exe (and its issues) appear to be a recurring theme. For those unfamiliar with the tool, Logger.exe
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Thursday, November 03, 2005 12:32 AM

HangRx finally Available on Jetstream!

After some wrangling with legal, I can finally announce that HangRx (see post below) has been released to Jetstream and eagerly awaiting its new home on your devices. You can pull it from the HangRx directory under Powertoys. I would like to remind everyone
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Tuesday, October 25, 2005 9:01 PM

HangRx – Proactive debugging solution for stability ailments.

A new tool has been developed to help detect and identify stability issues in real time. This proactive debugging is a change from traditional thinking where you run the device down and try to determine the root cause, often long after the original problem
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Thursday, October 13, 2005 10:34 PM

Fingers and toes

Several of our account managers were out and about with some free time on their digits… Contest: If you can identify the owner of the hands in this picture, I will send you official JDP Silly-putty that will help mute Hopper runs (while supplies last)
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 4:32 PM

Not all Watson dumps are created equal (Watson part II)

The second installment of Watson will focus on the type of dump created during error reporting. Watson will chose one of the following depending on system settings and resources available – the significant difference between them is size required to process
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Friday, October 07, 2005 6:25 PM

Getting help from the Doctor (Dr Watson that is!)

You cannot ship a device connected to the debugger so eventually you will have to cut the cord and run your device standalone. Windows mobile ships a pocket version of Dr Watson that can help evaluate application exceptions that occur while in this unconnected
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Monday, October 03, 2005 4:40 PM

Exception types simplified

l Debugging exceptions is the same process regardless of type, but often it is helpful to understand the difference between the most common types of exceptions: Raise Exception: This is most often sourced from a handled exception where the programmer
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Monday, September 12, 2005 3:12 PM

Hopper training available online!

Old news for some, but for the newer folks there is over 4 hours of Hopper video training done for the LTK rollout last spring. Topics include general Hopper strategy as well as diagnosing stability problems with debug devices as well as retail, stand-alone
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Thursday, September 08, 2005 4:32 PM

Off Topic: ltkUnlock tool

My apologies for the non-Hopper post, but since many HoppeRx readers will also need to know about ltkUnlock I decided this forum is as good as any. The ltkUnlock tool has generated a lot of confusion so let me start with the basics: The purpose of the
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