How to add the CAB installation functionality (wceload.exe) to Windows CE devices missing the installer functionsCESD|200222Applies To
ContentsMany Windows CE devices OS images are configured based upon the Microsoft "MINKERN" or "MINALL" configuration profiles which strips much of the content from the default GUI enabled version of Windows CE out of the image (so called "MAXALL" configurations). MIN configurations are common on devices such as set-top boxes, digital picture frames, and satellite navigation units (for example most popular PNA units). They all run the manufacturers application in full screen mode, to hide the underlying Windows GUI. Therefore, these units have been stripped down to include only, what's necessary, to run this one, specific program. In order to genericise the device and restore missing functionality, it is often necessary or even required to be able to deflate and install software using the CAB installer format. This is wrapped into the Windows CE installer executable, WCELOAD.EXE, which is necessary for installing programs from .cab files. This article covers the fairly easy process of restoring this functionality. More InformationThere are two steps to ad WCELOAD.EXE, copy the files and restore its configuration settings You need to use the correct version of WCELOAD.EXE designed to support your devices OS version and CPU type, for example Windows CE 5.0 MIPS or Windows CE 6.0 R3 XScale. These are the basic steps:
AcknowledgementsWith thanks to Forums member SwizzleDude for writing the article. |