Consider the following scenario:

• You build a Windows CE 5.0-based OS design that includes the Windows Media Streaming over HTTP catalog item.
• You download the generated image to a device.
• You try to play a bad streaming file through HTTP. For example, you try to play a corrupted streaming file.

In this scenario, the CEPlayer.exe application becomes unresponsive. You have to restart the application to restore the device.

When the CEPlayer.exe process experiences a problem playing a file, the thread inside is not killed. Instead, the thread continues to read streaming media from the connected socket. However, the socket is destroyed when the CEPlayer.exe process is closed. Therefore, an exception occurs in the ws2.dll module.

Software update information

A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder Monthly Update (July 2007). You can confirm this by scrolling to the "File information" section of this article. The package file name contains the product version, date, Knowledge Base article number, and processor type. The package file name format is:For example: Wincepb50-060503-kb917590-armv4i.msi is the ARMV4i Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder fix that is documented in KB article 917590 and that is contained in the May 2006 monthly update. To resolve this problem immediately, click the following article number for information about obtaining Windows CE Platform Builder and core operating system software updates:

Restart requirement

After you apply this software update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To do this, use one of the following methods:

• On the Build OS menu, make sure that the following options are selected, and then click Sysgen:
  • Clean Before Building
  • Copy Files to Release Directory After Build
  • Make Run-Time Image After Build
• On the Build OS menu, click Open Release Directory. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
  
  blddemo clean -q

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this software update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

File information

The English version of this software update package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Installer files

Files that are included in this hotfix package

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: