Running Pocket PC programs on Handheld PCs

This is an experimental solution to run PPC programs on HPCs. Please use it with caution and on your own risk.

PPC programs need some additional functionality that is missing on HPCs:

• AYGSHELL.DLL, DOCLIST.DLL (dummy DLL files for the HPC were programmed by Mr. Hou Ming)
  Copy these 2 DLLs to \windows.
  For many programs, that is all that is needed for them to run properly.
   
• MFCCE300.DLL (PPC version)
  Since there is already such a DLL on the HPC, you will need to rename the PPC version (e.g. MFCCE30P.DLL). Make sure that the lenght of the new name does not change! Copy the renamed DLL to \windows.
  Patch the PPC programs and DLLs with a hex editor, so that they call the new DLL instead of MFCCE300.DLL
   
• GX.DLL, GX.LIB
  These 2 files are needed for games. They implement the Game API.
  

More details can be found here and here (which is also the source of my knowledge...)

Many installation routines of PPC programs will not let you install the program, because they found out that your device is not a PPC. However, they will often extract and leave the .CAB file on your Desktop PC.You can now copy this .CAB file manually to the HPC and run it. Most programs will warn you that your device is not supported, but will then let you continue with the installation.

If the program runs, there might be a problem with the screen resolution. PPCs normally have a 240x320 (width x height) display, whereas HPCs have 640x240. If the program does not adjust to the screen of the HPC you will probably not see the lower 80 pixels of the program. The solve this problem you can use a program like Nyditots Virtual Display (www.nyditot.com) to rotate or enlarge the screen display.

Here is a list of PPC programs that run or don't run on HPCs:

If you have tested PPC programs with this method, please tell me, so I can list them on this site.