Windows Phone 7 build 7.0.0.6077--for WP7 emulator only

ciko84xp · Mar 19, 2010

hey people.. how i can run the emulator? i've downloaded 3 times the .rar archive, but if i put it on the file XDE.exe the emulator doesn't start!

I've the same problem if i extract the .rar archive, and put the folder on the XDE.exe!

I know that i need a .bin file to start emulation.. but i can't be able to find it! Where i can found it?

RustyGrom · Mar 19, 2010

I ditched the XDE_AppProv settings and have been trying different variations with some of the XML files and can only seem to break the shortcuts, not add any. Arg.

Paul-Lemonidis · Mar 19, 2010

Not exactly helpful

Several people have asked how to run this wretched emualator package and we have at best received vague answers that don't help us. Is the concept of a simple image file that can simply be opened using file open too much to ask! Just like a VHD file for Virtual PC. I was under perhaps the naive, maybe wrong, assumption that what we were getting here is a WM7 device that through emulation would run in a virtual environment. Just like I build and run Windows 2008, Exchange 2007 etc I can actually boot up a real server in a vitrual isolated hardware environemnt! Is this not the purpose of this? I genuinely expected to open a file and for VS to run the file and emulate a Windows 7 mobile device just as if I had one in my hand, albeit with a number of things not being possible at this point in time. Is this what this is about or have I missed something? If not then how do I\We actually get the emulation to work please?

From what I can make out what we have here is a car emulator that shows you all around the engine but cannot even turn the igntion key! Unless you are a car engineer utterly pointless! In essence an emulator that doesn't emulate!!!!????

walshieau · Mar 19, 2010

Good work guys...

Some points though...

Its CE7 (Word is that the new multi-core CPU's from Qualcomm are due out mid this year for WP7)
Its Silverlight 3 with some extra features, NOT Silverlight 4 (even though it states that in the Shell Core). Word is the next CTP it will be Silverlight 4.
The emulator instruction set is x86.
The HD2 pic is a fake.
That is all

abrigo74 · Mar 19, 2010

im sry but how would go about running this emulator on there comp?

RustyGrom · Mar 19, 2010

ciko84xp said:
hey people.. how i can run the emulator? i've downloaded 3 times the .rar archive, but if i put it on the file XDE.exe the emulator doesn't start!

I've the same problem if i extract the .rar archive, and put the folder on the XDE.exe!

I know that i need a .bin file to start emulation.. but i can't be able to find it! Where i can found it?

Paul-Lemonidis said:
Several people have asked how to run this wretched emualator package and we have at best received vague answers that don't help us. Is the concept of a simple image file that can simply be opened using file open too much to ask! Just like a VHD file for Virtual PC. Then again I guess that wouldnt make things suitably complicated and cryptic!

I am not looking to become a programmer. I was under perhaps the naive, maybe wrong, assumption that what we were getting here is a WM7 device that through emulation would run in a virtual environment. Just like I build and run Windows 2008, Exchange 2007 etc I can actually boot up a real server in a vitrual isolated hardware environemnt! Is this not the purpose of this? I genuinely expected to open a file and for VS to run the file and emulate a Windows 7 mobile device just as if I had one in my hand, albeit with a number of things not being possible at this point in time. Is this what this is about or have I missed something? If not then how do I\We actually get the emulation to work please?

abrigo74 said:
im sry but how would go about running this emulator on there comp?

First, it's already been answered.
Second, it's not rocket science. From a command line run "xde.exe WM70C1.bin" or create a new windows phone development project and hit the play button
Third, this is for developers! If you're not a developer, it's useless to you so stop *****ing about it. The only thing you can do (other than test your applications) is see some settings and browse the web with internet explorer. Whoopty friggen do.
Fourth, this thread is about modifying/researching the contents of the emulator ROM... not people who can't even figure out how to start the thing.

Paul-Lemonidis · Mar 19, 2010

Mor correctly

So more correctly then and please feel free to correct me if I am mistaken here! It is an emulation platform for developing apps. That is not quite the same as an emulator. The word emulator does imply you can actually run the OS as if you had a physical device in your hand and hence why there is so much confusion I suspect? If so I agree this is pointless to non-programmers but the article did very much give the impression that you could run up a Windows Mobile 7 phone on a PC platform as if were a fully bootable ROM.

I always find it amazing how programmers think everything is so obvious! Well yes, anything is if you know it!

darrengladysz · Mar 19, 2010

Don't know if this can help

I just came across this website:

/sviluppomobile.blogspot.com/2010/03/wmp7-emulator-unlock.html

need to add http:/ as I can yet post links!!

Seems that he has managed to unlock the emulator as he is posting screenshots of the os.

He also has a bin file to download.

BTW no sqlce in WP7

JesusFreak316 · Mar 19, 2010

darrengladysz said:
I just came across this website:

/sviluppomobile.blogspot.com/2010/03/wmp7-emulator-unlock.html

need to add http:/ as I can yet post links!!

Seems that he has managed to unlock the emulator as he is posting screenshots of the os.

He also has a bin file to download.

