Microsoft KB Archive/260842

= PRB: Platform Builder IDE May Not Terminate Completely =

Article ID: 260842

Article Last Modified on 12/27/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE Platform Builder 2.12

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This article was previously published under Q260842



SYMPTOMS
When you close the Windows CE Platform Builder Integrated Development Environment (IDE), the IDE may not completely terminate, even after the main application window and taskbar icon disappear. The remaining Cepb.exe program holds resources that may cause subsequent invocations of the IDE to function improperly.



CAUSE
The most common cause of this problem is a failed kernel debugger connection. If the debugger is activated, but does not successfully make a connection to a device, the debugger subsystem becomes blocked and does not terminate.



RESOLUTION
After closing the Platform Builder IDE, check the system Task Manager process list for remaining instances of Cepb.exe, and then manually terminate them. The procedure is as follows:
 * 1) Close Platform Builder.
 * 2) Right-click the task bar and select Task Manager from the menu.
 * 3) Click the Processes tab.
 * 4) Examine the process list for Cepb.exe in the image name column.
 * 5) If Cepb.exe exists, click it, and then click the End Process button.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbprb KB260842

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