Microsoft KB Archive/834845

= FIX: Modify the sysDescr object by means of the registry =

Article ID: 834845

Article Last Modified on 5/27/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.2

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SUMMARY
The Management Information Base (MIB) defined object, sysDescr, returns a string of the following form:

&quot;Microsoft Windows CE Version 4.2 (Build nnnn)&quot;

This update enables a registry setting that you can use to change the value of sysDescr.

The OEMs can modify the sysDescr text for their platforms to return the following text:

&quot;Sample sysDescr text&quot;

To return this text, create the following registry entry in the Platform.reg file:



Hotfix Information
A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 4.2 Core OS QFE 040128_KB834845. 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 fix is supported only when all previously issued fixes for this product have also been installed.

Restart Requirement
You must perform a clean operation and rebuild the platform after you apply this fix.

Hotfix Replacement Information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File Information
The English version of this package has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --

Path: Signed 28-Jan-2004 21:47  4.2.4.128         731,888  Wincepb42-040128-kb834845-armv4.exe 28-Jan-2004 21:47  4.2.4.128         731,888  Wincepb42-040128-kb834845-armv4i.exe 28-Jan-2004 21:51  4.2.4.128         744,176  Wincepb42-040128-kb834845-mipsii.exe 28-Jan-2004 21:47  4.2.4.128         744,176  Wincepb42-040128-kb834845-mipsii_fp.exe 28-Jan-2004 21:47  4.2.4.128         748,272  Wincepb42-040128-kb834845-mipsiv.exe 28-Jan-2004 21:47  4.2.4.128         752,368  Wincepb42-040128-kb834845-mipsiv_fp.exe 28-Jan-2004 21:47  4.2.4.128         731,888  Wincepb42-040128-kb834845-sh3.exe 28-Jan-2004 21:51  4.2.4.128         727,792  Wincepb42-040128-kb834845-sh4.exe 28-Jan-2004 21:47  4.2.4.128         695,024  Wincepb42-040128-kb834845-x86.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\Lib\Armv4\Debug 17-Jan-2004 00:04                    456,758  Snmp_mibii.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Retail 17-Jan-2004 00:04                    446,492  Snmp_mibii.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug 17-Jan-2004 00:04                    457,958  Snmp_mibii.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail 17-Jan-2004 00:04                    448,054  Snmp_mibii.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug 17-Jan-2004 00:04                    467,108  Snmp_mibii.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail 17-Jan-2004 00:04                    463,228  Snmp_mibii.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug 17-Jan-2004 00:05                    467,266  Snmp_mibii.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail 17-Jan-2004 00:05                    463,376  Snmp_mibii.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug 17-Jan-2004 00:05                    475,972  Snmp_mibii.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail 17-Jan-2004 00:05                    470,402  Snmp_mibii.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug 17-Jan-2004 00:05                    476,130  Snmp_mibii.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail 17-Jan-2004 00:05                    470,550  Snmp_mibii.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Debug 17-Jan-2004 00:05                    434,348  Snmp_mibii.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Retail 17-Jan-2004 00:05                    437,478  Snmp_mibii.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug 17-Jan-2004 00:06                    433,976  Snmp_mibii.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail 17-Jan-2004 00:05                    436,764  Snmp_mibii.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug 17-Jan-2004 00:04                    388,096  Snmp_mibii.lib

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail 17-Jan-2004 00:04                    387,744  Snmp_mibii.lib



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



MORE INFORMATION
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 KB834845

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