Create a cab installation package using WinCE

1. Compile the INF file

For more information, see the appinst example of Pocket PC 2003 and the help document deploying Windows Mobile applications> how to package and distribute windows mobile applications.

Sample. inf

[Version]

Signature = "$ Windows NT $"; required as-is

Provider = "Microsoft"; maximum of 30 characters, full app name will be "<provider> <appname>"

Cesignature = "$ Windows CE $"; required as-is

[Cestrings]

Appname = "mine sweeper"; maximum of 40 characters, full app name will be "<provider> <appname>"

Installdir = % CE1 % \ % appname %; Program Files \ mine sweeper

; Directory identifier Pocket PC directory

; % CE1 % \ Program Files

; % CE2 % \ WINDOWS

; % Ce4 % \ windows \ Startup

; % Ce5 % \ My Documents ents

; % Ce8 % \ Program Files \ games

; % Ce11 % \ windows \ Start Menu \ Programs

; % Ce14 % \ windows \ Start Menu \ Programs \ games

; % Ce15 % \ windows \ Fonts

; % Ce17 % \ windows \ Start Menu

[Sourcedisksnames]; directory that holds the application's files

1 =, "common files", common; disk_id =, comment, path (absolute or relative paths)

[Sourcedisksfiles]; list of files to be encoded in. Cab

Bigexpl.wav = 1

Miniwin.wav = 1

Winmine.exe = 1

[Defaultinstall]; operations to be completed during install

Copyfiles = copytoprogramfiles

Addreg = regdata

Ceshortcuts = shortcuts

[Destinationdirs]; default destination directories for each operation section

Copytoprogramfiles = 0, % installdir %

Shortcuts = 0, % ce14 %; \ windows \ Start Menu \ Programs \ games

[Copytoprogramfiles]; copy operation file list

"Winmine.exe", winmine.exe

"Miniwin.wav", miniwin.wav

"Bigexpl.wav", bigexpl.wav

[Regdata]; Registry Key List

Hkcu, Software \ % appname %, majorversion, 0x00010001,1

Hkcu, Software \ % appname %, minorversion, 0x00010001,0

[Shortcuts]; shortcut created in destination Dir, % ce14 %

%Appname,,0, winmine.exe

2. Use the cabwiz command to generate the cab file

Cabwiz sample. inf/compress

/Compress command can only be used in Versions later than Windows Mobile