The documentation says that the my.computer object can be accessed from a
smartdevice project. I can use it in a windows app but not from a smartdevice
project.
Anyone know what I need to do please?

I want to be a good net-citizen. I don't want to unnecessarily
cross-post to a bunch of the Microsoft-hosted news groups (but the
expert with my answer may not lurk in the group I post to).
Could someone please tell me the difference between the following

This could sound a bit strange, but I'd like to run some real-time
functionality on a standard PocketPC platform (iPAQ or similar) next to the
other stuff available on the PocketPC.
Not being an expert in the PocketPC environment, I make the simple

I'm trying to run a program by using the Shell command on a mobile device.  
I'm using VB.Net 2005 on a WM 5.0 Platform.
The code I'm using is simple, just:
Shell("""\Windows\wmplayer.exe""", AppWinStyle.NormalFocus)

I am connected via Bluetooth to another device, and I have it setup so that
I can remotely configure it.
Configuring it requires modem commands. For example, if the other device
were connected via a standard serial cable to a PC, I would establish a

i installed the "WM Developer Resource Kit.msi", installed the WM 5.0 SDK
and started a project for WM5.0 (Win32 Application).
It compiled fine, in the Debug folder an application hw1.exe was created.
I can also start up the WM 5.0 Pocket PC emulator.

I am developing an application for WM5.0 in C#. Is there any method by which
i can get the minimize event,means when i click on the "X" button on the form
can i get that event?? and if yes in which function i'll be receiving that
event?

How can I invoke the camera application from a 3rd party application on
Windows Mobile 2005 device? I don't see \Windows\Camera.exe
In the registry I see something like "pimg.exe -Camerakey". I tried this but
it does not work. pimg.exe alone opens up the photo album from where I can

Is this possible in any way? I want to connect my radio scanner upto
my PDA and develop some applications for it? I got a list of the
commands the scanner uses. but i wanted to know is it possible to make
that connection? also could i develop application for decoding signals

I use the following code for generating a deviceID:
It did work on every WM 5 Device (PocketPC and Smartphone)
But it does not work anymore on a WM 6 Device?
Private Function GetDeviceID() As String

How is it possible to get the ROM Version Info in .NET?
Thanks

In the older desktop versions of DirectX we could use DDSCAPS_3DDEVICE when
creating a DirectDraw surface, which would allow the surface to be used in
Direct3D. So far I have been unable to find a way to use DirectDraw Mobile
surfaces in Direct3D Mobile, does anyone know how to ...

Who knows if I could use the Functions MmMapIoSpace and MmUnMapIoSpace with
WM5.0? If not, exists any equivalent function to do it?    Today I work in a
development of specific serial port driver that needs to use baudrate about
10400 bps, then I need change serial port registers ...

I want to create an Explorer. Therefore I want to show the icon of every
file. I can do that for EXE Files, but not for other files.
E.g. for a .txt file the word-symbol...
How can I do that?

is there a way to programmatically determine if a device (Pocket PC or
Smartphone) has an alphabetical keyboard, or a numerical keypad, or no
keyboard at all (like some Pocket PC) ?