deprecatedfeaturesinwindowsmobile6

Introduction

The following terms, APIs and features are deprecated in Windows Mobile 6, and should not be used in new projects

Product Names

The following product names have been replaced.

Product Name	Comment
Windows Mobile for Pocket PC	The new name for this class of device is Windows Mobile 6 Classic. For more information see the topic What's New in Naming Conventions for Windows Mobile 6.
Windows Mobile for Pocket PC Phone Edition	The new name for this class of device is Windows Mobile 6 Professional.
Windows Mobile for Smartphone	The new name for this class of device is Windows Mobile 6 Standard.

Functions

The following functions should not be used in new projects.

API	Comment
BatteryNotifyOfTimeChange	This function is deprecated and does nothing.
GetServiceHandle	This function is deprecated. To obtain a service handle, call CreateFile with the same prefix of the service whose handle must be retrieved.
ServiceIoControl	This function is deprecated. Use DeviceIoControl with the same parameters.
gethostbyname	The gethostbyname function has been deprecated by the introduction of getaddrinfo
gethostbyaddr	The gethostbyaddr function has been deprecated by getnameinfo
HrGetOneProp	This function may be deprecated in future versions of MAPI.
CreateFileForMapping	This function is deprecated for Windows Mobile powered devices. To create or open a file that can be used for memory mapping, call CreateFile
GetAdaptersInfo	This function retrieves adapter information for the local computer. This function is deprecated in favor of GetAdaptersAddresses.
GetStoreInformation	GetStoreInformation is deprecated. Use GetDiskFreeSpaceEx instead.
CePimCommand	The function CePimCommand has been deprecated and is no longer used for creating Outlook Mobile menu add-ins. Use the function IContextMenu instead.
PFNKEYBDEVENTCALLBACK, PFNKEYBDEVENTCALLBACK_EX	These functions are deprecated. The keyboard driver does not implement these functions.
DeregisterDevice	This function has been deprecated. Use DeactivateDevice instead.
RegisterDevice	This function has been deprecated. Use ActivateDeviceEx instead.
SmsReadMessage	The IMailRuleClient interface supersedes the functionality of the deprecated SmsReadMessage function.
IInkStrokes::ToString	The ToString method of the IInkStrokes collection is deprecated. It should not be used for handwriting recognition applications.

Database Access

API	Comment
ADOCE	CE Data Access (ADOCE) has been deprecated. Use Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition instead. For more information, see the topic Writing Applications that access Databases.
CeCredFree	This function frees the buffer that is allocated by CeCredRead. This function is deprecated. Use the CeCredFreefunction instead.
CeCredRead	This function returns a pointer to a credential structure that is specified by the target string. This function is deprecated. Use the CredReadfunction instead.
CeCredWrite	This function creates or updates a credential that is specified by the target string. This function is deprecated. Use the CredWritefunction instead.
IRAPISession::CeSetDatabaseInfo	This method has been deprecated. Use IRAPISession::CeSetDatabaseInfoEx instead.
IRAPISession::CeReadRecordProps	This method has been deprecated. Use IRAPISession::CeReadRecordPropsEx instead.
IRAPISession::CeOpenDatabase	This method has been deprecated. Use IRAPISession::CeOpenDatabaseEx instead.
IRAPISession::CeOidGetInfo	This method has been deprecated. Use IRAPISession::CeOidGetInfoEx instead.
IRAPISession::CeFindNextDatabase	This method has been deprecated. Use IRAPISession::CeFindNextDatabaseEx instead.
IRAPISession::CeFindFirstDatabase	This method has been deprecated. Use IRAPISession::CeFindFirstDatabaseEx instead.
IRAPISession::CeDeleteDatabase	This method has been deprecated. Use IRAPISession::CeDeleteDatabaseEx instead.
CeSetDatabaseInfo (RAPI)	This method has been deprecated. Use CeSetDatabaseInfoEx (RAPI) instead.
CeReadRecordProps (RAPI)	This method has been deprecated. Use CeReadRecordPropsEx (RAPI) instead.
CeOpenDatabase (RAPI)	This method has been deprecated. Use CeOpenDatabaseEx (RAPI) instead.
CeOidGetInfo (RAPI)	This method has been deprecated. Use CeOidGetInfoEx (RAPI) instead.
CeFindNextDatabase (RAPI)	This method has been deprecated. Use CeFindNextDatabaseEx (RAPI) instead.
CeFindFirstDatabase (RAPI)	This method has been deprecated. Use CeFindFirstDatabaseEx (RAPI) instead.
CeDeleteDatabase (RAPI)	This method has been deprecated. Use CeDeleteDatabaseEx (RAPI) instead.

