"I've been using Windows Vista Beta 2 for a few days now. Someone posted a comment on my blog asking how to build a .NET Compact Framework 1.0 application on a Vista machine. It is possible to use Visual Studio 2005 on Vista, but there are a few additional steps if you want to target .NET CF 1.0." 
Did you know that .NET Framework 1.1 must be installed on the desktop that is used to develop .NET Compact Framework 1.0 based mobile applications using Visual Studio 2005? :? Since Windows Vista does not include .NET Framework 1.1, developers will run into this problem. Check out Mel Sampat's blog to resolve the problem.
.NET Compact Framework 1.0 Development on Vista
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