Thursday, June 26, 2003
Update Software to Work With Pocket PC 2003 Databases
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "SOFTWARE" @ 08:00 PM
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=636008aa-a011-4188-a1aa-4dd723e315bf&displaylang=en
Microsoft has released a utility that may be necessary for some Pocket PC 2002 software to run on Pocket PC 2003 devices. "The internal format of databases changed in the Windows Mobile 2003-based Pocket PC and Smartphone. This causes some third party applications to hang or display an error message when they attempt to access their data. The affected applications are those that install databases along with the program itself. This is fairly common. If users have an application that worked on Pocket PC or Smartphone 2002 and does not work correctly on Windows Mobile 2003-based Pocket PC or Smartphone, they should try this wizard."
It can also be used to migrate databases from a 2002 to a 2003 device. A word of caution though. This type of product should be used very carefully and not without a full backup of your device should you make a mistake. You must have Windows 2000 SP3 or Windows XP and ActiveSync 3.7 for this to work. Odd, I wonder if Windows Server 2003 is also supported?
Microsoft has released a utility that may be necessary for some Pocket PC 2002 software to run on Pocket PC 2003 devices. "The internal format of databases changed in the Windows Mobile 2003-based Pocket PC and Smartphone. This causes some third party applications to hang or display an error message when they attempt to access their data. The affected applications are those that install databases along with the program itself. This is fairly common. If users have an application that worked on Pocket PC or Smartphone 2002 and does not work correctly on Windows Mobile 2003-based Pocket PC or Smartphone, they should try this wizard."
It can also be used to migrate databases from a 2002 to a 2003 device. A word of caution though. This type of product should be used very carefully and not without a full backup of your device should you make a mistake. You must have Windows 2000 SP3 or Windows XP and ActiveSync 3.7 for this to work. Odd, I wonder if Windows Server 2003 is also supported?