Security and Policy Settings

Feature	Comment
In the security model documentation, untrusted and unprivileged are the deprecated terms for normal.	For more information, see the topic Windows Mobile Powered Device Security Model.
SECPOLICYWAPSIGNEDMSG \|\| This policy has been deprecated. Use SECPOLICYOMACPNETWPINMSG (4141), SECPOLICYOMACPUSERPINMSG (4142), and SECPOLICYOMACPUSERNETWPINMSG (4143) instead. While this policy is still supported, you cannot query for 4107 policy value. For more information, see the topic Security Policy Settings.
SECPOLICYUSEENCRYPT \|\| This setting has been deprecated. Use SECPOLICYSMIMEENCRYPTION and SECPOLICY_SMIMEENCRYPTIONALGORITHM For more information, see the topic Security Policy Settings.
CREDENTIAL	This structure is used by the Credential Manager API to read credentials from, and write credentials to, the registry. This structure is deprecated, use the CRED structure instead.

GAPI

Feature	Comment
GAPI	GAPI is deprecated. Use DirectDraw and Direct3D Mobile APIs instead.
GXCloseInput	Use DirectDraw and Direct3D Mobile APIs instead.
GXGetDefaultKeys	Use DirectDraw and Direct3D Mobile APIs instead.
GXOpenInput	Use DirectDraw and Direct3D Mobile APIs instead.
GXResume	Use DirectDraw and Direct3D Mobile APIs instead.
GXSuspend	Use DirectDraw and Direct3D Mobile APIs instead.
GXKeyList	Use DirectDraw and Direct3D Mobile APIs instead.

Feature	Comment
eMbedded Visual Basic	eMbedded Visual Basic (eVB) is deprecated. To develop applications using Visual Basic, use Visual Basic .NET together with the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework. For more information, see the topic Developing with Managed Code.
Registering ISAPI filters for raw data notifications is deprecated.	Applications should write ISAPI extensions to process and generate data that is sent to and from the Web Server. For more information, see the topic HTTPFILTERVERSION.
HSEREQSENDRESPONSEHEADER	This request type is deprecated. You should use HSEREQSENDRESPONSEHEADER_EX instead. For more information, see the topic ServerSupportFunction (ISAPI Extensions) Request Types.
IBrowser, IBrowser2 and IBrowser3.	IBrowser, IBrowser2 and IBrowser3 are deprecated and will not be supported in future versions. Instead use IWebBrowser2 and DWebBrowserEvents2.
IOCTLPOWERQUERY	This IOCTL queries to determine whether changing power state is feasible. This IOCTL has been deprecated and is not called by the Power Manager.
SPIGETPLATFORMTYPE \|\| This parameter is deprecated. Use SPIGETPROJECTNAME instead. For more information, see the topic SystemParametersInfo.
APPLET	This element is deprecated in HTML 4.0 in favor of <OBJECT>. For more information, see the topic Internet Explorer Mobile HTML Elements.
IOCTLSERVICEUNLOAD	This IOCTL is deprecated and should never be used. To cause a service to be unloaded, use the DeregisterService function instead.

%21%21 Introduction
 
The following terms%2c %5bAPIs%5d and features are deprecated in Windows Mobile 6%2c and should not be used in new projects
 
%21%21 Product Names
The following product names have been replaced.
 
%7c*Product Name*%7c	*Comment*%7c
%7cWindows Mobile for Pocket PC%7cThe new name for this class of device is Windows Mobile 6 Classic. For more information see the topic What%27s New in Naming Conventions for Windows Mobile 6.%7c
%7cWindows Mobile for Pocket PC Phone Edition%7cThe new name for this class of device is Windows Mobile 6 Professional.%7c
%7cWindows Mobile for Smartphone%7cThe new name for this class of device is Windows Mobile 6 Standard.%7c
 
 
%21%21 Functions
The following functions should not be used in new projects.
 
