We all see those handy little cab files for installing just about anything on your pocket pc, ever wondered where they came from ? For those of you all who would like to give a go at creating one for yourself try EzSetup which is a freeware Pocket PC installation file creator. The installers created by EzSetup are very intuitive for end users; they are applicable to any Pocket PC, and users don’t have to worry about choosing between several installation files. The EzSetup installers are always provided with customizable readme and license agreement sections. The installers are compressed, self-contained, self-extracting and can be created in several languages. EzSetup is a command line application with some parameters keys. If you want to create an installer of some program for a Pocket PC you just run EzSetup with desired parameters, and provide it with the CAB, readme and license agreement files. EzSetup will create an .exe file, which can be copied to ActiveSync for installation. Scott Ludwig developed the first version of EzSetup and now it is distributed by SPB Software as an open source application.
Features

• Compressed, self-contained, self-extracting Windows setup program
• Multilanguage support
• End user license agreement step
• Automatical uninstallation
• Standard Windows look and feel
• Source code is also available

          

Tags: cab, EzSetup, open source, Pocket PC, Windows Mobile