Microsoft KB Archive/899421

= FIX: An error message is displayed when you remove an application from an ARM processor-based device =

Article ID: 899421

Article Last Modified on 7/25/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE 5.0

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SYMPTOMS
When you remove an application by using Remove Programs on an ARM processor-based device, an error message is displayed. The error message states that directories that were not installed as part of the application could not be removed. For example, the \Windows directory could not be removed.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the WCELoad component that is used to expand and install .cab files produces an uninstall log that is not valid.



Software update information
A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 5.0 Core OS QFE 899421. 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 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 update.

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

File information
The English version of this package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.  Date        Time   Size     File name -  15-Jun-2005  23:44  628,736  Wincepb50-050615-kb899421-armv4i.msi The English version of this software update 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 tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Size     File name ---  Path: Public\Datasync\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug 16-May-2005 20:18  335,510  Wceload.lib

Path: Public\Datasync\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail 16-May-2005 20:18  305,866  Wceload.lib



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

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