BTW no sqlce in WP7

Ok, I'll bite. I'll be the guinea pig. Downloading now.

darrengladysz · Mar 19, 2010

It works... with some errors but have working phone emulator

Here is how you do this:

-1 (forgot to add) download the developper tools (Visual Studio 10 express) from Microsoft:

can't post links so google:

Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

-.5 install these

1. download the bin from my previous link

2. rename the file to WM70C1.bin

3. go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\WindowsPhone\v7.0\Emulation\Images

4. rename the existing WM70C1.bin to WM70C1_old.bin

5. copy paste the downloaded bin file

Voila ...

RustyGrom · Mar 19, 2010

omg... it works!!!!!!!!!!!! soooooooooooo awesome. Now I want to find out how he did it lol.

darrengladysz · Mar 19, 2010

RustyGrom said:
omg... it works!!!!!!!!!!!! soooooooooooo awesome. Now I want to find out how he did it lol.

Yes, but there are no games on it. Not even solitaire or freecell

IE works however.

BTW For using on our existing devices Qualcomm and the other chip manufactures should be starting to distribute the drivers for WP7 in their development kits given to manufacturers. This may help in finding the drivers should we want to make a rom. I am sure Samsung, Qualcomm etc. and the other have written these already.

JesusFreak316 · Mar 19, 2010

Yeah it does.

I had to reinstall first as it was throwing up command line errors. Pretty cool stuff.

darrengladysz · Mar 19, 2010

Shorcuts with dll and apps

If you mouse-touch scroll to the shortcuts you get a list of the dll's used in the application as well as the exe for various applications.

If you select the "show all file" option you can see the xml for the various policies including security. This may be helpful to map this thing out.

You can also go into system info and click on the yellow arrow. It lists the processor as x86/i486 which is logical as it is on the pc. Now the big question is to ascertain whether the emulator is a true emulator or not. In light of their haste to get this thing out I would think this may be the real mckoy.

I clicked on "install shell chrome" have to determine what this one does.

From some of the missing tabs, looks like there is work to be done on the ui.

Calendar, calculator and other apps seems to be working. Mobile office seems to be awful, at least at this stage.

Back for more.

RustyGrom · Mar 19, 2010

Some notes...
interesting build info.
word is not even close to done.
They're using SkyDrive for file storage!
I can't get any email/facebook/etc to sync.
Zune section works great, even talks to the marketplace!
This is defintely not the same build of office shown (sparingly) at MIX.
No copy/paste in the office menus (like some of the files hinted at).

I crashed the OS heh. Definitely still early build. Pretty plain to see.

RustyGrom · Mar 19, 2010

darrengladysz said:
If you mouse-touch scroll to the shortcuts you get a list of the dll's used in the application as well as the exe for various applications.

If you select the "show all file" option you can see the xml for the various policies including security. This may be helpful to map this thing out.

You can also go into system info and click on the yellow arrow. It lists the processor as x86/i486 which is logical as it is on the pc. Now the big question is to ascertain whether the emulator is a true emulator or not. In light of their haste to get this thing out I would think this may be the real mckoy.

I clicked on "install shell chrome" have to determine what this one does.

From some of the missing tabs, looks like there is work to be done on the ui.

Calendar, calculator and other apps seems to be working. Mobile office seems to be awful, at least at this stage.

Back for more.

The "install chrome" is what adds that yellow arrow.

dwizzy130 · Mar 19, 2010

This is a very noob question but how do we start the emulator? I can't seem to find any shortcuts...

dwizzy130

RustyGrom · Mar 19, 2010

Here's some screenshots. A lot of missing stuff still.

Camera app. Kinda cool.

Office uses skydrive

welcome to office mobile

Mail config screen

ota updates!

internal app sys info

running processes

voice search!!!!!!!

more than just search

word is not even close to done

geotagging

boring but I haven't seen this... editing a contact

TaoCA · Mar 19, 2010

SonicFlare said:
You can cook your own emulator ROM with WP7

Here is the tools:
BOOOFF and XIPPort.

With B000FF:
1. Convert BIN->NB0
2. In ReplaceFiles hit "NB0 map" to get the file listing of the ROM
3. (PROFIT!)
4. Apply changes to file (or remove them) (It's applying changes directly, so be carefull)
5. Convert NB0->BIN
6. Apply "Fix 12" (Select original .bin file, and the converted one)
7. Run emulator
"C:\%PROGRAM FILES%\Microsoft XDE\1.0\XDE.exe" "%YOUR BIN HERE"

With XIPPort:
You are able to make a full dump of ROM
1. Hit "dump .bin". It will create an "OUT" folder with "FILES" and "MODULES" subfolder. You can modify files, or remove them.
2. When you done,hit "write .nb0" it will create a .nb0 file from OUT folder.
3. Use B000FF to convert nb0->bin and apply "Fix 12" (from step 5 in B000FF)

I'm fairly new to cooking roms, but is there any other files/platforms that need to be installed to follow these instructions? I'm having trouble with the decompress (in other posts further into the thread).

I've tried two different machines and XIPPort gives me an error that it can't find the OUT\MODULES\name.bin path, so I figured I must be missing something.

Thanks for any help, sorry to clutter the thread.

darrengladysz · Mar 19, 2010

dwizzy130 said:
This is a very noob question but how do we start the emulator? I can't seem to find any shortcuts...

dwizzy130

To start the emulator:

1. launch vs2010 using the start menu visual studio express

2. when launched click file and then new project

You don't need to do anything or add any code

3. select windows phone application

4. click the green arrow in the toolbar or use build - deploy solution

That is it

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