Here is a clip from a message that Alex Feinman posted earlier today on this
NG:
See his on this NG with subject: [FAQ]Clarification on SP2 and using it for
development/deployment:
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Q1: How do I use SP2 (or SP1) for development:
If you are a developer, you will want a Developer redistributable:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-09B3-46D8-BA28-BC494BC20D26&displaylang=en
This download is for Visual Studio 2003 users
Developer redistributable contains ARM, SH3, MIPS and x86 cabs for 2002 and
2003 devices and can be used to install SP2 on the devices as well as on the
emulators. Developer redistrnbutable *does not* contain the installer - you
will need to deploy and launch cabs yourself.
Once the CAB is on a device(emulator), you can click on it in File Explorer
and it will install automatically
To copy cab onto device you can use ActiveSync Explorer. To copy CAB onto
the emulator you can use EmuCpy utility from
http://www.alexfeinman.com/download.asp?doc=emucpy.zip (command line), or
http://www.alexfeinman.com/download.asp?doc=EmulatorCopy.msi (GUI tool.
Integrates with Windows Shell, provides context menu option Copy To
Emulator - beta )
The other redistributable is for everyone (not only developers)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...DA-FC5D-41CC-AC04-7BB50A134556&displaylang=en
This one contains an installer that will attempt to update the connected
device (and can be launched again later to update another device)
If you provide an application to the end-users, you can direct them to this
download or bundle it with your application on CD
