How to: Use the Application Deployment Tool for Windows Phone
December 15, 2011
The Windows Phone Application Deployment tool allows you to deploy your application to developer registered devices for testing before you submit your application to Windows Phone Marketplace. This client tool is a stand-alone application that is installed automatically when you install the Windows Phone SDK. For more information, see Installing the Windows Phone SDK.
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You can side-load up to ten applications on a developer-registered device. This limit does not affect applications installed via the Windows Phone Marketplace. |
To complete this procedure, you must have the following:
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The Zune client software must be installed on the host computer. You can download and install the Zune client software from here.
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Your Windows Phone device must be registered. For more information, see How to: Register Your Phone for Development.
To use the Application Deployment tool
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Connect your phone to the computer.
Zune starts automatically. If Zune does not start, then start it manually.
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Verify that the Zune software recognizes the connected device.
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Click Start.
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Point to All Programs, and then click Windows Phone Developer Tools.
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Click Application Deployment.
The application deployment tool starts, as shown below.
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You can also run the tool from the following location: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v7.1\Tools\XAP Deployment\XapDeploy.exe.
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In the Target drop-down box, select either Windows Phone Emulator or Windows Phone Device as the target for the XAP file.
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Click Browse and locate the XAP file that you want deploy.
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Click the Deploy button.
If the deployment is successful, the Status field displays XAP Deployment Complete.
For troubleshooting information, see Troubleshooting Windows Phone SDK.