Microsoft KB Archive/890935

= Memory usage increases on a device while you play long media files by using Windows Media Player in Windows CE 5.0 =

Article ID: 890935

Article Last Modified on 5/27/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE 5.0

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SYMPTOMS
Memory usage increases on a device while you play long media files by using Microsoft Windows Media Player in Microsoft Windows CE 5.0. After the media file plays for more than one hour, the memory usage significantly increases.



Software update information
A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 5.0 Core OS QFE 890935. 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 requires all previous updates for Microsoft Windows CE 5.0. This update is supported only if all previous updates are installed.

Restart requirement
After you apply 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.

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 --  18-Jan-2005  02:04  4,143,616  Wincepb50-050117-kb890935-armv4i.msi 18-Jan-2005 02:04  4,166,144  Wincepb50-050117-kb890935-mipsii.msi 18-Jan-2005 02:04  4,180,992  Wincepb50-050117-kb890935-mipsii_fp.msi 18-Jan-2005 02:04  4,207,616  Wincepb50-050117-kb890935-mipsiv.msi 18-Jan-2005 02:04  4,211,200  Wincepb50-050117-kb890935-mipsiv_fp.msi 18-Jan-2005 02:04  4,055,040  Wincepb50-050117-kb890935-sh4.msi 18-Jan-2005 02:04  3,681,280  Wincepb50-050117-kb890935-x86.msi 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.   Date         Time   Size       File name --  Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug 14-Jan-2005 19:46    383,994  Wmt_filestrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:46    704,866  Wmt_httpstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:46    491,398  Wmt_mmsstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:46    348,854  Wmt_msbstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:46     56,148  Wmt_rtspstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:46  2,930,794  Wmt_strmcore.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail 14-Jan-2005 19:46    305,880  Wmt_filestrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:46    441,546  Wmt_httpstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:46    361,982  Wmt_mmsstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:46    274,708  Wmt_msbstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:46     57,604  Wmt_rtspstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:45  2,629,776  Wmt_strmcore.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug 14-Jan-2005 19:48    383,036  Wmt_filestrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:47    713,200  Wmt_httpstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:48    483,980  Wmt_mmsstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:48    347,518  Wmt_msbstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:48     57,348  Wmt_rtspstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:47  2,903,838  Wmt_strmcore.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail 14-Jan-2005 19:47    291,632  Wmt_filestrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:47    437,862  Wmt_httpstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:47    353,374  Wmt_mmsstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:47    275,722  Wmt_msbstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:47     50,620  Wmt_rtspstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:47  2,511,578  Wmt_strmcore.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug 14-Jan-2005 19:49    383,760  Wmt_filestrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:49    714,834  Wmt_httpstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:49    486,598  Wmt_mmsstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:49    348,196  Wmt_msbstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:49     57,354  Wmt_rtspstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:49  2,912,172  Wmt_strmcore.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail 14-Jan-2005 19:48    292,016  Wmt_filestrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:48    439,084  Wmt_httpstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:48    355,582  Wmt_mmsstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:48    276,266  Wmt_msbstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:48     50,628  Wmt_rtspstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:48  2,516,812  Wmt_strmcore.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug 14-Jan-2005 19:50    385,644  Wmt_filestrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:50    724,122  Wmt_httpstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:50    492,932  Wmt_mmsstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:50    353,044  Wmt_msbstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:50     57,700  Wmt_rtspstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:50  2,941,240  Wmt_strmcore.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail 14-Jan-2005 19:49    292,248  Wmt_filestrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:49    438,912  Wmt_httpstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:49    355,180  Wmt_mmsstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:50    276,212  Wmt_msbstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:49     50,642  Wmt_rtspstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:49  2,541,900  Wmt_strmcore.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug 14-Jan-2005 19:51    385,268  Wmt_filestrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:51    725,002  Wmt_httpstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:51    493,592  Wmt_mmsstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:51    353,512  Wmt_msbstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:51     57,706  Wmt_rtspstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:51  2,942,682  Wmt_strmcore.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail 14-Jan-2005 19:51    292,086  Wmt_filestrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:51    439,874  Wmt_httpstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:51    355,804  Wmt_mmsstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:51    276,740  Wmt_msbstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:51     50,650  Wmt_rtspstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:50  2,543,328  Wmt_strmcore.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug 14-Jan-2005 19:45    352,528  Wmt_filestrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:45    635,064  Wmt_httpstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:45    439,966  Wmt_mmsstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:45    317,902  Wmt_msbstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:45     54,318  Wmt_rtspstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:45  2,645,998  Wmt_strmcore.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail 14-Jan-2005 19:44    271,176  Wmt_filestrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:44    402,520  Wmt_httpstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:44    326,208  Wmt_mmsstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:44    255,614  Wmt_msbstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:44     48,524  Wmt_rtspstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:44  2,332,958  Wmt_strmcore.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug 14-Jan-2005 19:44    309,600  Wmt_filestrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:44    581,632  Wmt_httpstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:44    390,010  Wmt_mmsstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:44    278,776  Wmt_msbstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:44     47,090  Wmt_rtspstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:44  2,301,186  Wmt_strmcore.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail 14-Jan-2005 19:43    270,146  Wmt_filestrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:43    384,248  Wmt_httpstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:43    312,868  Wmt_mmsstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:43    241,894  Wmt_msbstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:43     52,714  Wmt_rtspstrm.lib 14-Jan-2005 19:43  2,330,030  Wmt_strmcore.lib



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
To enable this update, use a text editor to add the following registry value to the platform: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\NetShow\Player\General] &quot;MaxStreamerMessages&quot;=dword:00000064 Note The MaxStreamerMessages value can be set to any value. The suggested value is 100.

For additional 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

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB890935

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