Microsoft KB Archive/255983

= Error Message: The Wmmce.exe File Is Linked to Missing Export... =

Article ID: 255983

Article Last Modified on 11/17/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Manager for Pocket PC
 * Microsoft Media Manager 1.0
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player for Palm-size PC 1.1

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This article was previously published under Q255983



If this article does not describe the error message that you are receiving, view the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article to view more articles that describe error messages:

315854 Windows 98 and Windows Me Error Message Resource Center



SYMPTOMS
When you start Media Manager for Windows CE to install Windows Media Player, you may receive the following error message:

The WMMCE.EXE file is linked to missing export KERNEL32.DLL:GetDiskFreeSpaceExA



CAUSE
This particular API call requires Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2) or later. You may be running an earlier operating system.



RESOLUTION
Windows Media Player for Palm-size PC requires you to be running Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition or later for installation.



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



MORE INFORMATION
The GetDiskFreeSpaceEx function obtains information about the amount of space available on a disk: the total amount of space, the total amount of free space, and the total amount of free space available to the user associated with the calling thread. The GetDiskFreeSpaceEx function is available beginning with Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2).

For additional information about the system requirements for Windows Media Player for Palm-size PC, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

255985 Windows Media Player for Palm-size PC System Requirements

Additional query words: wmmce dll kernel32

Keywords: kberrmsg kbkern32dll kbenv kbprb KB255983

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