Re: emulators question

Hi,
Microsoft offers emulators for Windows Mobile 6.1 which can run Windows
Mobile applications and they do not require Visual Studio. See
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en


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"whatwouldmattdo" <> wrote in message
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> I recently downloaded "EngCalc-pulp and paper", which is a pocket PC
> program that streamlines calculations for the pulp and paper industry.
> The only thing is, the only available version of the software is
> developed for a pocket PC. There are several versions of the program
> inside the package (ARM, ARMV4, MIPS, CPP, SH3 ) which I assume is for
> different architectures.
>
> In order to get it working, I figured I'd need an emulator of some
> sort.. I read in this document
> http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2004/02/23/78930.aspx
> that there is a bunch of things needed before a pocket PC emulator can
> be installed : activsync, virtual machine, emulator images, pocket PC
> SDK, virtual server etc etc.. I installed each of them roughly i the
> order needed, even though half of them needed something of their own
> like IIS, and visual studio .NET etc. None of the installations
> yielded any kind of front-end where I could access EngCalc.
>
> I have downloaded hundreds of megabytes of drivers, architecture,
> virtual this and that.. All so I can access a pocket PC application
> that is less than one Mb in size... Seems they all work on top of
> visual studio .NET- if I could afford to buy that, I may aswell just
> buy a pocket PC instead !
>
> Is there an easier way? Maybe a smaller emulator, or a standalone
> package for pocket PC files or something? even a conversion utility or
> recompiler or something?
>
> Any help would be appreciated - I'm tearing my hair out here!