Starting the Remote Tools Shell (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)
1/6/2010
You can choose to start the Remote Tools Shell using a variety of methods.
Note
There can only be one active instance of the Remote Tools Shell at any time. If you try to start another instance, Windows brings the existing instance to the foreground.
To start the Remote Tools Shell using Windows Explorer
Navigate to the following directory in your installation and then run RemoteToolsShell.exe.
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Remote Tools Framework\1.00\bin
To start the Remote Tools Shell from a command-line prompt window
Open a command-line prompt window, and then at the prompt, navigate to the following directory.
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Remote Tools Framework\1.00\binTo start the shell, type the following command.
RemoteToolsShell
To start the Remote Tools Shell with a plug-in
To start the Remote Tools Shell with a plug-in running, perform one of the following actions.
In Windows Explorer, navigate to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Remote Tools Framework\1.00\bin. Then drag and drop a .cetool or .rtfxdata file onto RemoteToolsShell.exe.
In a command-line prompt window, navigate to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Remote Tools Framework\1.00\bin.
Note
If you use this method to open a plug-in, the Select Device dialog box appears, and you must select the device on which you want to run the plug-in.
Then enter the following syntax using a .cetool or .rtfxdata file as a parameter.
RemoteToolsShell <NameOfFile>