I'm working on a C++ app that creates it's own EDB database volume. I'm
working with WM5. As the application runs the DB file hits 32MB even though
the actual data in the DB is around 18MB. I've reduced the auto-shrink
percentage to 10%, which keeps it from staying at 32MB for ...

I need to make a screen lock button which will pressed the first time
lock the screen completely and on a second click it unlocks the screen
- just like the windows mobile build in button. Is there a way to do
this?

Hai All,
I work on application development in pocket pc.
Currently i am working on applications in WM5.
Can any one tell how can i display the application name (i.e. started

I've ported UPnP sample code into Windows Mobile 6.0 SDK from "PUBLIC\SERVERS\
SDK\SAMPLES\UPNP\DEVICE" in Windows Embedded CE 6.0.
UPnP COM dll has been registered successfully and then run regdevice.exe.
I'm asking why my code below doesn't return OK in upnpdevice.dll.

I have an app for WM5 using Direct3D. Does anyone know how is it
possible to get the content of the backbuffer and save it to file
before showing its content to the screen in DirectX? I'm using only 1
backbuffer without any swapping effect.

In VS2005 there appears to be a bug in the CString::Format function.  It is
limited to 1025 characters, any longer and it truncates it.
Has microsoft released a fix for this yet?  Can anyone help me with this
issue?

I'm looking to find out if there is any way of controlling the power or
bluetooth (or any other) led on my ipaq 2490 (running Windows Mobile 5). I
just need simple ON and OFF functionality.
I have looked around and it seems that the older version of the .NETCF

...  well newbie at POCKETPC development...  I've done a lot of code
writing on other platforms....
Anyhow, I hope this is not too obvious, but I've not been able to find
any (appropriate) example code.

I've developed an application for a Terminal with Windows CE.
Unfortunately after about one hour of execution of this application,
the free terminal's memory decrease so much that i must reboot it.
Probably i forget to free some unused memory but how can i see what

How is the "signal strength" and "clock" drawn on the title bar?
I know using shell notification message api can display popup message and
show its icon there.. like new e-mail icon, but you can not draw custom
things, like animated icons, or clock, with those api's. So how do I ...

Our application will crash when certain dialogs are closed, but only when
Error Reporting is enabled.  It's a C++/MFC application running on WM 5.0;
we do not see this issue on PocketPC 2003 builds of the same code.  (In
fact, we on;y see it on WM 5.0 Phone Edition.)  The "We're ...

someone know, how I can disable the Windows Mobile 5 Shortcuts (for
example F6 Volume up -F7 Volume Down)?
I will use this Keys for my Applikation, but no KeyDown Event is
created. Other FX keys (F3, F4, etc.) works good.

I've been doing a lot of debugging ( i hate debugging via log ) and I've
traced my color oddness down to where I am actually pulling the color from
the IHomePluginEnvironment2. Though I don't understand why the error is
occurring, the resaon I was getting a strange purple color ...

I have an old application that some people are using with very old Pocket PCs
(not MIPS or SH3, but pretty old).  Will all those old Pocket PCs be able to
handle a signed executable?  Or are there some Pocket PCs that will balk at the
format?

I have developed a WM 5.0 with C# device application. I have around 10
forms, this is similar to a wizard, user can navigate forward or backward in
the application, when the user move forward a new instance of a particular
form will be created and used and when the user moves ...