%7c *API* %7c *Comment* %7c
%7c %5bBatteryNotifyOfTimeChange%5d %7c This function is deprecated and does nothing. %7c
%7c %5bGetServiceHandle%5d %7c This function is deprecated. To obtain a service handle%2c call %5burl%3aCreateFile%7chttp%3a//msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa914735.aspx%5d with the same prefix of the service whose handle must be retrieved. %7c
%7c %5bServiceIoControl%5d %7c This function is deprecated. Use %5burl%3aDeviceIoControl%7chttp%3a//msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms898288.aspx%5d with the same parameters.%7c
%7c gethostbyname %7c The gethostbyname function has been deprecated by the introduction of %5burl%3agetaddrinfo%7chttp%3a//msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa450395.aspx.%5d%7c
%7c gethostbyaddr%7c The gethostbyaddr function has been deprecated by %5burl%3agetnameinfo%7chttp%3a//msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa450416.aspx.%5d%7c
%7c %5bHrGetOneProp%5d %7c This function may be deprecated in future versions of MAPI. %7c
%7c %5bCreateFileForMapping%5d %7c This function is deprecated for Windows Mobile powered devices. To create or open a file that can be used for memory mapping%2c call %5burl%3aCreateFile%7chttp%3a//msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa914735.aspx.%5d%7c
%7c %5bGetAdaptersInfo%5d %7c This function retrieves adapter information for the local computer. This function is deprecated in favor of GetAdaptersAddresses.%7c
%7c GetStoreInformation%7c %5bGetStoreInformation%5d is deprecated. Use %5burl%3aGetDiskFreeSpaceEx%7chttp%3a//msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa912270.aspx%5d instead. %7c
%7c CePimCommand%7c The function %5bCePimCommand%5d has been deprecated and is no longer used for creating Outlook Mobile menu add-ins. Use the function %5bIContextMenu%5d instead. %7c
%7c PFN_KEYBD_EVENT_CALLBACK%2c PFN_KEYBD_EVENT_CALLBACK_EX %7c These functions are deprecated. The keyboard driver does not implement these functions. %7c
%7c DeregisterDevice%7c This function has been deprecated. Use %5bDeactivateDevice%5d instead. %7c
%7c RegisterDevice%7c This function has been deprecated. Use %5bActivateDeviceEx%5d instead. %7c
%7c SmsReadMessage%7c The %5bIMailRuleClient%5d interface supersedes the functionality of the deprecated %5bSmsReadMessage%5d function. %7c
%7c IInkStrokes%3a%3aToString%7c The %5bToString%5d method of the %5bIInkStrokes%5d collection is deprecated. It should not be used for handwriting recognition applications. %7c
 
 
%21%21 Database Access
 
%7c *API* %7c *Comment* %7c
%7c ADOCE %7c CE Data Access %28ADOCE%29 has been deprecated. Use Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition instead. For more information%2c see the topic Writing Applications that access Databases.%7c
%7c %5bCeCredFree%5d %7c This function frees the buffer that is allocated by %5bCeCredRead.%5d This function is deprecated. Use the %5bCeCredFreefunction%5d instead.%7c
%7c %5bCeCredRead%5d %7c This function returns a pointer to a credential structure that is specified by the target string. This function is deprecated. Use the %5bCredReadfunction%5d instead. %7c
%7c CeCredWrite%7c This function creates or updates a credential that is specified by the target string. This function is deprecated. Use the %5bCredWritefunction%5d instead.%7c
%7c IRAPISession%3a%3aCeSetDatabaseInfo%7c This method has been deprecated. Use %5bIRAPISession%3a%3aCeSetDatabaseInfoEx%5d instead. %7c
%7c IRAPISession%3a%3aCeReadRecordProps%7c This method has been deprecated. Use %5bIRAPISession%3a%3aCeReadRecordPropsEx%5d instead. %7c
%7c IRAPISession%3a%3aCeOpenDatabase%7c This method has been deprecated. Use %5bIRAPISession%3a%3aCeOpenDatabaseEx%5d instead. %7c
%7c IRAPISession%3a%3aCeOidGetInfo%7c This method has been deprecated. Use %5bIRAPISession%3a%3aCeOidGetInfoEx%5d instead. %7c
%7c IRAPISession%3a%3aCeFindNextDatabase%7c This method has been deprecated. Use %5bIRAPISession%3a%3aCeFindNextDatabaseEx%5d instead. %7c
%7c IRAPISession%3a%3aCeFindFirstDatabase%7c This method has been deprecated. Use %5bIRAPISession%3a%3aCeFindFirstDatabaseEx%5d instead. %7c
%7c IRAPISession%3a%3aCeDeleteDatabase%7c This method has been deprecated. Use %5bIRAPISession%3a%3aCeDeleteDatabaseEx%5d instead. %7c
%7c %5bCeSetDatabaseInfo%5d %28RAPI%29%7c This method has been deprecated. Use %5bCeSetDatabaseInfoEx%5d %28RAPI%29 instead. %7c
%7c %5bCeReadRecordProps%5d %28RAPI%29%7c This method has been deprecated. Use %5bCeReadRecordPropsEx%5d %28RAPI%29 instead. %7c
%7c %5bCeOpenDatabase%5d %28RAPI%29%7c This method has been deprecated. Use %5bCeOpenDatabaseEx%5d %28RAPI%29 instead. %7c
%7c %5bCeOidGetInfo%5d %28RAPI%29%7c This method has been deprecated. Use %5bCeOidGetInfoEx%5d %28RAPI%29 instead.%7c
%7c %5bCeFindNextDatabase%5d %28RAPI%29%7c This method has been deprecated. Use %5bCeFindNextDatabaseEx%5d %28RAPI%29 instead. %7c
%7c %5bCeFindFirstDatabase%5d %28RAPI%29%7c This method has been deprecated. Use %5bCeFindFirstDatabaseEx%5d %28RAPI%29 instead. %7c
%7c %5bCeDeleteDatabase%5d %28RAPI%29%7c This method has been deprecated. Use %5bCeDeleteDatabaseEx%5d %28RAPI%29 instead. %7c
 
