SkyDemon Mobile Documentation: Installation
This documentation is for people who have a Windows CE or Windows Mobile device onto which they wish to install the SkyDemon Mobile standalone software. If you purchased a SkyDemon handheld GPS device, you can skip this section as the software already forms part of the device.
The SkyDemon Mobile Installer
Once SkyDemon has been installed on your PC, you will have a shortcut in your Start Menu to run the SkyDemon Mobile Installer. This program is a wizard designed to guide you through the steps of installing SkyDemon Mobile on the device of your choice.
You can either install the software automatically to a device that is connected via USB and recognised by ActiveSync (or Windows Mobile Device Centre) or you can install the software to an SD card or other removable storage which will then be inserted in the device.
Select Destination
On this page you must choose how SkyDemon Mobile will be installed and where to install it. The ActiveSync option will be available if you currently have a device connected to your PC, and a suitable location will have been automatically suggested. Normally there is no need to change this, but if you need to change it you can.
If no ActiveSync connection is available you can instead install to an SD card or any other removable drive. You will need to specify the drive and the location, which default to a SkyDemon folder in the root of the drive. If you install this way, a shortcut to the software cannot automatically be created on the device start menu.
Once you have selected the installation method and location, press Next.
Select Charts
This page allows you to choose which charts are copied to the device. If you do not see any charts, run the Chart Manager from your start menu to install some.
Once you have selected the charts to install, press Next to start the installation.
Installing
It can take a few minutes to copy all the SkyDemon files to the device as some of them are quite large.
Installation Complete
SkyDemon Mobile is now installed on your device or card. If you installed straight to a connected device, a shortcut will have been created in the device's Start Menu and SkyDemon Mobile will have been launched. If you installed to an SD card or other removable storage, you will need to insert this into the device and launch the software yourself.
Troubleshooting
When you attempt to start SkyDemon Mobile you receive an error message similar to "skydemon.exe or one of its dependencies could not be found."
This occurs when the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework is not installed on the device. This free framework is a prerequisite and can be downloaded from Microsoft directly.
