Installing ArcPad on Windows Mobile

Selecting a target destination

When installing ArcPad—or any of the ArcPad components—on a Windows Mobile device, you are prompted to select the destination location for the installation. Selection options include the device or storage cards.

It is recommended that you install ArcPad into the built-in storage of the device. Installing ArcPad on storage cards will result in slower startup times. Furthermore, applications installed on storage cards are typically loaded into memory before being run, which reduces the amount of free memory for running applications.

It is recommended that you install data on the storage cards. For optimum performance, it's best to purchase and use storage cards that have the fastest read and write access time available.

Optional installs

In addition to ArcPad for Windows Mobile, you can install any of the following:

• ArcPad StreetMap extension—Required to recognize and work with StreetMap data.
• ArcPad Today plug-in—A Today Screen toolbar that displays links to ArcPad, custom ArcPad projects, and other useful tools.
• Datum transforms—Required only if you use HARN or NADCON transformations in your area.
• Language packs—Once a language pack is installed on your Windows Mobile device, it can be selected from the Locale page of the ArcPad Options dialog box. If your Windows Mobile device has a localized operating system that matches an ArcPad language pack, that language pack will automatically be selected and used.
  Note:

  To use a language pack with ArcPad, the locale and code page must be supported on the Windows Mobile device. The Locale page of the ArcPad Options dialog box only lists the locales that are supported on the device. Your device's operating system does not need to be localized for the particular language to use the language in ArcPad, but the operating system does need to support the language and code page.

• ArcPad sample data—Useful for exploring the capabilities of ArcPad.
• SQL Server Compact Edition for Windows Mobile—Required for ArcPad to recognize and work with ArcPad AXF files and is installed into the device ROM of many Windows Mobile 6.0 and later devices. If your device does not have SQL Server Compact Edition installed, install from the Deployment Manager.
• VBScript runtime library for Windows Mobile—ArcPad customization using VBScript requires the VBScript runtime library, and it's installed into the device ROM of many Windows Mobile devices. You only need to install the VBScript runtime library if you get the following warning message when starting ArcPad on your Windows Mobile device:

  VBScript script engine not supported on this system

  Another warning that may indicate that you're missing the VBScript runtime library, is the following message appearing when trying to start ArcPad with custom applets and forms:

  Fatal Application Error

Installing ArcPad on a Windows Mobile device

To install ArcPad, or any ArcPad components, on a Windows Mobile device, follow these steps:

Steps:

1. Install ArcPad on your Windows computer.
2. Establish a synchronization connection between your Windows computer and Windows Mobile device.
3. Close all applications on your Windows Mobile device.
4. Start the Deployment Manager on your Windows computer from the Start menu or the ArcPad installation folder.
5. Check the check box for the component to be installed to your Windows Mobile device, then click Deploy.

The following list describes all of the actions that are performed when selecting Install ArcPad for Windows Mobile:

• esri_11.ttf, esri_30.ttf, esri_49.ttf, and esri_144.ttf fonts are copied into the \\Windows\Fonts folder if they do not already exist.
• The folder \\My Documents\My ArcPad\ is created for ArcPad configuration files.
• The folder \\Program Files\ArcPad with the following subfolders and contents is created:
  • Applets—ArcPad searches this folder for applets to load on start-up.
    Note:

    The ArcPad StreetMap extension is installed separately from the ArcPad Data Manager. When you install the ArcPad StreetMap extension, the accompanying applet is placed in this folder.

  • Extensions—ArcPad searches this folder for extensions to load on start-up.
    Note:

    The ArcPad StreetMap extension is installed separately from the ArcPad Data Manager. When you install the ArcPad StreetMap extension, it is placed in this folder.

  • Icons—ArcPad application icons.
  • Locales—The language dynamic link library (DLL) files for each localization.
    Note:

    Language packs are installed individually from the ArcPad Data Manager.

  • Modules—ArcPad built-in modules.
  • Styles—ArcPad searches this folder for style sheets. Place your custom style sheets here.
  • System—NADCON and HARN datum transformations and the projection database.
  • Templates—ArcPad searches this folder to display a list of available QuickProject templates. Place your own templates here.