Deprecated Features in Windows Mobile 6
4/12/2010
The following terms, APIs and features are deprecated in Windows Mobile 6 and should not be used in new projects.
Product Names
The following product names have been replaced.
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Windows Mobile for Pocket PC |
The new name for this class of device is Windows Mobile Classic. For more information see the topic What's New in Naming Conventions for Windows Mobile 6. |
Windows Mobile for Pocket PC Phone Edition |
The new name for this class of device is Windows Mobile Professional. |
Windows Mobile for Smartphone |
The new name for this class of device is Windows Mobile Standard. |
Functions
The following functions should not be used in new projects.
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BatteryNotifyOfTimeChange |
This function is deprecated and does nothing. |
This function is deprecated. To obtain a service handle, call CreateFile with the same prefix of the service whose handle must be retrieved. |
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This function is deprecated. To obtain a handle to a service, call CreateFile. |
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The gethostbyname function has been deprecated by the introduction of getaddrinfo. |
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The gethostbyaddr function has been deprecated by the introduction of getnameinfo. |
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This function may be deprecated in future versions of MAPI. |
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This function is deprecated for Windows Mobile devices. To create or open a file that can be used for memory mapping, call CreateFile. |
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This function retrieves adapter information for the local computer. This function is deprecated in favor of GetAdaptersAddresses. |
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GetStoreInformation is deprecated. Use GetDiskFreeSpaceEx instead. |
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The function CePimCommand has been deprecated and is no longer used for creating Outlook Mobile menu add-ins. Use the function IContextMenu instead. |
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PFN_KEYBD_EVENT_CALLBACK PFN_KEYBD_EVENT_CALLBACK_EX |
These functions are deprecated. The keyboard driver does not implement these functions. |
DeregisterDevice |
This function has been deprecated. Use DeactivateDevice instead. |
RegisterDevice |
This function has been deprecated. Use ActivateDeviceEx instead. |
The IMailRuleClient interface supersedes the functionality of the deprecated SmsReadMessage function. |
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The ToString method of the IInkStrokes collection is deprecated. It should not be used for handwriting recognition applications. |
Database Access
The following database-related features should not be used in new projects.
| API | Comment |
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ADOCE |
CE Data Access (ADOCE) has been deprecated. Use Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition instead. |
CEDB |
CEDB is obsolete in Windows Mobile as of Windows Mobile 6. Use EDB instead. |
This function frees the buffer that is allocated by CeCredRead. This function is deprecated. Use the CredFree function instead. |
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This function returns a pointer to a credential structure that is specified by the target string. This function is deprecated. Use the CredRead function instead. |
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This function creates or updates a credential that is specified by the target string. This function is deprecated. Use the CredWrite function instead. |
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This method has been deprecated. Use IRAPISession::CeSetDatabaseInfoEx instead. |
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This method has been deprecated. Use IRAPISession::CeReadRecordPropsEx instead. |
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This method has been deprecated. Use IRAPISession::CeOpenDatabaseEx instead. |
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This method has been deprecated. Use IRAPISession::CeOidGetInfoEx instead. |
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This method has been deprecated. Use IRAPISession::CeFindNextDatabaseEx instead. |
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This method has been deprecated. Use IRAPISession::CeFindFirstDatabaseEx instead. |
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This method has been deprecated. Use IRAPISession::CeDeleteDatabaseEx instead. |
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This method has been deprecated. Use CeSetDatabaseInfoEx (RAPI) instead. |
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This method has been deprecated. Use CeReadRecordPropsEx (RAPI) instead. |
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This method has been deprecated. Use CeOpenDatabaseEx (RAPI) instead. |
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This method has been deprecated. Use CeOidGetInfoEx (RAPI) instead. |
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This method has been deprecated. Use CeFindNextDatabaseEx (RAPI) instead. |
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This method has been deprecated. Use CeFindFirstDatabaseEx (RAPI) instead. |
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This method has been deprecated. Use CeDeleteDatabaseEx (RAPI) instead. |
Security and Policy Settings
The following security terms, policies and structures have changed.
| Feature | Comment |
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In the security model documentation, "untrusted" and "unprivileged" are the deprecated terms for normal. |
For more information, see the topic Windows Mobile Device Security Model. |
SECPOLICY_WAPSIGNEDMSG |
This policy has been deprecated. Use SECPOLICY_OMACPNETWPINMSG (4141), SECPOLICY_OMACPUSERPINMSG (4142), and SECPOLICY_OMACPUSERNETWPINMSG (4143) instead. Although this policy is still supported, you cannot query for 4107 policy value. For more information, see the topic Security Policy Settings. |
SECPOLICY_USEENCRYPT |
This setting has been deprecated. Use SECPOLICY_SMIMEENCRYPTION and SECPOLICY_SMIMEENCRYPTIONALGORITHM For more information, see the topic Security Policy Settings. |
This structure is used by the Credential Manager API to read credentials from and write credentials to the registry. This structure is deprecated. Use the CRED structure instead. |
Miscellaneous
The following features have changed.
| Feature | Comment |
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eMbedded Visual Basic |
eMbedded Visual Basic (eVB) is deprecated. To develop applications by using Visual Basic, use Visual Basic .NET together with the .NET Compact Framework. |
Registering ISAPI filters for raw data notifications is deprecated. |
Applications should write ISAPI extensions to process and generate data that is sent to and from the Web server. For more information, see the topic HTTP_FILTER_VERSION. |
HSE_REQ_SEND_RESPONSE_HEADER |
This request type is deprecated. Use HSE_REQ_SEND_RESPONSE_HEADER_EX instead. For more information, see the topic ServerSupportFunction (ISAPI Extensions) Request Types. |
IBrowser, IBrowser2, and IBrowser3 |
IBrowser, IBrowser2 and IBrowser3 are deprecated and will not be supported in future versions. Instead, use IWebBrowser2 and DWebBrowserEvents2. |
This IOCTL queries to determine whether changing power state is feasible. This IOCTL has been deprecated and is not called by the Power Manager. |
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APPLET |
This element is deprecated in HTML 4.0 in favor of <OBJECT>. For more information, see the topic Internet Explorer Mobile HTML Elements. |
This IOCTL is deprecated and should never be used. To cause a service to be unloaded, use the DeregisterService function instead. |
See Also
Other Resources
What's New in Windows Mobile 6
Deprecated APIs to Avoid Using in Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6 Applications