title: What is the use for a Mutex if you can't name it?
body: <p>I am having a hard time figuring out what good a mutex is without naming it.  Specifically I want to make my Windows Mobile 6.5 app single-instance.</p>
  
  <p>There are a few questions and answers on this site about how to do that - and the best ones seem to use named mutexes.</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa332344%28v=vs.71%29.aspx" rel="nofollow">Unfortunately the CTORS for mutexes in compact framework do not take a string</a> - one can only create a mutex.</p>
  
  <p>Now, what good is a mutex if it has no associated ID?</p>
  
  <p>Am I missing something?</p>
  
  <p>How do I use a mutex to protect a resource across multiple applications if I can't name them?</p>