Using the Application Manager

The Application Manager application, CeAppMgr.exe, resides on a user's desktop computer. CeAppMgr adds and removes applications on a Windows CE–based device, and it deletes the application files from the desktop computer.

    To install an application on a Windows CE–based device

1. Create a single Application Manager initialization (.ini) file to provide the Application Manager with information about the application.
2. Install the application automatically or manually:
   • To install the application automatically, create a desktop setup application with any available third-party desktop setup application.

     This application copies the multiple device-specific .cab files to the desktop computer. The application then launches the Application Manager, with the Application Manager .ini file as a parameter.

   –Or–

   • To install the application manually, register the application with the Application Manager.

     Registering the application manually requires that you copy the .cab file and the .ini file for the Application Manager to the desktop computer and run the Application Manager with the .ini file as the parameter.