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    November 30

    Problem: SNTP Timesvc not updating System Time of Device

    Recently, I spent several hours (even days) in configuring the CE embedded SNTP Client to sync with a NTP Time Server. It *never* worked. I have the following entries in registry:

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\TIMESVC]
    "threshold"=dword:0007a120
    "recoveryrefresh"=dword:000493e0
    "refresh"=dword:05265c00
    "Server"="192.168.100.75"
    "Clientonly"=dword:00000001
    "ServerRole"=dword:00000000
    "Trustlocalclock"=dword:00000000
    "Order"=dword:00000063
    "Dll"="timesvc.dll"
    "Context"=dword:00000000
    "Keep"=dword:00000001
    "Prefix"="NTP"
    "Index"=dword:00000000
    "AutoUpdate"=dword:00000001

    And now, the solution: Look at the small Parameter "AutoUpdate", it should be set to "1" ! That's the clue I've found out. I searched MSDN documentation up and down and this parameter, the most important, is never mentioned.

    Sven

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    November 15

    ..neverending story part II

    Hehe, as you wouldn't think, and I either that a reinstall could help me -> it did so. I am really able again to open my solution and edit my project. *very great*

    I had a little problem with a native C++ project but I excluded it from my solution because there is no need any more for this project.

    Btw.. if you know VNC and you are looking for real nice tool for your mobile device, the you have to look at this URL. This is VNC for mobile devices in native C++, the full source code - imagine!

    Until soon...

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    Device Platform not found .. neverending story

    Yesterday, I had a serious problem while opening one of my solutions in Visual Studio 2005 for my actual project.
    There were very ugly error messages, for instance
     
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    Microsoft Visual Studio
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    Error retrieving information from user datastore. Platform not found.
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    OK
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    Or
     
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    Microsoft Visual Studio
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    The project could not be opened because it refers to a device platform that does not exist in your datastore.
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    OK   Cancel
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    I found while searching Google this blog entry from Daniel Moth facing nearly the same problem.

    But the solution didn't work for me.

    Already tried to talk to Mircosoft yesterday, because we're MSDN subscriber didn't solve anything, just wasting my time.
     
    I just tried to remove and reinstall VS2005.. let's see what happens..
     
     
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