Supported Command-Line Switches for the Emulator

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08/28/2006

If you are not using eMbedded Visual C++, you can use the following command-line switches to start the emulator:

Note For detailed information about using eMbedded Visual C++ to start the emulator, see How to: Configure Platform Manager and the Emulator Using eMbedded Visual C++.

/Video Optional. Sets the resolution and bit depth of the emulator display. This parameter is ignored if a skin is applied that provides its own resolution settings. Arguments must be in width×height×bit depth. Screen width must be between 80 and 1024. Screen height must be between 64 and 768. Bit depth must be 8, 16, or 32.
/Ethernet Optional. Enables or disables the Ethernet controller in the emulator for Windows CE. Use values of None, Shared, Virtualswitch, or use the media access control (MAC) address of the Ethernet adapter.
/Skin Optional. Indicates which skin file to use. The file must be an XML file that describes the skin.
/CEImage Required. Specifies the path and file name of the kernel image that the emulator uses.
/MemorySize Optional. Sets the amount of memory, in megabytes, allocated for the emulator image to run in. This value must be a multiple of 4, between 32 and 256. For Pocket PC 2003, this value should not be less than 64.
/Fastbackground Optional. Boosts the process priority of the emulator when not in focus.
/HostKey Optional. Selects a single key on the development computer to serve as part of keyboard shortcuts for menu shortcuts in the emulator. For possible values, see Emulator Keyboard Shortcuts.
/VMName Optional. Specifies the text of the title bar. The string is placed within quotation marks. This parameter is ignored if a skin is applied that provides its own title bar text.
/VMID Optional. Specifies the globally unique identifier (GUID) of the emulator. Setting the VMID switch allows multiple configurations of the emulator to be run simultaneously.

Supported Command-Line Switches for the Emulator

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