End User Installs

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Zac Maclean

I have an application I would like to build CAB files for so that users can
re-install the application after they forget to charge their PDAs.

I have a couple support files that need to be installed. And I have the
appropriate CAB files for the PDAs I use for these.

I'd like to have a one click re-install on the PDA, rather than have them
run through the PC based install.
 
Zac,

A great way to do this would be to create a web page
that your mobile users can access from Pocket IE.
On this page, post your CAB files for one-click download
and self-install. Also common to put the Compact Framework
and SQL CE CAB files on the same page in case any of that
needs to be reinstalled.

-Darren
 
You can also put all your cab files on a SD Card or have the application run
off the SD card. That way if a device malfunctions they can just put the SD
card in another device and continue working.
 
Darren,

Another extension to this problem ...

we want to mail out SD cards to our customers with the CAB files in
\SD Card\Setup folder.

So in case of a hard-reset, they can just go to that folder, click on
the CAb file and get on with their life.

I have notices that CAB files self-destruct/delete/remove themselves
after you click on them to install.

Is this right? if so, how would I keep the cab files intact after an
install.
(Making them read-only on the sd card is not an option)

Thanks for any help,
Vinit Bhansali
(e-mail address removed)
 
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