This package will install all updates directly to the build environment specified by the original Platform Builder installation.  This is specified by the following registry key: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Platform Builder\5.00\Directories - "OS Install Dir".  By default, a backup of all updated files will be maintained at the following location:  %_WINCEROOT%\Updates\Backup.  You can remove any files from this directory at your choosing.

Note:

If you have trouble installing package on Windows Vista, open command prompt, choose "Run as administrator", confirm UAC prompt, launch an update.

If you have installed previous updates

If you have installed previous updates, this package will update your build environment to include the latest files for this component.

If you see "Files that will not be installed"

If this message is displayed, it means that you have an update installed with a later version of the files then those that are being installed.  You already have the updates mentioned in this document including some updates released later.  This message is displayed to prevent accidental overwrite of the latest update to that particular component.

Note:

If source files have been modified by a user, they may not be overwritten by the files provided with the updates if Date Modified of the files on user's machine is newer.

If you reinstall or repair Platform Builder

If you uninstall or repair Platform Builder 5.0, you have to remove corresponding WinCEPBxx.ini file located in %WINDIR%.

Fixes made in this update:

By Component:

Component:  COMM

• 071029_KB943515 - Passing an invalid address strings (char == base) to WSAStringToAddress may still results in a success return value.

The file(s) with the new source code changes for this component can be found in the directory %_WINCEROOT%\:

     private\winceos\comm\ws2\ws2_32\addr.c
     private\winceos\comm\ws2\wspm\calls.c

Component:  Compiler

• 071024_KB942918 - SHx compiler: Under certain circumstances with optimization turned on an alignment error may occur.

Component:  DirectX

• 071003_KB941558 - The user may not be notified if a playlist item fails to play.

Component:  Kerberos

• 071030_KB943243 - Kerberos uses REDIR for DC discovery and would fail in environments without WINS servers. Kerberos may fail on a server that has multiple NIC cards.

The file(s) with the new source code changes for this component can be found in the directory %_WINCEROOT%\:

     public\common\cesysgen\makefile

Component:  MSHTML

• 071003_KB942555 - A failure to validate the return of a function call on a specific HTML/CSS construct may result in an error.

• 071031_KB943720 - Internet Explorer may terminate when processing a specific HMTL construct.

Component:  NetUtilities

• 071010_KB942343 - "Net use" command may not allow the SMB redirector use the default domain credentials.

Component:  WININET

• 071031_KB943505 - Internet Explorer and other WinInet applications may return incorrect free storage space. In low memory condition, temporary Internet files may get deleted.

• 071031_KB944656 - This update addresses an issue with the cache file not being created.