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About Mobile Device Package Editor
About Mobile Device Package Editor
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Professional and Enterprise Editions only.
The Mobile Device Package Editor tool is primarily intended for opening and editing an
existing .CAB file. Use it to make minor changes to an existing .CAB, including changes
to files, registry entries, and shortcuts. If you open an existing .CAB, you cannot change
the supported platforms or processors for the .CAB or any individual resource within the
.CAB.
You can also use Mobile Device Package Editor to create new .CAB files, but we
recommend that you instead use the Mobile Devices page in Wise for Windows Installer.
The Mobile Device Package Editor provides limited functionality for creating new .CABs
with no ability to save. You can only define a .CAB or .CABs and immediately compile—
once you quit, the .CAB definition is lost and cannot be recompiled. To make changes at
that point, you must open each .CAB and edit it individually.
To launch Mobile Device Package Editor:
1. Select Tools menu > Mobile Device Package Editor. (In Visual Studio: Project menu
> Mobile Device Package Editor.)
2. Use File > Open or File > New to open a .CAB and edit as described in:
Setting Application Information for a Mobile Device on page 241
Setting Platform Support for a Mobile Device on page 242
Setting Platform Information for a Mobile Device on page 244
Setting Files for a Mobile Device on page 245
Setting Registry for a Mobile Device on page 248
Setting Shortcuts for a Mobile Device on page 250