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Package Descriptions
*note: in the case of *Modules vs. *Files, the difference is simply what area of memory these objects go to when loaded (FILES or MODULES section) - other than that, no difference. Essentially, if you're using a native 6.5 kernel, you want *Modules, otherwise not.
ADC - Automatic Data Configuration
AdobeFlash - Adobe Flash
AdobeFlashCodecs - Adobe Flash Video Playback Codecs
AlarmSounds - Alarm Sounds
AUTOUPDATE - Device-Side Auto Update - Not Required
Base - Required - but what is it?
BaseApps - Required - but what is it?
BaseAppsFiles - Microsoft Camera + Camera Integration Support - replaces
BaseAppsModules
BaseAppsModules - Microsoft Camera + Camera Integration Support -replaces
BaseAppsFiles
Bluetooth - Bluetooth Support (for microsoft BT stack, dependant on build-time switch)
bronze - Required - Components for CHome
BronzeAH - Components for CHome (Arabic language)
BronzeEA - Components for CHome (east-asia languages)
BronzeNonEA - Components for CHome (Non east-asia languages)
BROWSING - IE 5 Components
BROWSINGCORE - IE 6on6 Scripting Components (dependant on build-time switch)
browsingie - IE 6on6 UI and RenderCore (dependant on build-time switch)
BTDUN - Bluetooth dial-up networking
Bth_A2DP - Bluetooth A2DP
Bth_HID - Bluetooth HID (Human Interface Device) profile support
Bth_Watch - Support for the Sony Erricssion Wrist Watch
CHome - Titanium, the WM Pro version of Sliding Panels
CommonEA - Common settings specific to east asia builds, replaces
CommonNonEA
CommonNonEA - Common settings specific to non-east asia builds, replaces
CommonEA
COMPLEXSCRIPT_FONTS - System fonts for Arabic builds, replaces
SYSTEM_DEFAULT_FONTS
ConfettiCore - HW Accelerated RenderCore for 6.5 Chrome
DRM - Digital Rights Management Support (dependant on build-time switch) - Required for Video playback of 3gp and mp4
Enterprise - IPSec, l2TP and Winscard support?
Entertainment - Games
FWUPDATE - ImageUpdate Support
gb18030 - East Asian Font support - Excluded from non-EA images
GPSID - GPS Intermediate Driver, facilitates multiple applications using one serial port simultaneously
INTERNETSHARING - Provides a NAT Router for WWAN <--> USB/Bluetooth communication
IPSECVPN - IPSec VPN Support
IRDA - IR Port Support
LangDB - wince.nls for your language (0404, 0411, 0412, 0804, WWE)
Livesearch - Windows Live Search/Bing Search
Lockscreen - WM6.5 Lockscreen
LockscreenEA - Lockscreen east-asia components - replaces
LockscreenNonEA
LockscreenNonEA - Lockscreen Non east-asia components - replaces
LockscreenEA
MediaOS - Windows Media Player - Needed for MP3 Ringtone support?
MediaOSFiles - Windows Mobile Player Decoder DMO - replaces
MediaOSModules
MediaOSModules - Windows Mobile Player Decoder DMO - replaces
MediaOSFiles
Metadata - Required - Registry Hives, Package Info
MODEMLINK - Old-style internet sharing support (DUN) (dependant on build-time switch)
MSIMAR - SIP support for Arabic builds - excluded from non-arabic builds
MSTag - Microsoft Tag Reader (dependant on build-time switch)
MSXIPKernel - Microsoft Native Kernel Components
MSXIPKernelLTK - Empty ImageUpdate Package - Requirement for future expansion
NetCF - Microsoft .NET Compact Framework
NonPhone - Non-Phone (PDA) Components - excluded from phone builds
OEMXIPKernel - OEM Native Kernel Components
Office - Microsoft Office 6 Mobile
OneNote - Microsoft OneNote 6 Mobile
OS - Required - Description?
OSFiles - Required - MS WMV DMO - replaces
OSModules
OSModules - Required - MS WMV DMO - replaces
OSFiles
Perf - Debug Performance Monitor
Perfbox - Debug Performance Monitor
Phone - Required - Phone support, not in PDA builds
PhoneRedist - Required - Phone support, not in PDA builds
ppgprov - OMA Provisioning Support, not in PDA builds
Redist - ?
RemoteDesktopMobile - Remote Desktop
Riched20 - Rich HTML Editor support - WWE builds - replaces
Riched20_CS
Riched20_CS - Rich HTML Editor support - Arabic builds - replaces
Riched20
RIL710MUX - CellCore Component (optional)
RingsAndAlerts - Rings and Alerts
RMGR - Roaming Manager (optional)
RUNTIMES - C Runtimes
SipAR - SIP Support for Arabic builds (excluded from non-arabic builds)
SampleMusic - Sample Music (dependant on build-time switch)
Shell - Required
SIM_TKit - SIM Tool Kit, omitted from CDMA builds
Skybox - Microsoft MyPhone, Syncs a phone's info with Microsoft (dependant on build-time switch)
Skymarket - WM MarketPlace isn't live yet - Just a link (dependant on build-time switch)
SMIME - Required - Crypto Support
SMS_Providers - Required - SMS Support
SQLCE - SQL Server for CE (dependant on build-time switch)
SQM - Systems Quality Metrics (customer experience feedback)
SqlCeMobile - Not Required - Unless you need SqlCeMobile
SYSTEM_DEFAULT_FONTS - Required - Non Complex-Script Font Support - replaces
COMPLEXSCRIPT_FONTS
Themes - Extra Themes
Transcriber - Transcriber - Not available in every language
UNISCRIBE - SIP Support for select non-WWE langs - replaces
Transcriber
VoiceCommand - Voice Command - (0407, 0409, 040C, 0809)
VoIP - VoIP
VoIPOS - VoIP Part 2
Webview - IE 6on6 RenderCore component for OS use, WWE - replaces
Webview_CS
Webview_CS - IE 6on6 RenderCore component for OS use, arabic - replaces
Webview
WelcomeCenter - The WM6.5 Welcome Center - Required for "Help"
WindowsLive - Windows Live Mobile
WindowsLiveIM - Windows Live Instant Messaging
WMLiveSearchWidget - MS Live Search Widget
WMMoneyWidget - MS Money Widget
WMWeatherWidget - MS Weather Widget
WMWidgets - MS Widgets Support (Requires IE 6on6)
WWAN - WWAN Support (not in PDA Builds)