Microsoft KB Archive/941558

= FIX: The Windows Media Player OCX control on a Windows CE 5.0-based device does not display an error message in a dialog box when an error occurs =

Article ID: 941558

Article Last Modified on 10/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE 5.0

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. You use the Windows Media Player OCX control on a Microsoft Windows CE 5.0-based device. When an error occurs, the control does not display an error message in a dialog box. The error status is displayed in the status bar. However, if you have disabled the status bar, you will not receive any indication that an error occurred.



Software update information
A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder Monthly Update (October 2007). You can confirm this by scrolling to the &quot;File information&quot; 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:

Product version-yymmdd-kbnnnnnn-processor type

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:

837392 How to locate core operating system fixes for Microsoft Windows CE Platform Builder products

After you apply this software update, the Windows Media Player OCX control on the Windows CE 5.0 device will display error messages in a dialog box.

Prerequisites
This update is supported only if all previously issued updates for this product have also been installed.

Restart requirement
After you apply this software update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To clean the platform, click Clean on the Build menu. To build the platform, click Build Platform on the Build menu. 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 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.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, add the following script to the Windows Media Player OCX control. This script causes error messages to be displayed in a dialog box.  alert(&quot;Warning! Type: &quot; + lWarningType + &quot;; lParam: &quot; + lParam + &quot;; Description: + &quot; description); 



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



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

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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