Chapter 8 — Manage the Computer
92 CN50 Mobile Computer for Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 User Manual
• The non-volatile Flash File Store. Applications and data in the
Flash File Store will persist through a clean boot.
Files copied to any of these locations are safe when you cold boot the
computer as long as the AutoRun system is installed in the appropriate
location. When you copy a .cab file to the \CabFiles folder, the folder
automatically extracts that .cab file on every cold boot. For more
information about AutoRun, see the Intermec Developer Library (IDL)
Resource Kit Developer’s Guide.
Install Applications Using SmartSystems Foundation Console
Your CN50 is SmartSystems-enabled, which lets you use the
SmartSystems console to install Intermec applications on your CN50.
The console is part of SmartSystems Foundation. For more
information, go to the Intermec website at
www.intermec.com/SmartSystems.
1 Download your application file from the Intermec website and
unzip it on your desktop PC.
2 Double-click the application file to install it. The application file
should appear in the Software Vault.
3 From the SmartSystems console in the Software Vault,
drag-and-drop the application onto each CN50 in your network, or
drop the application on a group of computers contained in a
folder.
Install Applications Using Microsoft ActiveSync or Windows
Mobile Device Center
If you only have a few computers to update with applications, you can
copy the files from your PC using Microsoft ActiveSync (Windows XP
or earlier) or Windows Mobile Device Center (Windows Vista or
Windows 7). ActiveSync and Windows Mobile Device Center are free
applications available from the Microsoft website at
www.windowsmobile.com/getstarted.
