PRB: Resolving '<App-name>' is not a Valid Windows CE App Error (177434)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows CE 1.0
- Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual C++ 5.0
- Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual C++ 6.0
This article was previously published under Q177434 SYMPTOMS
Attempting to run an application built with the products listed above
results in the following message:
'<app-name>' is not a valid Windows CE application.
where <app-name> is the name of the application being run.
CAUSE
The application was not built for the correct processor platform.
RESOLUTION
You can determine what processor is used on a specific device by clicking
[Start|Settings|System|General]. The processor type is displayed in the
"System:" section under the heading "Processor Type:".
To build for a particular processor platform, your Visual C++ project must
contain a configuration for that platform and the configuration must be the
active configuration when you build the application.
- Use the following steps to select the active configuration:
- Choose [Build|Set Active Configuration...] from the Microsoft Developer
Studio menu bar.
- Select the configuration for the desired processor
Platform and click [OK].
If the desired configuration is not present, use
the next procedure in this article to add one.
- Use the following steps to create a new configuration:
- Choose [Build|Configurations...] and click the [Add...] button.
- Choose
the new processor platform in the "Platform:" field.
- Choose a
configuration name and a configuration to copy settings from, then click
[OK].
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/18/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB177434 |
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