So, all I really wanted was an IoC for CF

And so I asked the altdotnet group. And so Glenn Block mentioned ObjectBuilder had been ported for the Mobile Client Software Factory. So, I downloaded the The MCSF. And I tried to install it. And it didn't. Requires Windows Mobile 5.0 SDK. So I downloaded it. Requires validation. Genuine Microsoft Software. Click click click. MSCF... "The installation requires the Guidance Automation Extensions, June 2006 CTP or later, which is not present." So I download GAX. oOH, Feb 2008 Update for VS 2008. Installed. Just as it is completing - it dies because there are open VS instances. Argh. So I kill the open instances. Re-download since I ran instead of saved the first time, run again. Done. Ahhhh. now for the MCSF... click click click... "The installation requires the Guidance Automation Extensions, June 2006 CTP or later, which is not present."

Aaaaaaaaannnnnnnd the short attention span kicks in.

Ah... back to a roll-your-own IoC strategy. (argh)

Comments

[Lars Wilhelmsen]

Hi Jef, You could try to edit the MSCF msi file with Orca (found in the Windows SDK), and remove the check for the prerequisite GAX version. I've not tried this with MSCF but it has helped me with other installation problems like this one.