OkI know, these Motorola slash Symbol slash Zebra scan guns are really old, like over a decade old, and aren't in support anymore. But I really like them (and they're available on the secondary market for cheap) for my inventory control system for my storage unit.
Microsoft doesn't publish WMDC anymore, and it hasn't been supported since Vista, and ActiveSync is consigned to the dustbin of Microsoft developer-centric products. But is it really the only way to set up my MC9190 scan gun? How do I install applications on it and transfer files?
Juniper Systems, who make a replacement line of devices, continue to host the software and published a fix for it. Their guide is at -base/support-knowledge-base-topics/desktop-connection-activesync-or-windows-mobile-device-center/wmdc-in-windows-10.
Reboot your computer, and then launch Windows Mobile Device Center from the start menu. It will either sit there for a long time and quit, fail and ask to be reinstalled, or load. If it doesn't load, close its processes in task manager and start it again. Before it works properly for the first time, it will ask you to accept a license.
If, connecting your device via USB (I have no idea if the Bluetooth or IR options can still be made to work), it still does not show "connected" in WMDC, delete the "Microsoft Windows Mobile Remote Adapter", remove the scan gun from the cradle, and put it back in the cradle. The device will come back, and work.
You probably don't need to "set up your device" given that it'll want to be connected to Exchange with ActiveSync and that's not so much a thing these days (and you probably don't want to use it as a phone, even though you kind of could). "Connect without setting up your device" will allow you to copy files back and forth with Explorer and install programs.
In particular, the "Add/Remove Programs" option is in Programs and Services > More... > Add/Remove Programs. File management is under File Management > Browse the contents of your device, and will open Explorer (you have to go through the menu).
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows CE Services\AutoStartOnConnect\WmdcOpen - open WMDCHKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows CE Services\AutoStartOnDisonnect\WmdcCloseOpen - close and open WMDCHKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RapiMgr\SvcHostSplitDisable to 0x1HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WcesComm\SvcHostSplitDisable to 0x1
The device will show up there once the drivers are installed, but it's completely useless. It's geared toward syncing files with a Windows Mobile phone, and you likely mostly want to install an SSH client or something.
The device is a in-situ gamma spectrometer running on Windows CE. The files that I need to retrieve are the .cnf files containing the measurment results. On a Windows PC, connecting this equipment necessitate the windows mobile device center.
For now, when I try to connect it to my Macbook Pro (Mojave 10.14.4), nothing happens and I can't see any mounted peripheral. I have tried to use SyncMate software, without any result.For workflow optimization reasons, I do not want to have to use a virtual machine with windows on it.
I noticed that on my windows computer, Windows Mobile Device Center was able to show a picture of my device. I was always wondering where this information was taken from. Turns out that this picture is actually taken from the device itself. I guess it must be something prescribed by ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center to have the image /windows/sync.ico present.
Another thing that I need to work on with SynCE-KPM is the usage of layout managers instead of not being able to resize as with the current implementation. Will take me some time also. Will get there though, slowly
Although I have my drivers license for some time already again, we never got around to purchasing a car. Especially when we were still living in Utrecht, this was not a viable option anyway, because parking the car in the same street was not
I found that sometimes it is difficult to find my thesis, though it is published online at the library of Utrecht University. For anybody interested in reading it, it can be found at the library website of Utrecht University. Of course, the contents of
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