Microsoft KB Archive/826880

= FIX: The Romimage.exe Tool Unexpectedly Stops Responding Because There Is Not Sufficient Image Space =

Article ID: 826880

Article Last Modified on 5/27/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.2

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SYMPTOMS
The Romimage.exe tool may stop responding and you may receive an error message that indicates that there is not sufficient ROM image space. This may occur even though the calculated space that you require is less than the available space.



CAUSE
The Romimage.exe internal section management may not correctly account for some free space.



RESOLUTION
This fix improves Romimage.exe efficiency and resolves the problem that is described in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section.

For computers that do not experience this problem, this fix may result in smaller ROM images.

Hotfix Information
A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 4.2 Core OS QFE 826880. 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

File Information
The English version of this package has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table.   Date         Time           Size    File name --  22-Aug-2003  20:17  4.2.3.822  723,560  Wincepb42-030822-kb826880-common.exe The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) 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\Common\Oak\Bin\I386 19-Aug-2003 18:01   311,296  Romimage.exe



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

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB826880

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