Smart device - recently used menu icons on homescreen - changes to 'no association' icon - question

Question

Hey all.

I've noticed in the 6.1.4 smart device emultor that the home screen top menu bar shows the most recently used program icons, great. But when I uninstall my app on the emulator, the icon on the menu bar is changed to the default windows icon (little windows icon on a blank sheet of paper) as there's no longer an application assoiated to it. Hence is doesn't get removed along with the app.

Is this something I have to worry about / remove by code after my app is uninstalled? Or is it something unavoidable and just part of the Windows CE OS?

Thanks guys,

-M

Answer 1

Hi Macfinch,

The shell MRU list is still keeping a reference to your program, even though it is uninstalled. The shell can't find the program icon, (because its gone) and is displaying a default image. This is an artifact of the MRU list and there is really nothing you can do in your un-installation to prevent this. This 'ghost' icon will disappear after it is 'pushed off' the MRU list as the use starts new programs.

 

Thanks,

Mike

Answer 2

Hi Francis.

thanks for your reply, very helpful.

all the best

-M