Microsoft KB Archive/843620

= FIX: GetDiskFreeSpaceEx function may return an incorrect value =

Article ID: 843620

Article Last Modified on 5/27/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.2

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SYMPTOMS
When an application calls the GetDiskFreeSpaceEx function to determine the free disk space on a File Allocation Table (FAT) volume or on a transaction-safe FAT (TFAT) volume, the return value may be different when the GetDiskFreeSpaceEx function is called from different threads.



Software update information
A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 4.2 Core OS QFE 843620. 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

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

Restart requirement
After you install this update, you must perform a clean build of the whole operating system. To perform a clean build of the operating system, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Build menu, click Clean.
 * 2) On the Build menu, click Build Platform.

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

Update replacement information
This update does not replace any other updates.

File information
The English version of this update has the file attributes (or later) 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 tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --

21-Jun-2004 21:34  4.2.4.621       1,305,336  Wincepb42-040621-kb843620-armv4.exe 21-Jun-2004 21:34  4.2.4.621       1,305,336  Wincepb42-040621-kb843620-armv4i.exe 21-Jun-2004 21:34  4.2.4.621       1,342,200  Wincepb42-040621-kb843620-mipsii.exe 21-Jun-2004 21:34  4.2.4.621       1,342,200  Wincepb42-040621-kb843620-mipsii_fp.exe 21-Jun-2004 21:34  4.2.4.621       1,362,680  Wincepb42-040621-kb843620-mipsiv.exe 21-Jun-2004 21:34  4.2.4.621       1,362,680  Wincepb42-040621-kb843620-mipsiv_fp.exe 21-Jun-2004 21:34  4.2.4.621       1,252,088  Wincepb42-040621-kb843620-sh3.exe 21-Jun-2004 21:34  4.2.4.621       1,252,088  Wincepb42-040621-kb843620-sh4.exe 21-Jun-2004 21:34  4.2.4.621       1,153,784  Wincepb42-040621-kb843620-x86.exe The English version of this package has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Debug 04-Jun-2004 22:34                    650,710  Fatfsd.lib 04-Jun-2004 22:34                    736,028  Tfat.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Retail 04-Jun-2004 22:33                    373,500  Fatfsd.lib 04-Jun-2004 22:33                    414,434  Tfat.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug 04-Jun-2004 22:34                    651,374  Fatfsd.lib 04-Jun-2004 22:34                    736,820  Tfat.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail 04-Jun-2004 22:34                    373,922  Fatfsd.lib 04-Jun-2004 22:34                    414,920  Tfat.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug 04-Jun-2004 22:34                    665,614  Fatfsd.lib 04-Jun-2004 22:35                    750,520  Tfat.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail 04-Jun-2004 22:34                    381,730  Fatfsd.lib 04-Jun-2004 22:34                    422,992  Tfat.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug 04-Jun-2004 22:35                    665,750  Fatfsd.lib 04-Jun-2004 22:35                    750,608  Tfat.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail 04-Jun-2004 22:35                    381,870  Fatfsd.lib 04-Jun-2004 22:35                    423,142  Tfat.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug 04-Jun-2004 22:35                    673,972  Fatfsd.lib 04-Jun-2004 22:35                    760,786  Tfat.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail 04-Jun-2004 22:35                    384,504  Fatfsd.lib 04-Jun-2004 22:35                    426,550  Tfat.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug 04-Jun-2004 22:36                    674,108  Fatfsd.lib 04-Jun-2004 22:36                    760,874  Tfat.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail 04-Jun-2004 22:36                    384,642  Fatfsd.lib 04-Jun-2004 22:36                    426,702  Tfat.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Debug 04-Jun-2004 22:36                    571,466  Fatfsd.lib 04-Jun-2004 22:36                    644,130  Tfat.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Retail 04-Jun-2004 22:36                    347,604  Fatfsd.lib 04-Jun-2004 22:36                    384,140  Tfat.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug 04-Jun-2004 22:37                    571,120  Fatfsd.lib 04-Jun-2004 22:37                    643,760  Tfat.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail 04-Jun-2004 22:37                    346,820  Fatfsd.lib 04-Jun-2004 22:37                    383,314  Tfat.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug 04-Jun-2004 22:33                    557,798  Fatfsd.lib 04-Jun-2004 22:33                    629,244  Tfat.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail 04-Jun-2004 22:33                    307,928  Fatfsd.lib 04-Jun-2004 22:33                    340,432  Tfat.lib



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

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB843620

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