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Q177434: PRB: Resolving ‘<App-name>’ is not a Valid Windows CE App Error

Article: Q177434
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbVC kbVC500 kbVC600 kbOSWinCEsearch kbOSWinCE100 kbOSWinCE200 kbOSWinCE210
Last Modified: 11-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows CE, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual C++, versions 5.0, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

Attempting to run an application built with the products listed above results in
the following message:

  '<app-name>' is not a valid Windows CE application.

where <app-name> is the name of the application being run.

CAUSE
=====

The application was not built for the correct processor platform.

RESOLUTION
==========

You can determine what processor is used on a specific device by clicking
[Start|Settings|System|General]. The processor type is displayed in the
"System:" section under the heading "Processor Type:".

To build for a particular processor platform, your Visual C++ project must
contain a configuration for that platform and the configuration must be the
active configuration when you build the application.

- Use the following steps to select the active configuration:

   - Choose [Build|Set Active Configuration...] from the Microsoft Developer
     Studio menu bar.

   - Select the configuration for the desired processor Platform and click
     [OK].

  If the desired configuration is not present, use the next procedure in this
  article to add one.

- Use the following steps to create a new configuration:

   - Choose [Build|Configurations...] and click the [Add...] button.

   - Choose the new processor platform in the "Platform:" field.

   - Choose a configuration name and a configuration to copy settings from,
     then click [OK].

STATUS
======

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: RISC VR4100 PR3910 VCCEISS

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Keywords          : kbVC kbVC500 kbVC600 kbOSWinCEsearch kbOSWinCE100 kbOSWinCE200 kbOSWinCE210 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbWinCETKVCSearch kbWinCESearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWinCETK500VC kbWinCETK600VC kbVC100WinCE
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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