Getting Network access on the Windows Mobile Emulator

I’m using the landscape skin for my standard Windows Mobile emulator, Windows Vista and Windows Mobile Device Center.  This is important for both just developing applications and your web pages.  This is a way to verify your sites render properly on mobile device.  My site … does not render correctly.

  1. To enable network access, we need to first go to File –> Configure then to the Network tab while in the emulator.
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  2. Check the “Enable network blah blah blah” but you may get the error below
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  3. If you do, that means you need to get a VM network driver, the URL to get Virtual PC 2007 is: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=46859.  This is a free download too.  It is 30mb.
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  4. Install it (you don’t even need to turn off your emulator)
  5. Start up Windows Mobile Device Center
  6. Go to Connection Settings and allow DMA.
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  7. Start up the Device Emulator from Visual Studio.  Tools –> Device Emulator Manager
  8. Cradle your device.  I’ve already cradled mine.
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  9. Complete the first time connect screen on Windows Mobile Device Center.
  10. Start browsing
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sunil Dec 10, 2008 @ 8:56 AM

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nice information now we are able to connect

Ryan Jan 26, 2009 @ 1:58 PM

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Thanks for that Clint, a nice easy set of steps to get connected. Much appreciated.

Matth Feb 26, 2009 @ 11:01 AM

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This worked wonders for me. I had been trying everything to get it to work. However, after I had closed the emulator, Visual Studio and the WMDC I was, again, unable to connect. I redid all the step here and nothing. Any ideas?

eschneider Mar 1, 2009 @ 8:26 PM

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Thanks, It's bit different for Win XP. Windows Mobile Device Center = MS Active Sync.

Clint Mar 26, 2009 @ 11:34 PM

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@Matth, without seeing your set up, I don't honestly know.

Karthik May 11, 2009 @ 2:23 PM

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Thanks! saved me a lot of time!

puneet Sep 11, 2009 @ 1:19 AM

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thanks it works raelly fine,

djc Mar 8, 2010 @ 4:47 PM

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hi, do you have to install the full virtual pc 2007 software? I would rather just install the required driver, if possible?

Clint Mar 19, 2010 @ 8:11 PM

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@djc, installing from that link should do it. Not sure if you can do just the driver

Chetan Apr 14, 2010 @ 2:35 AM

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Hi Clint,
am developing a mobile application using CF 3.5 and I have installed Windows Mobile 6 SDK on Windows vista machine.
I need to consume a web service from my application.
I followed the steps illustrated by you. But still I am not able to connect to the service. Currently I am testing it with a service hosted on localhost.
But when I try to call a service method, I get HttpWebException saying that "Unable to connect to the remote computer".
I have tried with Windows Mobile 6 Classic Emulator and Windows Mobile 6 Professional Emulator but nothing worked.
Am I missing anything or there should be anything more to do in my case?
I am really stuck with it and your help will be a great relief to me Clint.

Thank you in advance.

Thanks and regards,
Chetan Ranpariya

Clint May 9, 2010 @ 7:42 PM

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@Chetan are you sure you have the web service up when you attempt to test?

Do you have a tester application / unit tests that can verify what you're doing in the 6.5 app actually works?

razvantim Jul 1, 2010 @ 2:21 PM

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simple solution. thanks for sharing

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