Microsoft KB Archive/908999

= FIX: Windows Media Player may experience a first chance exception when you play a Windows Media file on a Windows CE 5.0-based device =

Article ID: 908999

Article Last Modified on 7/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE 5.0

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SYMPTOMS
In very rare circumstances, Microsoft Windows Media Player or another application that uses the Microsoft DirectShow components may experience a first chance exception when you play a Microsoft Windows Media file. After you close all the first chance exception dialog boxes, Windows Media Player closes, and the Microsoft Windows CE 5.0-based device is no longer responsive. To recover from this condition, the device must be reset.



CAUSE
An uninitialized event handle in the Windows Media Source Filter may trigger an exception. This exception may cause the application that hosts the DirectShow components to close unexpectedly. This leaves the device in an unstable state.



Software update information
A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 5.0 Core OS QFE 908999. 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 previous updates for this product are also 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.

The English version of this 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.



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, 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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