You receive the "The program you have installed may not display properly because it was designed for a previous version of Windows Mobile software" message after you use the SMS 2003 Device Management Feature Pack to install a program on a mobile device (894574)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

SYMPTOMS

After you use the Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Device Management Feature Pack to install a program on a mobile device that is running Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PC 2003, you receive the following warning message:

The program you have installed may not display properly because it was designed for a previous version of Windows Mobile software.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the value of the VersionMin field at top of the .cab file for the program is less than 4.21, and one of the following conditions is true:

The device has a small screen.
The device supports rotation.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use the following command in SMS 2003 to install the package:

wceload /noui

For example, use a command that is similar to the following:

wceload.exe /noui /nouninstall "\<FolderName>\<FileName>.CAB"

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

The Pocket PC CAB Installer (Wceload.exe) installs Microsoft Windows CE programs that were packaged by using the Windows CE CAB Wizard. Wceload.exe is included on most Windows CE-based devices. These devices include the Palm-size PC and the Handheld PC.

For more information about Wceload.exe, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/guide_ppc/html/ppc_wce51conapplicationinstallationonpocketpcozup.asp

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	7/19/2005
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