Download internet browser for windows ce

Question

I have a Motorola MC2180 device running CE6 and for some reason it did not come with Internet Explorer. Where can I download a version of an internet browser that runs on CE. Please, if possible direct me to the download rather than just suggesting a browser that may work. I've been trying different browsers for a while, but none of them have a .cab file installer that I can run on CE.

Thank you.

Solution 1

You'll not find a download for IE because Windows CE is a modular OS. Simply providing the IE is not enough, as it requires a lot of other OS-level dependencies that may or may not be there. There's no way to provide a new coredll.dll that contains those required pieces in a download, it has to be built and fixed up for your target. IE also changes the license SKU from Core to Pro in 6.0, so it would be a licensing problem as well.

If you want IE, you'll have to ask Motorola for a new OS image that creates it. If you don't care exactly which browser you have, then follow @yms's advice and look at Opera Mobile, MiniMo, or one of the other browsers with CE support.

Solution 2

The MC2180 does not have IE, because comes with Windows CE CORE edition, this ed. does not contain IE, the MC2180 is an economic range solution. They are other solutions available according to your needs.

-Motorola Technical Support Engineer

Solution 3

You could try with Opera Mobile. It may work on your flavor of Windows CE 6.0.

Comments

[Rakesh]

Thanks - I tried Opera Mobile, the downloads (.cab) I tried did not run on Windows CE, comes up saying file not supported on Win CE. I had to call Motorola and they gave me an alternate option.

[Rakesh]

Thanks - I called Motorola and they gave me an alternate browser to use (Rho elements browser)