PRB: Resolving '<App-name>' is not a Valid Windows CE App Error

• Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows CE, version 1.0
• Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual C++, versions 5.0, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

Attempting to run an application built with the products listed above results in the following message:

'<app-name>' is not a valid Windows CE application.

CAUSE

The application was not built for the correct processor platform.

RESOLUTION

You can determine what processor is used on a specific device by clicking [Start|Settings|System|General]. The processor type is displayed in the "System:" section under the heading "Processor Type:".

To build for a particular processor platform, your Visual C++ project must contain a configuration for that platform and the configuration must be the active configuration when you build the application.

• Use the following steps to select the active configuration:
  
  
  • Choose [Build|Set Active Configuration...] from the Microsoft Developer Studio menu bar.
  
  
  
  • Select the configuration for the desired processor Platform and click [OK].
  
  
  If the desired configuration is not present, use the next procedure in this article to add one.



• Use the following steps to create a new configuration:
  
  
  • Choose [Build|Configurations...] and click the [Add...] button.
  
  
  
  • Choose the new processor platform in the "Platform:" field.
  
  
  
  • Choose a configuration name and a configuration to copy settings from, then click [OK].
  
  
  

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: RISC VR4100 PR3910 VCCEISS

Keywords : kbVC kbVC500 kbVC600 kbWinCE kbWinCE100 kbWinCE200 kbWinCE210
Version : WINDOWS:1.0,5.0,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb