Microsoft KB Archive/824841

= FIX: Storage Cards That Are Formatted to Use the FAT File System May Become Unreadable Under Windows CE .NET 4.0 =

Article ID: 824841

Article Last Modified on 5/27/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.0

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For a Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.1 version of this article, see 824842.



SYMPTOMS
Windows CE .NET 4.0 automatically creates an extended partition on any storage card that is formatted to use the FAT file system, if there is sufficient unused space available on the card. Later, such a card may become unreadable under Windows CE .NET 4.0.



Hotfix Information
A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE Platform Builder 4.0 Core OS QFE 030825_KB824841. 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 hotfix package 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   Version    Size     File name ---  25-Aug-2003  22:51  4.0.3.825  633,448  Wincepb40-030825-kb824841-armv4.exe 25-Aug-2003 22:51  4.0.3.825  633,448  Wincepb40-030825-kb824841-armv4i.exe 25-Aug-2003 22:50  4.0.3.825  629,352  Wincepb40-030825-kb824841-armv4t.exe 25-Aug-2003 22:50  4.0.3.825  625,256  Wincepb40-030825-kb824841-mips16.exe 25-Aug-2003 22:51  4.0.3.825  633,448  Wincepb40-030825-kb824841-mipsii.exe 25-Aug-2003 22:52  4.0.3.825  633,448  Wincepb40-030825-kb824841-mipsii_fp.exe 25-Aug-2003 22:52  4.0.3.825  633,448  Wincepb40-030825-kb824841-mipsiv.exe 25-Aug-2003 22:52  4.0.3.825  633,448  Wincepb40-030825-kb824841-mipsiv_fp.exe 25-Aug-2003 22:50  4.0.3.825  629,352  Wincepb40-030825-kb824841-sh3.exe 25-Aug-2003 22:51  4.0.3.825  629,352  Wincepb40-030825-kb824841-sh4.exe 25-Aug-2003 22:50  4.0.3.825  617,064  Wincepb40-030825-kb824841-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 14-Aug-2003 19:59                    113,250  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 19:59                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Retail 14-Aug-2003 19:59                     83,608  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 19:59                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug 14-Aug-2003 20:01                    113,412  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 20:01                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail 14-Aug-2003 20:00                     83,764  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 20:00                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4t\Debug 14-Aug-2003 20:00                    102,288  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 20:00                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4t\Retail 14-Aug-2003 20:00                     81,206  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 20:00                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mips16\Debug 14-Aug-2003 20:02                     94,364  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 20:02                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mips16\Retail 14-Aug-2003 20:02                     68,470  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 20:02                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug 14-Aug-2003 20:01                    108,256  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 20:01                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail 14-Aug-2003 20:01                     82,178  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 20:01                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug 14-Aug-2003 20:03                    108,288  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 20:03                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail 14-Aug-2003 20:03                     82,204  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 20:03                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug 14-Aug-2003 20:02                    105,968  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 20:02                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail 14-Aug-2003 20:02                     81,306  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 20:02                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug 14-Aug-2003 20:04                    106,000  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 20:04                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail 14-Aug-2003 20:03                     81,334  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 20:03                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Debug 14-Aug-2003 19:58                     97,624  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 19:58                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Retail 14-Aug-2003 19:58                     74,392  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 19:58                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug 14-Aug-2003 19:59                     97,624  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 19:59                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail 14-Aug-2003 19:58                     74,242  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 19:58                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug 14-Aug-2003 19:58                     86,226  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 19:58                     77,824  Mspart.pdb

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail 14-Aug-2003 19:57                     65,578  Mspart.lib 14-Aug-2003 19:57                     77,824  Mspart.pdb



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



MORE INFORMATION
This hotfix prevents Windows CE .NET 4.0 from automatically creating an extended partition. If a card was modified to include an extended partition before you applied this hotfix, and the card has become unreadable, the card can be read after you apply this hotfix.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB824841

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