windows-mobile-6.5

How to remove hanging start up application (windows mobile)?

Hi, I am developing a native application for Windows Mobile 6.5 (Samsung Omnia II i8000). After making some changes, my application hangs when it is run. The problem is my application is also run during Start Up (via \windows\startup shortcut) and whenever I restart the phone, it'll always run my application and hangs there. ActiveSync...

Stopping Windows Mobile 6.5 tab reordering

I have a C++ Visual Studio 2008 Windows Mobile 6.5 application that uses a tab control. I've noticed that depending on how careful you are with the stylus, when using the tab control you can accidentally re-order the tabs. It's difficult to do deliberately, but it's very easy to do when you're not trying. I assume this is a new "feature"...

HTC HD2 device emulator

Hi, I'm new to the Windows Mobile scene, but I have made a few Symbian apps before. When I was making those apps the target device was always a Nokia, and Nokia is good about providing specific device emulators. Despite my best search efforts the only emulator I can find for Windows Mobile 6.5 devices is in the SDK. I want to develop ...

How to Install QueryAnalyzer on Windows Mobile 6.5?

I don't know if it is just me, but searching on google didn't reveal me answer to my question "How to install QueryAnalyzer for SQL Compact 3.5 DB on Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional emulator device". Does somebody knows how to do it? ...

I want to read email body and attachment from windows mobile

I am able to read the phone no, subject, sender, and date and time and i need some help on reading the body of the email, i know that it can be read using openproperty but not able to move far.. hope help from u people thanks in advance. ...

Windows Mobile 6.5 Change the camera focus.

I have a project to scan some QR-code or bar-code with camera on windows mobile. (phone x01t) Programing in C++ and using DirectShow. Tired to change focus with IAMCameraControl interface, but return the error like "...request is not supported". Are there any way else? Thanks ...

Creating a GPRS Connection using Windows Mobile 6.5

Hi, I am writing an application in which I need to make a GPRS connection. Can someone please help me how I can setup this connection using C#. thanks EDIT I will need to connect a GPRS connection because I need to call a webservice. ...

Widget/Plugin on Today screen on WinMo 6.5

I want to put a new tool on my Windows 6.5 phone, and I'm looking for an example or write-up to help me. You go to settings -> Today -> Items, and 'Windows Default' is selected. This puts 'music', 'pictures', 'text', 'e-mail', etc... on the today screen. If you want to add an item to this list, how do you do that? I saw some links here...

pinch to zoom on windows mobile 6

Need to develop pinch-in pinch-out effect on HTC-HD2 with OS windows mobile 6.5. Is windows mobile 6.5 support this feature? If so can anyone provide me exposed APIs or sample code or any good links for doing it? So far I have implemented UI related stuff(zoom in-out using buttons etc) in C# .net using Windows Mobiles 6.5 Gestures. I am...

Is there any macro to differentiate between WinCE emulator and WinCE device ?

Hi, I need to perform some file operations on WinCE platform. The paths of file differ in Device compared to Emulator. So i need to choose file according to the environment, like below. #if defined(WINCE_EMULATOR) //This macro is just for illustration #define path ".\Storage Card\\1.txt" //Emulator configuration #else #define path...

How to create a Minimize button in WinCE dialog based application

Hi, I created a WinCE dialog based application. I want to add minimize option at the top right corner. If i create an MFC dialog based application, a checkbox will be present for Minimize button asking whether minimize is required for the dialog being created. But if i create MFC Application for SmartDevice, minimize checkbox will not ...

How to port the code of an application on Windows Mobile 6.5 to Windows Phone 7?

I have an application running successfully on Windows Mobile 6.5. Is it possible to port that application to Windows Phone 7? ...

Windows Mobile SDK 6 Confusion

I am upgrading my Windows Mobile 5 project to a Windows Mobile 6 project. The first step (at least so it seems to me) is to get the Windows Mobile 6 SDK installed. When I went searching for this I found the following installs that both seemed to fit what I was looking for: Windows Mobile 6 Professional SDK Refresh.msi Windows Mobile ...

What Version of Windows Mobile 6.5 is on my Device?

I have a Symbol MC 75. It is running Windows Mobile 6.5, but there are several updates after the basic Windows Mobile 6.5: Windows Mobile 6.5 Windows Mobile 6.5.1 Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Windows Mobile 6.5.5 How do I know which one I am running? I went to the about page for my device and it just says Windows Mobile 6.5. Does that mea...

What is the Windows Mobile Registry setting to turn off Predictive Text?

I need to have my program not use (or allow to be used) predictive text. I know how to turn it off manually (this web page shows how). But I need to do it programmatically. The best way seems to be by a registry change. Anyone happen to know what that registry setting is? ...

Windows Mobile 6.5 : Cannot create SubKey in Registry

Hello, I have code below which has been working on devices of type Windows Mobile 5 and 6.1 private const string OwnerSubKey = @"ControlPanel\Owner"; regKey = CERegistry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey(OwnerSubKey); When I have a 6.5 device cradled and the debugger hits the line above, I get "Type: System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalE...

How to remove Windows Mobile Lock screen

I have for the few past days struggled with Windows Mobile 6.5 auto lock screen that pops up when you press the power button, to re-enter and use the phone. Finally I did find this register tweak: Add following register DWORD value and restart: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd Name: DeviceLockWhenSuspend Value: 0 Type...

How to hide form header when switching between forms on Winmobile 6.5

Hello. I have two simple forms designed in maximized view. when switching between them (showing second and hiding first), the second form first shows its header for some miliseconds. Than the header dissapears. How to avoid showing the header? Thanks. ...

Disable Home Button (HTC HD2 - WM 6.5)

Hi, Currently I'm developing a software for HTC HD2 (WM 6.5). I don't want to allow user exit from my app unless they have authorization key to do that. my approach is disable all hardware button which may close my foreground application. There are some solutions to disable hardware button, but none of them can disable home button. I'v...