PocketMatrix

I'm a bit confused about which bits do what:
EN_WINCE_EMBDVTOOLS30.exe 312Meg has 4 setups included. The first one has some options for cpus, however I've just installed MIPS and SH3 and they only appear greyed out in eVC new projects dialog.

PPC2002_SDK.exe is 66Meg - is this an upgrade to Pocket PC 2002 of the above? i.e. you don't really need it

Assuming you have Nt / W2k Prof or WinXP you can run the included emulator/s.
You should really do the setups all as one operation to ensure everything works. It's an automated process that kicks off all the various installs. The only one you may think about leaving out is the HPC unless like me you like the HPC format.

The PocketPC 2002 SDK is an upgrade to support PocketPC2002 but I'm informed that it's emulator is miles better than the one in the initial install. I've only used the 2002 emulator so I can't comment other than to say that it works well.

The installs also put in place several utility programs ( like remote reg editor ) and lots & lots of sample projects.

If you are just starting out there are lots & lots of settings in the eVC++ system that you need to learn about. Many are discussed in earlier posts.

Is it the CD you have? If so it should drive the install process offering you one at a time. To be honest you are far better installing everything as you just can't tell what you may need later. Miss out only those devices which you will never build for ever. Hopefully your PC supports the emulators. You are correct about your assumptions though. Each install is for different hardware ranges ( PPC, PocketPC, HPC, Handheld PC and PocketPC 2002 plus the Smartphone one which is just out on beta)

As to all the settings in eVC I did say that it takes a while to understand them all so relax and take it a bit at a time.
Have a look at build / configurations add and tools / options and download an existing PocketPC sample project to see someone elses settings.

When you start a new project you get the choice of choosing CPU's ( emulator cpus are the WCE x86em ones ) and you can add in other later assuming the SDK is installed.

When you start compiling & building you will hit a whole bunch on new problems which you need to learn about but it's all good fun ( honest )