Windows CE vs. Windows Mobile
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From: Petar Popara on 3 Feb 2006 04:42 I am beginner in PocketPC development. Can you tell me what is the difference between Windows CE and Windows Mobile? Is Windows CE older and surpassed OS with far less functionality then Windows Mobile?
From: Ginny Caughey [MVP] on 3 Feb 2006 09:46 Petar, Windows CE is the operating system that Windows Mobile runs on. Windows Mobile 5.0 runs on the Windows CE 5 OS. Windows CE is a modular operating system, so devices that are called Windows CE (that aren't also Windows Mobile or PocketPC or Smartphone) have only whatever parts of the CE OS that the device manufacturer chooses. -- Ginny Caughey ..NET Compact Framework MVP "Petar Popara" <my.fake(a)mail.net> wrote in message news:e0SW8YKKGHA.668(a)TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > > I am beginner in PocketPC development. Can you tell me what is the > difference between Windows CE and Windows Mobile? Is Windows CE older and > surpassed OS with far less functionality then Windows Mobile? >
From: Petar Popara on 3 Feb 2006 10:01 > Windows CE is the operating system that Windows Mobile runs on. Windows > Mobile 5.0 runs on the Windows CE 5 OS. Windows CE is a modular operating > system, so devices that are called Windows CE (that aren't also Windows > Mobile or PocketPC or Smartphone) have only whatever parts of the CE OS > that the device manufacturer chooses. Thank you. Few days ago, I received an answer on one MS newsgroup, claiming that for Windows CE development I need MS Embedded Visual C++ 4.0 and for Windows Mobile I need VS 2005.Net. Which kind of apps I can develop for Windows CE and which kind for Windows Mobile? I belive there is different "usage scenario"?
From: Ginny Caughey [MVP] on 3 Feb 2006 10:06 Petar, The types of apps you'd develop for Windows CE depend on the exact hardware and parts of CE that you're working with. As an oversimplification, CE apps generally target industrial uses while Windows Mobile apps target consumer uses, but I've written non-consumer apps for Windows Mobile too. You can use VS 2005 to develop for CE 5.0, but you need eVC to target earlier versions of CE. -- Ginny Caughey ..NET Compact Framework MVP "Petar Popara" <my.fake(a)mail.net> wrote in message news:O%23k7$KNKGHA.2628(a)TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > >> Windows CE is the operating system that Windows Mobile runs on. Windows >> Mobile 5.0 runs on the Windows CE 5 OS. Windows CE is a modular operating >> system, so devices that are called Windows CE (that aren't also Windows >> Mobile or PocketPC or Smartphone) have only whatever parts of the CE OS >> that the device manufacturer chooses. > > Thank you. Few days ago, I received an answer on one MS newsgroup, > claiming that for Windows CE development I need MS Embedded Visual C++ 4.0 > and for Windows Mobile I need VS 2005.Net. Which kind of apps I can > develop for Windows CE and which kind for Windows Mobile? I belive there > is different "usage scenario"? >
From: Petar Popara on 3 Feb 2006 10:30
> You can use VS 2005 to develop for CE 5.0, but you need eVC to target > earlier versions of CE. My task now is to investigate possibilities for development for PocketPC. Is there a way to develop for PocketPC using Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition? Because it is free of charge. I have Visual Studio 2003 Pro, but I don't know when my (small) company will upgrade to 2005 version. I would need some free or trial version of development tool for PocketPC to create one simple app, just to get a "feeling" how it looks like to develop for PocketPC and to give to my boss some estimation how long development of our PocketPC project might last. |