SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1 Not Included in VS 2008 SP1

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In case you were wondering or were not aware, SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1 does not ship with Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and is only available as a Web download here. 

SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1 for devices Windows Installer (MSI) file contains the CAB files and the DLLs for installing SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1 on the Windows mobile devices.

For a great example on how to use SQL Server Compact 3.5 in a Windows Mobile line of business application, check out the Windows Mobile Line of Business Solution Accelerator 2008.  Currently, the LOB Solution Accelerator 2008 is the best guidance available for building LOB solutions on Windows Mobile.