Microsoft KB Archive/931259

= FIX: An access violation may occur when an application calls the SuspendThread function of the CMsgThread class in Windows Embedded CE 6.0 =

Article ID: 931259

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Windows Embedded CE 6.0

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SYMPTOMS
When an application calls the SuspendThread function of the CMsgThread class in Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0, an access violation may occur. This problem occurs only on devices that are based on MIPSII processors.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because of a problem in the Romimage.exe file. A global pointer refers to the wrong memory address.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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 hotfix 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 item 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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