Applications Overview
The Applications features for Microsoft® Windows® CE .NET provide applications for users, such as communication applications, word processing applications, and games.
The following table shows the Applications features.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| CAB File Installer/Uninstaller | An application to install and uninstall CAB files. |
| File Viewers | Applications that allow you to view common Microsoft Office file types and also PDF files. |
| FLASH Update Sample Application | A sample application that demonstrates how to flash an upgrade onto a device. |
| FreeCell | The FreeCell solitaire game for Windows CE. |
| Help | The Windows CE HTML-based Help system application. |
| Inbox | The Windows CE-based e-mail application. |
| Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) | Native presentation protocol for Microsoft Windows NT® Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, and for Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services. |
| Solitaire | The standard solitaire game for Windows CE. |
| Terminal Emulator | The terminal emulation application. |
| Voice over IP Phone Application | An application for conducting voice communication over a computer network. |
| Windows Messenger | A client application that combines real–time voice and text communications, application sharing, whiteboard sharing, and file transfer capability. |
| WordPad | The Windows CE–based word processing application. |
Feature Summary
The following table shows operating system design information for the Applications features.
| Element | Information |
|---|---|
| Dependencies | The FLASH Update Sample Application feature requires the Windows Internet Services feature or httplite, which is a stripped down version of Windows Internet Services intended for devices that have resource limitations. Help requires the Dial-up Networking (RAS/PPP) and Pocket Internet Explorer HTML View (WEBVIEW) features. Inbox requires the Dial-up Networking (RAS/PPP) and Printing features. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) requires the Active Template Library (ATL) for Windows CE feature. Terminal Emulator requires the Dial-up Networking (RAS/PPP) and Terminal Control features. Windows Messenger requires the Dial-up Networking (RAS/PPP), Communications Service Client API (RTCClient), C++ Exception Handling (SEH), and Run-Time Type Information features. WordPad requires the Symbol and Times New Roman (Subset 1_30) font features and the Printing feature. |
| Hardware considerations | Features that require Dial-up Networking (RAS/PPP) require a modem and/or network interface card. Features that require Printing require a printer. |
Modules and Components
The following table shows the components and modules that implement the Applications features.
| Item | Module | Component |
|---|---|---|
| CAB File Installer/Uninstaller | wceload, unload | None |
| FLASH Update Sample Application | ftpupdate | None |
| FreeCell | freecell, hrts_dll, pegcards | None |
| Solitaire | solitare, pegcards | None |
| Help | htmlview, peghelp | None |
| Inbox | pmail, imap4, smtp, mailutil, pimprint, msgstore, uicom, tnefutil, tnefu, tnefex, labledit, office, riched20 | None |
| Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) | cetsc, mstscax, wbtprncpl, wbtprnwiz, prnprxy | None |
| Terminal Emulator | pegterm | None |
| Voice over IP Phone Application | voipui | None |
| Windows Messenger | msmsgs, msgslang, ieceext, rtcimsp, riched20, lpcd, lpcrt | None |
| WordPad | pword, pwd_res, pwwiff, office, riched20 | None |
Operating System Development Topics
Applications Implementation Considerations
Application Development Topics
See Also
Dial-up Networking Overview | Fonts Overview | Internet Explorer 6.0 Overview | Printing Overview | Communications Service Overview | Windows Internet Services Overview
Last updated on Friday, April 09, 2004
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