%21%21 Security and Policy Settings
 
%7c *Feature* %7c *Comment* %7c
%7c In the security model documentation%2c untrusted and unprivileged are the deprecated terms for normal. %7c For more information%2c see the topic Windows Mobile Powered Device Security Model. %7c
%7c SECPOLICY_WAPSIGNEDMSG %7c%7c This policy has been deprecated. Use SECPOLICY_OMACPNETWPINMSG %284141%29%2c SECPOLICY_OMACPUSERPINMSG %284142%29%2c and SECPOLICY_OMACPUSERNETWPINMSG %284143%29 instead. While this policy is still supported%2c you cannot query for 4107 policy value. For more information%2c see the topic Security Policy Settings.%7c
%7c SECPOLICY_USEENCRYPT %7c%7c This setting has been deprecated. Use SECPOLICY_SMIMEENCRYPTION and SECPOLICY_SMIMEENCRYPTIONALGORITHM For more information%2c see the topic Security Policy Settings.%7c
%7c CREDENTIAL%7c This structure is used by the Credential Manager API to read credentials from%2c and write credentials to%2c the registry. This structure is deprecated%2c use the CRED structure instead. %7c
 
%21%21 GAPI
 
%7c *Feature* %7c *Comment* %7c
%7c GAPI %7c GAPI is deprecated. Use %5bDirectDraw%5d and Direct3D Mobile %5bAPIs%5d instead. %7c
%7c %5bGXCloseInput%5d %7c Use %5bDirectDraw%5d and Direct3D Mobile %5bAPIs%5d instead. %7c
%7c %5bGXGetDefaultKeys%5d %7c Use %5bDirectDraw%5d and Direct3D Mobile %5bAPIs%5d instead. %7c
%7c %5bGXOpenInput%5d %7c Use %5bDirectDraw%5d and Direct3D Mobile %5bAPIs%5d instead. %7c
%7c %5bGXResume%5d %7c Use %5bDirectDraw%5d and Direct3D Mobile %5bAPIs%5d instead. %7c
%7c %5bGXSuspend%5d %7c Use %5bDirectDraw%5d and Direct3D Mobile %5bAPIs%5d instead. %7c
%7c %5bGXKeyList%5d %7c Use %5bDirectDraw%5d and Direct3D Mobile %5bAPIs%5d instead. %7c
 
 
%7c *Feature* %7c *Comment* %7c
%7c eMbedded Visual Basic %7c eMbedded Visual Basic %28eVB%29 is deprecated. To develop applications using Visual Basic%2c use Visual Basic .NET together with the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework. For more information%2c see the topic Developing with Managed Code.%7c
%7c Registering ISAPI filters for raw data notifications is deprecated.  %7c Applications should write ISAPI extensions to process and generate data that is sent to and from the Web Server. For more information%2c see the topic HTTP_FILTER_VERSION.%7c
%7c HSE_REQ_SEND_RESPONSE_HEADER %7c This request type is deprecated. You should use HSE_REQ_SEND_RESPONSE_HEADER_EX instead. For more information%2c see the topic %5bServerSupportFunction%5d %28ISAPI Extensions%29 Request Types.%7c
%7c %5bIBrowser%2c%5d %5bIBrowser2%5d and IBrowser3.%7c %5bIBrowser%2c%5d %5bIBrowser2%5d and %5bIBrowser3%5d are deprecated and will not be supported in future versions. Instead use %5bIWebBrowser2%5d and DWebBrowserEvents2.%7c
%7c IOCTL_POWER_QUERY %7c This IOCTL queries to determine whether changing power state is feasible. This IOCTL has been deprecated and is not called by the Power Manager. %7c
%7c SPI_GETPLATFORMTYPE %7c%7c This parameter is deprecated. Use SPI_GETPROJECTNAME instead. For more information%2c see the topic SystemParametersInfo.%7c
%7c APPLET %7c This element is deprecated in HTML 4.0 in favor of %3cOBJECT%3e. For more information%2c see the topic Internet Explorer Mobile HTML Elements.%7c
%7c IOCTL_SERVICE_UNLOAD%7c This IOCTL is deprecated and should never be used. To cause a service to be unloaded%2c use the %5bDeregisterService%5d function instead. %7c