Setup VS 2005 environment for windows CE 6.0 application

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Hi All,

1. I have a source code in the form of visual studio solution. Which i got it from de-compiling a .exe file taken from a windows CE 6.0 running device.

2. I have to make some changes to the code and make this device work again.

3. How can i setup the VS 2005 environment and start debugging the code?

Thanks

What I have tried:

i have de-compiled the exe. file, installed VS 2005 and cleared some of the syntax error

Posted 10-Nov-16 21:07pm

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Updated 14-Nov-16 2:06am

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Wessel Beulink 12-Nov-16 7:13am

Please don't. Do not rip code from someone and start learning the basics.

johannesnestler 14-Nov-16 7:51am

You may be right, but you don't know what he need's to do, having a lot of background with CE specific applications and "Software companies" creating them, I'd say someone "lost" the code (maybe the Company died). :D

Wessel Beulink 14-Nov-16 8:11am

Possible but a 'a windows CE 6.0 running device' seems like a live Company.

johannesnestler 14-Nov-16 8:24am

you are joking, right? If not, you may want to have a look at https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows_CE, newest Version of CE would be compact 7 but most companies did the transions to the newer "embedded versions"...

johannesnestler 14-Nov-16 8:25am

sorry for german link - you may better use this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_CE

Wessel Beulink 14-Nov-16 8:31am

Allot of the companies I know running in the CE 6.0. But doesn't really matters. German was also fine anyhow. Wondering what he is trying to reach with the de-compiled version of this .exe.

We will see what he will answer. Also the VS 2005 is not compatible with CE 6.0 as you mentioned. (lol)

Thanks for the article though. :)

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johannesnestler · Answer 1 · 2016-11-14T02:06:00

You mean you need a "target device" or an Emulator to run the code (for ARM architecture?) - good luck with that. Depending on the application, you may can use one of the prepared basic layouts - which where available as virtual machines (some years ago downloadable from microsoft - you may still can find them somewhere). Or you get the "Targets"/Emulators/images from the original OEM of the device. If your application is tied to a specific device from an specific OEM which isn't available anymore, I think you are out of luck and will need a real (old) device to run your code. If you plan to target a new device I would start the project from scratch (hopefully not with Windows CE which isn't supported as operating system anymore by MS) and just copy the old code when possible.

It's hard to offer any real help for you because there is no common "CE 6", any OEM could and did change the OS (I worked for one and also created my own CE-Images). So you may face very vendor specific problems (missing driver support, ...). My advice would be to seek contact to the OEM that created the CE- device/Image your application is written for (chances are high they have also an emulator available to run your code without a real device)

Anyway I have been there and "feel" with you! Good luck with your 10 year old VS (omg how time passes by), at least you found that installer ;) (btw CE Support ended after VS 2008 so you could use VS up to 2008 Version but not later . (in VS 2010 the CE debugger was omitted))