Platform Builder for WinCE 7.0

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Gomu picture Gomu · Mar 4, 2013 · Viewed 7.4k times · Source

I'm using Windows XP 32-bit OS. I installed Visual Studio 2008 initially. Then, I installed WinCE 7.0 Evaluation version. Now, when I check for Platform Builder in Visual Studio, there is no such tool. I haven't installed VS SP1. Is it anything to do with that? But, isn't it integrated with WinCE 7.0? I checked out in this link and tried to find PB.msi file in WinCE directory. But, couldn't find that also. There is no Platform Builder option in 'Tools' menu. And, also not listed in Add-Ins.

Kindly guide me what should I do now?

Answer

Gomu picture Gomu · Mar 5, 2013

I got it right & would like to share it as an answer. The problem was that I didn't install Visual Studio SP1. Though Platform Builder comes along with WinCE installation, it is a plug-in for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 only. I previously didn't understand this connectivity, hence made this mistake of not installing the Service Pack 1. The order of installation is,

  1. Visual Studio 2008 Professional
  2. Visual Studio SP1
  3. WinCE 7.0 Evaluation Version

Thanks!

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