Microsoft KB Archive/913428

= FIX: A memory leak occurs when you enable Internet Connection Sharing and the DHCP allocator on a Windows CE 5.0-based device =

Article ID: 913428

Article Last Modified on 7/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE 5.0

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. You enable Internet Connection Sharing and the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) allocator on a Microsoft Windows CE 5.0-based device. You connect the Windows CE 5.0-based device to a network. In this scenario, when the network already has a DHCP server that is running, a memory leak occurs on the Windows CE 5.0-based device.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the Windows CE 5.0 DHCP allocator leaks socket handles when a DHCP server is already running on the network.



Software update information
A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 5.0 Core OS QFE 913428. 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 applied.

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

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