Deployment Solution 491
Pocket PC
To install Pocket PC Client using CAB files
1 Copy the
CAB file to the host computer with ActiveSync (or to a share where you can copy the file from).
2 Connect your device to your desktop computer.
3 In ActiveSync, click
Explore. Windows Explorer runs the Mobile Device window for your device.
4 In Windows Explorer, browse to the CAB file you want to copy.
5 Right-click the file and click
Copy.
6 Place the cursor in the desired folder for your device, right-click, and click
Paste.
7 From the device, tap
Start > Programs > File Explorer.
Browse for the CAB file and tap the file to execute it. When the Pocket PC Client is installed on the
handheld, the Deployment Agent icon appears in the handheld’s system tray.
See “Installing Deployment Agent for PocketPC” on page 491.
Uninstall the Pocket PC Agent
1 Open the Pocket PC Agent status sheet by double-clicking Altiris Pocket PC Agent icon.
2Click
Options > Uninstall.
You can also uninstall the agent by running the
ppcagent -remove switch from the command line.
Note: There is no uninstall program for the PPC Client. To remove the Pocket PC Client, you must remove
the client file from the
My Device\Windows\ppccInt.exe file on the handheld.
Command Line Switches for the Pocket PC Agent
You can also manage the Pocket PC Agent through command-line switches. The Pocket PC Agent is started
using the C:\Program Files\Altiris\PPCAgent\PPCAgent.exe program file. If you need to perform some
function with a command-line switch, run the program file followed by the applicable switch.
To restart the agent, you would run:
C:\Program Files\Altiris\PPCAgent\PPCAgent.exe
-restart
The following is a list of the supported switches:
• -stop
Stops the agent.
• -start
Starts the agent after it has been stopped.
• -restart
Stops and restarts the agent.
• -silent
Installs the agent without the installation dialog screens.
• -remove
Stops and uninstalls the agent.
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