Using a PNG fie for my Start screen icon requires that I write a native C++ setup DLL. I am a managed code programmer, is there any way to meet these requirements using managed code?
Note since the requirement was changed to a single PNG file, you no longer need the setup DLL to meet this requirement. To answer your question, there is no way to host the .Net CF runtime in a DLL. The sample code for the setup dll available via the blog post, is written in a generic way so that you just have compile it and it will work without modification. Here are the constraints: Install directory, Shortcut Name, and EXE name are the same. For example. If the install directory is ‘\Program Files\SMS Intercept’, then setup DLL sample code assumes the EXE name is ‘SMS Intercept.exe’ and the Shortcut name is ‘SMS Intercept’. The installation directory is passed as an argument to the setup dll, so you do not have to hardcode this into the code.
