mEnable FAQ

Pre-Sales questions

• M1-a) Other than mEnable®, what do I need to create my application?
• M1-b) I'm not a programmer, will I be able to use mEnable?
• M1-c) Does mEnable work on Pocket PC devices? Windows Mobile Devices? P/PC devices? H/PC devices? H/PC Pro devices?
• M1-d) What versions of Windows CE does mEnable work with?
• M1-e) Do you provide evaluation copies?

Installation questions

• M2-a) The installer says "Windows CE version 3.0 (or higher) required". Why do I get this message?
• M2-b) The installer says I need Mobile Devices/ActiveSync. Where do I get this?
• M2-c) When I try to install, I get the message, "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application." How can I fix the problem?

Configuration questions

• M3-a) Why can’t the mEnable client handheld “see” the mEnable server machine?
• M3-b) What TCP/IP port does mEnable communicate on?
• M3-c) Does the mEnable server have to run on the same machine as the database server.
• M3-d) Can the mEnable server run on the same machine as the database server.

Usage questions

• M4-a) How do I start the mEnable server?
• M4-b) How do I synchronize using mEnable?
• M4-c) How do I program using mEnable?
• M4-d) What is the difference between “occasionally connected” mode and “always connected” mode?
• M4-e) Can I use mEnable in “occasionally connected” mode when programming in VB, VB.NET, C, C++, or C#?