Not able to start debugging

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doolaard

Hi, I have a Windows Mobile 5 project. When I try to run it in
debugger on my device I get the error message:

"Unable to start program '%CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES%\Test\Test.exe'.The
system cannot find the file specified"

How can I solve that problem? I tried a different program and that
worked just fine!!

Thanks for your help,

Jan
 
The error is confusing and poor, no doubt. You have a reference to something
not on the device - either another project or a 3rd-party assembly.
 
Sometimes this is down to not setting the deployment flag in the
Configuration Manager window which option can be found by right clicking on
your solution in Visual Studio. This is similar for all versions of VS.

Also check the actual Test.exe actually exists.
 
Hi, I have a Windows Mobile 5 project. When I try to run it in
debugger on my device I get the error message:

"Unable to start program '%CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES%\Test\Test.exe'.The
system cannot find the file specified"

How can I solve that problem? I tried a different program and that
worked just fine!!

Thanks for your help,

Jan
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Are you hooked up to the device using Active Sync? Have you tried
restarting the device? It could be that VS is trying to overwrite your
previous Test.exe, which is either read only, or still in memory
(perhaps not shut down properly).
 
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