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Windows Mobile Application Deployment

• Marcus Perryman
• marcpe_at_microsoft.com
• http//blogs.msdn.com/marcpe

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Agenda

• Automatic application deployment
• CAB files your deployment friend
• Getting the CAB to the device
• Via WEB, MAIL
• Desktop Installer
• Using removable media
• Autorun.exe
• Provisioning multiple devices
• Security

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Auto Application Deployment

• During development what happens?
• Exes are deployed to \Program Files\ltAPPgt
• ATL DLLs are registered
• Duplicate through RAPI
• Remote API requires Active Sync
• CeRapiInit / CeRapiInitEx
• CeCreateFile CeWriteFile
• CeCloseHandle
• CeRapiUninit
• Managed wrapper
• OpenNETCF.Desktop.Communication

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Desktop Device
C, H and lib modules
ActiveSync
Platform Manager
Platform Manager (CEMGRC.EXE)
eVC Compiler
CEMON
?.exe ?.dll
?.exe ?.dll
Controls and Com Objects
Coredll.dll
Shared/ 3rd party Libs
CE
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Remote API
demo
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CAB Files Your Deployment Friend

• What is a CABinet file?
• Default uninstall provided for free (Logo
  requirement)
• Building CAB files
• INF file
• Setting Registry strings
• Using File Groups
• Install strings
• Pre and Post install dll
• WCELoad and its parameters
• /Delete 012 default to 2
• /askdest
• /noaskdest
• /noui
• Defaults at HKLM\Software\Apps\Microsoft
  Application Installer

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CAB files
demo
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Getting the CAB to the device

• Pocket IE supports file download
• WCELoad run automatically through file
  association
• Security can be provided by HTTPS
• Processor type issues!
• Deployment as Mail attachment
• Mark for download may be required (User option)
• Processor type issues!
• Smartphone supports compressed CAB

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Getting the CAB to the device (2)

• Using Active Sync
• File transfer too complicated for users.
• Application Manager
• HKLM\Software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\
• app paths\ceappmgr.exe
• Building the INI file
• Putting it all together
• Visual Studio Installer
• http//msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/tools/
  vsi11/
• InstallShield others for packaged install

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Putting it all together
demo
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Using removable media

• Autorun.exe
• \2577\autorun.exe
• On media insert check for Autorun.exe
• Copy to \windows
• Execute in \windows
• On media removal
• Execute in \windows

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Using Autorun.exe
demo
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Internal Removable Media

• Pocket PC internal Storage card
• 32 MB Rom space for most devices
• Often some free for Internal Storage card
• Treated the same as removable
• \2577\Autorun.exe
• Executed on soft and hard reset

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Dont try this at home!
demo
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Provisioning multiple devices
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SMS 2003 Device Management Feature Pack

• Functionality
• Hardware / Software inventory
• Software distribution via CAB
• Settings / Password management (Windows Mobile
  only)
• Automated DM client deployment from SMS desktop
• Platforms
• PocketPC (Phone Edition) 2002 and above
• Windows CE 3.0 and above
• Scenarios
• Enterprise hosted management infrastructure for
  mobile devices
• http//www.microsoft.com/smserver/downloads/
  2003/dmfp.asp

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SMS 2003 DMFP Client Installation and
Configuration
Options for installing management client
Options for registering with Device Management
Point
A) Client built-in via CE 5.0 PlatformBuilder
A) Type DMP name in Device Management program
B) CAB install via Active Sync or network
B) Run registry configuration file on the device
at install time
C) CAB install from memory card
C) Distribute configuration file via SMS client
distribution
D) CAB install via SMS clientdistribution
Install client
Register with DMP
Client CAB
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Provisioning multiple devices

• Role your own Web or Mail delivery. ClickOnce?
• Application detection on start-up.
• Today add-in timer based web service check
• Connection type? Active Sync, TCPIP, dial-up
• Custom Active Sync filter
• During synchronization, check central server
  location (web service), download and apply any
  changes.

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Security

• Smartphone today requires signing
• Application and DLL components, managed and
  native.
• Install DLL, CAB file, Autorun.exe
• Via Mail, Web or SMS 2003
• Pocket PC v.Next with 1 tier security

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Device Security Policy

• Locked Device
• Block all
• Only operator apps
• Original Orange
• Closed Device
• Run signed only
• Prompt (default)
• Run w/ prompts
• Emulator
• Open Device
• Run everything Trusted
• ATT WS

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Summary

• CAB files are your flexible friend for
  deployment, Install and Uninstall on the Pocket
  PC
• There are many ways to apply CABs to the device
  choose the appropriate solution for your
  application.
• Smartphone security model may effect your
  development cycle. Even more ways to deploy to
  the device with GSM technologies.

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