A Patch for the November CTP (VS 2005, Standard)
http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/1/6/116F9AB8-BEBE-425D-A81E-0603BCE6DA2E/SmartDeviceProject.msiIf you build a managed VB or C# .NET CF Application using the November CTP and then press F5 or CRTL+F5 to deploy the application, currently it fails to deploy. This patch will enable you to deploy Managed .NET CF Apps successfully.
While this patch will unblock users who have been wanting to do Managed Development with the November CTP Drop, it is being provided AS-IS and has gone through very limited testing and verification. Though most people who tried this patch and help verify it (Thanks Daniel, Alex, Neil and many others) said it worked, there were one or two instances where after installing this patch, there were package load failures in the Smart Device Project Package.
So here is what is needed
1. Make a copy of the smartdeviceproject.dll and keep it safely in case you experience a package load or other failures that prevent you from even using the designers. This file is in the <VS Install Folder>\smartdevices\projects\ folder.
Close VS if it is running. Download the Patch from MSDN.
2. Install the MSI and it will copy the smartdevicesproject.dll on your machine. Then copy this to the <VS Install Folder>\smartdevices\projects\
3. Restart Visual Studio, Create and Build a new C# or VB .NET CF Application. Press F5 or CTRL+F5 and your application should successfully get deployed to the emulator.
Thanks
Amit Chopra
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