Target Platforms Tab

Processor

You have the possibility to specify whether the CAB package should be processor independent (for instance, if your application consists of a set of HTML files) or it should be processor specific. In the latter case, the CAB package will fail to install on devices that have a different processor than the one you specified in the combobox.

Use the default option ("All / CEF") if the CAB package should not be restricted to a single processor type. CEF stands for Compiled Executable Format and CEF binaries have been supported only on the Pocket PC 2000 devices.

Almost all current devices have a StrongARM processor.

application can be installed on any platform and device type

Select this option if you do not want to restrict the installation of the CAB package to a specific platform or device type.

application can be installed only on the following device types

Select the device types supported by your application. At least one supported device type must be selected. If the target device type is not supported as per your selection, the user will be either warned or the installation will fail altogether (the exact behaviour is device specific).

Screen orientation options

Specify whether your application supports square screens, screen rotation or both. These settings are not available when the third radio button is selected, since they can be specified in the Operating System tab of the Advanced Platform Settings dialog.

These settings can be used to prevent a common installation warning that appears on Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition and later devices.

The settings that are ultimately written in the CAB file are those that can be specified through the Advanced Platform Settings dialog. However, when one of the first 2 radio buttons is selected, those settings are automatically computed by Advanced Installer at build time.