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The Windows Mobile 6.5.3 DTK provides documentation, sample code, header and library files, emulator images and tools you can use with Visual Studio to build applications for Windows Mobile 6.5 and 6.5.3.

• The Windows Mobile 6.5.3 DTK provides documentation, sample code, header and library files, emulator images, and tools to Visual Studio that let you build applications for Windows Mobile 6.5 and 6.5.3.
  
  This document contains important information about this package. For general information about writing software for Windows Mobile, see the Windows Mobile Developer Center.
  
  The Windows Mobile 6.5.3 DTK must be installed to use any of the Windows Mobile 6.5.3 APIs or samples.
  
  The Windows Mobile 6.5.3 DTK comes with the following images:
  • Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Professional DTK
  • Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Standard DTK
  
  Emulator images are available in the following locales:
  • 0804 CHS Chinese Simplified
  • 0c0a ESN Spanish
  • 040c FRA French
  • 0407 GER German
  • 0410 ITA Italian
  • 0411 JPN Japanese

Files

Status: Deleted This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to August 2020.

File	Size
Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Professional DTK.msi SHA1: 07c2b16e0aaa027a01045763ebae4e6df8bccb05	453.04 MB
Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Professional Images (CHS).msi SHA1: d0b8168bc74852f6edaf831c765e77abd525bf34	394.78 MB
Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Professional Images (ESP).msi SHA1: e91fa2eb97835824873a37665a9797993f8638c1	320.25 MB
Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Professional Images (FRA).msi SHA1: 86fda193abcc25eceb27337c5231db0f3a80a85b	320.62 MB
Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Professional Images (GER).msi SHA1: ac71cccce6689eb8a5f4f3d88774bcce9038d419	322.10 MB
Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Professional Images (ITA).msi SHA1: c33d8e2955c44d58e58f529621b5394ce6f220a6	320.45 MB
Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Professional Images (JPN).msi SHA1: 313da0e6824d44aa5bd3747912ff3d4940914170	363.84 MB
Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Standard DTK.msi SHA1: 9aae1502668eb7881aa0126b85ec8c25321e0df8	262.92 MB
Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Standard Images (CHS).msi SHA1: d49f0ed5b18ffecc43ed159fdda63a5abd227ca0	176.96 MB
Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Standard Images (ESP).msi SHA1: 28ff4dcabb8b27afaec764feb416e499518de9b6	144.14 MB
Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Standard Images (FRA).msi SHA1: 34cf599e23ea0cf7f9435f82cff9b6ea8b6810ec	144.00 MB
Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Standard Images (GER).msi SHA1: 33d6311b02fb09151be06358aa54fd9c8ac4e15c	143.98 MB
Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Standard Images (ITA).msi SHA1: ca521bb3150a5999350bfee059820d0cc071d0d6	143.91 MB
Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Standard Images (JPN).msi SHA1: f83e02627f01add25a3681595b56dbdd708e3e4c	155.71 MB

• Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows XP Service Pack 3; Windows Vista; Windows Server 2008; Windows 7.
  
  The following software is required. Please check each application's system requirements individually.
  
  Windows Server 2003
  
  • Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition and above or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition or above (Express Editions are not supported). SP1 recommended.
  • Microsoft .NET Compact Framework v2 SP2.
  • ActiveSync 4.5. If not currently installed, it is available from this Microsoft Windows Mobile web site.
  Windows XP
  
  • Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3.
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition and above or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition or above (Express Editions are not supported). SP1 recommended.
  • Microsoft .NET Compact Framework v2 SP2.
  • ActiveSync 4.5. If not currently installed, it is available from this Microsoft Windows Mobile web site.
  Windows Vista
  
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2.
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition and above or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition or above (Express Editions are not supported). SP1 and SP1 Update for Windows Vista required.
  • Microsoft .NET Compact Framework v2 SP2.
  • For synchronizing data, the Windows Mobile Device Center is required. It is available from this Microsoft Windows Mobileweb site.
  Windows Server 2008
  
  • Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2.
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition and above or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition or above (Express Editions are not supported). SP1 recommended.
  • Microsoft .NET Compact Framework v2 SP2.
  • For synchronizing data, the Windows Mobile Device Center is required. It is available from this Microsoft Windows Mobileweb site.
  
  Windows 7
  
  • Microsoft Windows 7.
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition and above or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition or above (Express Editions are not supported). SP1 recommended.
  • Microsoft .NET Compact Framework v2 SP2.
  • For synchronizing data, the Windows Mobile Device Center is required. It is available from this Microsoft Windows Mobileweb site.
  
  Important: "Visual C++ Smart Device Programmability", an option of Microsoft Visual Studio Setup, must be selected and installed during Visual Studio installation.
  

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