Connect to Device... Not Available

Using VS 2005, CE 6.0 integrated Platform Builder. I'm trying to
connect to my device via Ethernet, but the Tools menu item "Connect to
Device..." is grayed out and unavailable.

I have followed all of the steps in the article "How to: Connect to
Windows CE Device Without
ActiveSync" to no avail.

Anybody have any suggestions?

voidcoder
Tue Nov 28 02:57:10 CST 2006


Is the "Connect" item also grayed when you close
your OS Design solution (or just open a new instance
of VS) and create/open a Smart Device app solution?


ajennings@gmail.com wrote:
> Using VS 2005, CE 6.0 integrated Platform Builder. I'm trying to
> connect to my device via Ethernet, but the Tools menu item "Connect to
> Device..." is grayed out and unavailable.
>
> I have followed all of the steps in the article "How to: Connect to
> Windows CE Device Without
> ActiveSync" to no avail.
>
> Anybody have any suggestions?
>

ajennings
Tue Nov 28 08:03:00 CST 2006

Thanks for the response!

I was able to connect to the device using that menu item when my
solution is closed. However, when I reopen the solution and try to
connect, the menu item "Connect to device..." is grayed out again...

What might I be doing wrong?

voidcoder wrote:
> Is the "Connect" item also grayed when you close
> your OS Design solution (or just open a new instance
> of VS) and create/open a Smart Device app solution?
>
>
> ajennings@gmail.com wrote:
> > Using VS 2005, CE 6.0 integrated Platform Builder. I'm trying to
> > connect to my device via Ethernet, but the Tools menu item "Connect to
> > Device..." is grayed out and unavailable.
> >
> > I have followed all of the steps in the article "How to: Connect to
> > Windows CE Device Without
> > ActiveSync" to no avail.
> >
> > Anybody have any suggestions?
> >

voidcoder
Wed Nov 29 03:08:29 CST 2006


It seems to be by design, have no idea why it is implemented
this way. Possibly Smart Device connectivity is conflicting
somehow with the PB Connectivity so that both things can't
be used within the open OS Design solution. Just open one more
VS2005 IDE instance and connect to the device from there,
you even don't need any solution to be open.


ajennings@gmail.com wrote:
> Thanks for the response!
>
> I was able to connect to the device using that menu item when my
> solution is closed. However, when I reopen the solution and try to
> connect, the menu item "Connect to device..." is grayed out again...
>
> What might I be doing wrong?
>
> voidcoder wrote:
>> Is the "Connect" item also grayed when you close
>> your OS Design solution (or just open a new instance
>> of VS) and create/open a Smart Device app solution?
>>
>>
>> ajennings@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Using VS 2005, CE 6.0 integrated Platform Builder. I'm trying to
>>> connect to my device via Ethernet, but the Tools menu item "Connect to
>>> Device..." is grayed out and unavailable.
>>>
>>> I have followed all of the steps in the article "How to: Connect to
>>> Windows CE Device Without
>>> ActiveSync" to no avail.
>>>
>>> Anybody have any suggestions?
>>>
>

ajennings
Wed Nov 29 07:28:19 CST 2006

Thank you very much, with your help I have been able to overcome this
roadblock in my understanding!

On Nov 29, 5:08 am, voidcoder <voidco...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> It seems to be by design, have no idea why it is implemented
> this way. Possibly SmartDeviceconnectivity is conflicting
> somehow with the PB Connectivity so that both things can't
> be used within the open OS Design solution. Just open one more
> VS2005 IDE instance andconnectto thedevicefrom there,
> you even don't need any solution to be open.
>
> ajenni...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Thanks for the response!
>
> > I was able toconnectto thedeviceusing that menu item when my
> > solution is closed. However, when I reopen the solution and try to
> >connect, the menu item "Connecttodevice..." is grayed out again...
>
> > What might I be doing wrong?
>
> > voidcoder wrote:
> >> Is the "Connect" item also grayed when you close
> >> your OS Design solution (or just open a new instance
> >> of VS) and create/open a SmartDeviceapp solution?
>
> >> ajenni...@gmail.com wrote:
> >>> Using VS 2005, CE 6.0 integrated Platform Builder. I'm trying to
> >>>connectto mydevicevia Ethernet, but the Tools menu item "Connectto
> >>>Device..." is grayed out and unavailable.
>
> >>> I have followed all of the steps in the article "How to:Connectto
> >>> Windows CEDeviceWithout
> >>> ActiveSync" to no avail.
>
> >>> Anybody have any suggestions?