Platform Type Reference

Windows Mobile SupportedWindows Embedded CE Supported

8/28/2008

When working with .inf files that the CAB Wizard will use to create .cab files, you can use a combination of the platform string and version numbers to specify the operating systems on which your application will run.

For All Platforms

The following table lists valid PlatformString values for all platforms:

OS name PlatformString Platform version

Smartphone for Windows Mobile Version 5.0

Smartphone

4.0

Pocket PC for Windows Mobile Version 5.0

PocketPC

4.0

Windows Mobile 2003

Smartphone

3.0

Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition

PocketPC

3.1

Windows Mobile 2003

PocketPC

3.0

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The following code example shows a [Platform] section targeting Windows Mobile 2003 or later:

[Platform.MS_SP]
PlatformString=Smartphone
PlatformMin=3.0

For Windows Mobile

**The following table lists additional valid PlatformString values for Windows Mobile:

OS name PlatformString Platform version

Windows Mobile 6

Smartphone

5.2

Windows Mobile 6

PocketPC

5.2

See Also

Reference

CEDevice
DefaultInstall
SourceDisksFiles
SourceDisksNames

Concepts

Platform
Information File