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TAMobile Desktop
What is it?
TAMobile 6 Desktop project allows the same CF.NET code to run on rugged Windows Embedded 6.X Handheld devices as well as Windows Desktop PCs.
TAMobile 6 Desktop supports barcode scanning via USB or Bluetooth devices, provided those devices are seen by the PC as USB HID keyboards.
Setup
Installation
- Log into the AWS environment you wish to sync the simulator to (Production or Test).
- Navigate to the Software Download page.
- Click on the TAMobile 6 tab.
- Within the Mobile Desktop Setup section, click the download button.
- Open TAMobileSimulator_setup.exe to begin the install.
- If Windows warns of an untrusted or unknown publisher, click through to confirm that the application should be installed. On Windows 8.X, you might encounter the SmartScreen Filter that looks like:
On this screen, click More info text. This will show the following notification.
Click the Run anyway button. Note: When installing from a production or client test environment, the Publisher should read TrackAbout, Inc.
- If you encounter another installation security warning, as shown below, click Install.
This should result in an installation progress dialog and a successful installation.
- The application will automatically start after installation. To start the application in the future, use the "TrackAbout TAMobile 6 Desktop" shortcut in the TrackAbout Start Menu. Note: The installation does not install a desktop shortcut.