Desktop platform support for SQL Server Compact Edition?

Hi-

I am doing some technology research for a new app and was wondering about the desktop operating system support for SQL Server compact edition. This app has a PC component and a mobile component, and both need to be data enabled, with syncronization between the PC and the mobile device.

So it seems like SSCE would be a good fit. Just run the SSCE client on both the PC and the device. But in the system requirements for SSCE it only gives XP as a valid desktop OS...

Is that correct? Obviously, desktop platform support for a production app will need to be broader than just XP.

Will SSCE desktop run on Win98,Win2000,XP Home, and Vista?

From my own experience, XP Home and Vista are supported. The official support list is:

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows CE; Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PCs; Windows Mobile 5.0; Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86); Windows XP Home Edition ; Windows XP Media Center Edition; Windows XP Professional Edition ; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

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Jo?o Paulo Figueira wrote:

From my own experience, XP Home and Vista are supported. The official support list is:

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows CE; Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PCs; Windows Mobile 5.0; Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86); Windows XP Home Edition ; Windows XP Media Center Edition; Windows XP Professional Edition ; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

Hi Joao-

Thanks a lot for that info. Is there any way you can publish the URL to that list - there may be other useful info on that page?

Also, I notice Windows Mobile 6.0 is not on the supported operating systems list? Is there any estimate on when that will be supported?
|||Here's the link. Although not explicitly stated, I don't believe you will have problems running on Windows Mobile 6.|||On Windows Mobile 6.0, SQL Compact 3.1 is included in ROM.