Microsoft KB Archive/897657

= FIX: You cannot hear a background sound on an HTML page that uses the BGSOUND tag on a Windows CE .NET 4.2-based device =

Article ID: 897657

Article Last Modified on 7/25/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.2

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SYMPTOMS
On a Windows CE .NET 4.2-based device, if you view an HTML page by using Microsoft Internet Explorer, you cannot hear the background sound that is specified by the BGSOUND tag on the page.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the background sound is played at a very low volume.



Software update information
A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE .NET 4.2 Core OS QFE 897657. 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 software update is supported only if all previously issued software updates for this product have also been installed.

Restart requirement
After you install this software 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 software update.

Software update replacement information
This software update does not replace any other software updates.

File information
The English version of this software update package has the file attributes or the later file attributes that are listed in the following table.   Date         Time   Size        File name ---  05-May-2005  23:43  42,116,096  Wincepb42-050505-kb897657-armv4.msi 05-May-2005 23:44  42,155,520  Wincepb42-050505-kb897657-armv4i.msi 05-May-2005 23:44  42,358,784  Wincepb42-050505-kb897657-mipsii.msi 05-May-2005 23:44  42,367,488  Wincepb42-050505-kb897657-mipsii_fp.msi 05-May-2005 23:44  42,701,824  Wincepb42-050505-kb897657-mipsiv.msi 05-May-2005 23:43  42,710,528  Wincepb42-050505-kb897657-mipsiv_fp.msi 05-May-2005 23:43  41,073,664  Wincepb42-050505-kb897657-sh3.msi 05-May-2005 23:43  41,074,176  Wincepb42-050505-kb897657-sh4.msi 05-May-2005 23:43  36,259,328  Wincepb42-050505-kb897657-x86.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\Ie\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Debug 21-Apr-2005 20:29  70,859,732  Mshtml.lib

Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Retail 21-Apr-2005 20:29  39,650,802  Mshtml.lib

Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug 21-Apr-2005 20:33  71,069,624  Mshtml.lib

Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail 21-Apr-2005 20:32  39,763,012  Mshtml.lib

Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug 21-Apr-2005 20:36  72,099,542  Mshtml.lib

Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail 21-Apr-2005 20:35  39,396,350  Mshtml.lib

Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug 21-Apr-2005 20:40  72,101,144  Mshtml.lib

Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail 21-Apr-2005 20:39  39,392,880  Mshtml.lib

Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug 21-Apr-2005 20:44  72,611,696  Mshtml.lib

Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail 21-Apr-2005 20:43  39,612,062  Mshtml.lib

Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug 21-Apr-2005 20:47  72,598,880  Mshtml.lib

Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail 21-Apr-2005 20:47  39,597,430  Mshtml.lib

Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Debug 21-Apr-2005 20:51  65,091,882  Mshtml.lib

Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Retail 21-Apr-2005 20:51  36,461,766  Mshtml.lib

Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug 21-Apr-2005 20:55  65,071,242  Mshtml.lib

Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail 21-Apr-2005 20:54  36,416,454  Mshtml.lib

Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug 21-Apr-2005 20:26  54,389,166  Mshtml.lib

Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail 21-Apr-2005 20:25  33,473,174  Mshtml.lib



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem for devices that do not have this software update, add the VOLUME=0 attribute to the BGSOUND tag on the HTML page.



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

Additional query words: audible

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbpubtypekc KB897657

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