what can i run on windows mobile 2002?

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i just picked up an old pda for cheap but it runs windows mobile 2002. I know some of you guys have had windows mobile for years so what are some good programs / games that run on windows mobile 2002 and 32mb of ram?

why dont you try simple games like solitaire and bubble breaker

they will work i think....not so sure

most programs run even on pocketpc2000
it's binary code for the arm cpu
most apps don't use special wm5, wm6 features

Originally Posted by Rudegar

most programs run even on pocketpc2000
it's binary code for the arm cpu
most apps don't use special wm5, wm6 features

well most of the programs that i have tried dont work. i am thinking that they are dependent on some dll files that are included in windows mobile 5+
but most of the programs that i have tried dont work. such as kevtris 2 pocket lemmings pocket quake vista hide battery gage vexed. when i try to open them most of them say x is not a valid pocket pc applacation

Some of the above programs are written in CF .NET, in which case you will need the matching version of the CF .NET framework installed on your machine. Programs that were written in Win32 Embedded C++ and compiled for an ARMv4 target should run fine.

Originally Posted by stephj

Some of the above programs are written in CF .NET, in which case you will need the matching version of the CF .NET framework installed on your machine. Programs that were written in Win32 Embedded C++ and compiled for an ARMv4 target should run fine.

hmm keep talking, so i need .net cf for windows mobile 2002? right?
http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/d...displaylang=en

is this the right one?

thanks

The version of the .NET CF runtime has to match that of the compiled program. To find out which version, you can use something like RedGate's .NET Reflector to open the executable.

In the mscorlib section, the version will be given as 2.0.0.0 or similar, in this case Version 2.0 of the .NET CF.

It will need the version 2.0 of the .NET CF Runtime. They can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Other version of the .NET CF exist, i.e 3.0 and 3.5, it depends on which version of VS it was developed, and how it was configured to create the .EXE

I put a similar post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=487533

Originally Posted by stephj

The version of the .NET CF runtime has to match that of the compiled program. To find out which version, you can use something like RedGate's .NET Reflector to open the executable.

In the mscorlib section, the version will be given as 2.0.0.0 or similar, in this case Version 2.0 of the .NET CF.

It will need the version 2.0 of the .NET CF Runtime. They can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Other version of the .NET CF exist, i.e 3.0 and 3.5, it depends on which version of VS it was developed, and how it was configured to create the .EXE

I put a similar post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=487533

TY for that info. at the compact frameworks all inclusive? can i just install 3.5 and call it good? or do i have to install each one? can i have more than one framework installed at the same time?

thanks for your help

"when i try to open them most of them say x is not a valid pocket pc applacation"

getting wm6.1 would most likely not help you there
as that error msg is the std error msg one gets when one
try to run a pc activesync installer app directly on the pda

you have to run them on the pc with the pda connected to activesync

i had both lemmings and quake1-2 running on pocketpc2003 without any problems

installs directly on pocketpc are never! exe's or msi's always cab's
all other installs are don on pc

Originally Posted by Rudegar

"when i try to open them most of them say x is not a valid pocket pc applacation"

getting wm6.1 would most likely not help you there
as that error msg is the std error msg one gets when one
try to run a pc activesync installer app directly on the pda

you have to run them on the pc with the pda connected to activesync

i had both lemmings and quake1-2 running on pocketpc2003 without any problems

installs directly on pocketpc are never! exe's or msi's always cab's
all other installs are don on pc

not trying to be rude but I know how to use the installers. i am talking about windows mobile 2002 not 2003.