PRB: Failed to Verify Platform or OS Version

ID: Q190801


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual C++
  • Microsoft Windows CE Embedded Toolkit for Visual C++ 5.0


SYMPTOMS

When you build an application or select "[Build:Update remote output file]," the following error message appears:

Failed to verify platform or OS version.
Or, when you debug an application, the following error message appears:
Your device platform type is not supported


CAUSE

These error messages can be caused by a malfunctioning communications link with the Windows CE target device, or by using incorrect versions of Pfile.exe or Pfcom.dll.


RESOLUTION

  1. No communication. Ensure that communication between the desktop device and the Windows CE target device has been established. You should be able to transfer files using Windows Explorer, Mobile Devices, Remote Object Viewer, or Pfile.exe if communication has been established correctly.


  2. Users of the Windows CE Platform SDK for Palm-size PCs experience this problem if the Pfile.exe and Pfcom.dll files are not installed as indicated by the release notes (<platform-sdk-root>\ppcreadme.htm). You must use the files, located in the <platform-sdk-root>\Support\Updates directory, to replace the respective files in <developer-studio- root>\SharedIDE\bin.


NOTE: Do not rename the original files before replacing them. To backup the original files, copy them elsewhere.


MORE INFORMATION

NOTE: If you do not see the ...\Support\Updates directory on your hard drive, this means you have not installed the Palm-size Platform SDK. This is available for download from the following Internet link:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/downloads/pccompanions/default.asp


REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q189138 PRB: "error spawning empfile.exe" Building WINCE Application

Keywords : kberrmsg kbide kbVC500 kbWinCE200
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb


Last Reviewed: July 29, 1999
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