Microsoft KB Archive/240435

= PATCH: WCELoad.exe Fixes ActiveX Control Hanging Problem on Palm-size PC =

Article ID: 240435

Article Last Modified on 8/19/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 6.0
 * Microsoft Windows CE 2.11 for the Handheld PC
 * Microsoft eMbedded Visual Basic 3.0, when used with:
 * Microsoft Windows CE 2.11 for the Handheld PC

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This article was previously published under Q240435



SUMMARY
WCELoad.exe is a patch that fixes a problem affecting the Palm-size PC devices running Windows CE version 2.11. The devices hang or reset during the self-registration process of ActiveX controls when they are installed through a packaged Application Install Wizard CAB file.



MORE INFORMATION
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

WceLoad.exe

Release Date: Aug-27-1999

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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Target Device
Palm-size PCs running Windows CE version 2.11

Problem Description
Palm-size PC devices running Windows CE version 2.11 hang or reset during the self-registration process of ActiveX controls when they are installed within an Application Installation CAB file. This behavior occurs because the device-install program WCELoad.exe was not invoking CoInitializeEx before the self-registration process.

Update Package Description
This package silently installs the fixed WCELoad.exe file to a connected Palm-size PC device. If the connected device is not a color Palm-size PC, or the device already has the fixed file, then the package exits immediately with a successful return code.

Usage
Your desktop setup program needs to perform the following before invoking CEAppMgr to install the CAB files:
 * 1) Prompt the user to connect the device.
 * 2) Run the WCELupd.exe file and wait for it to complete.
 * 3) Examine the return code and handle it appropriately. In most cases, the only error return code that needs to be handled is the "device disconnected" return code 1.

Files to Redistribute
The following three files comprise this update package, and must reside in the same directory:

WCELupd.exe

WCE10003.bin

WCE4000.bin

Return Codes
Following are the possible return codes from WCELupd.exe:

0 - Success

1 - Device disconnected

2 - Unsupported color Palm-size PC processor

3 - ActiveSync RAPI error

4 - Windows CE Services or ActiveSync not installed

5 - General error

Additional query words: VBCE WceLoad PsPC PPC eVB

Keywords: kbinfo kbdownload kbtoolkit kbpatch kbfile kbappsetup kbdeployment KB240435

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