Microsoft KB Archive/901207

= FIX: The memory usage of the Explorer.exe file may increase when you start and then exit Pocket Internet Explorer on a device that is running Windows CE 5.0 =

Article ID: 901207

Article Last Modified on 7/25/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE 5.0

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SYMPTOMS
The memory usage of the Explorer.exe file may increase when you start and then exit Microsoft Pocket Internet Explorer on a device that is running Microsoft Windows CE 5.0.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the following memory allocations are not released:
 * Memory that is associated with images is not always released.
 * Memory that is associated with each Pocket Internet Explorer window is not released when you close the window.
 * Memory allocations that are made when you click the Favorites menu are not released.



Software update information
A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 5.0 Core OS QFE 901207. 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 update is supported only if all previous updates for this product are installed.

Restart requirement
After you install this 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 update.

Update replacement information
This update does not replace any other updates.

File information
The English version of this package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.   Date         Time   Size        File name ---  27-Jul-2005  22:33  11,683,328  Wincepb50-050727-kb901207-armv4i.msi 27-Jul-2005 22:33  11,610,624  Wincepb50-050727-kb901207-mipsii.msi 27-Jul-2005 22:33  11,625,984  Wincepb50-050727-kb901207-mipsii_fp.msi 27-Jul-2005 22:33  11,787,776  Wincepb50-050727-kb901207-mipsiv.msi 27-Jul-2005 22:33  11,803,136  Wincepb50-050727-kb901207-mipsiv_fp.msi 27-Jul-2005 22:33  11,076,096  Wincepb50-050727-kb901207-sh4.msi 27-Jul-2005 22:33   9,435,136  Wincepb50-050727-kb901207-x86.msi The English version of this 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\Shell\Oak\Hpc\Explorer\Favorites 19-Jul-2005 21:49      36,180  Filemenu.cpp

Path: Public\Shell\Oak\Hpc\Explorer\Inc 19-Jul-2005 21:49       4,017  Filemenu.h

Path: Public\Shell\Oak\Hpc\Explorer\Main 19-Jul-2005 21:49     102,797  Mainwnd.cpp

Path: Public\Shell\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug 19-Jul-2005 21:29     557,920  Explorer.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:29      84,118  Favorites.lib

Path: Public\Shell\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail 19-Jul-2005 21:28     509,860  Explorer.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:28      71,758  Favorites.lib

Path: Public\Shell\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug 19-Jul-2005 21:34     567,384  Explorer.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:33      80,998  Favorites.lib

Path: Public\Shell\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail 19-Jul-2005 21:33     483,572  Explorer.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:33      72,530  Favorites.lib

Path: Public\Shell\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug 19-Jul-2005 21:38     567,488  Explorer.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:38      81,018  Favorites.lib

Path: Public\Shell\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail 19-Jul-2005 21:38     483,670  Explorer.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:38      72,542  Favorites.lib

Path: Public\Shell\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug 19-Jul-2005 21:43     576,352  Explorer.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:43      83,220  Favorites.lib

Path: Public\Shell\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail 19-Jul-2005 21:43     484,548  Explorer.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:42      73,150  Favorites.lib

Path: Public\Shell\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug 19-Jul-2005 21:48     576,456  Explorer.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:48      83,240  Favorites.lib

Path: Public\Shell\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail 19-Jul-2005 21:47     484,648  Explorer.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:47      73,162  Favorites.lib

Path: Public\Shell\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug 19-Jul-2005 21:24     514,736  Explorer.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:24      73,418  Favorites.lib

Path: Public\Shell\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail 19-Jul-2005 21:24     445,566  Explorer.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:23      66,408  Favorites.lib

Path: Public\Shell\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug 19-Jul-2005 21:19     452,304  Explorer.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:19      66,902  Favorites.lib

Path: Public\Shell\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail 19-Jul-2005 21:18     453,998  Explorer.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:18      64,930  Favorites.lib

Path: Public\Wceshellfe\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug 19-Jul-2005 21:28  14,969,864  Webview.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:27   4,183,876  Webview_wpc.lib

Path: Public\Wceshellfe\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail 19-Jul-2005 21:26  12,922,668  Webview.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:26   3,638,880  Webview_wpc.lib

Path: Public\Wceshellfe\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug 19-Jul-2005 21:33  15,093,674  Webview.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:32   4,231,226  Webview_wpc.lib

Path: Public\Wceshellfe\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail 19-Jul-2005 21:31  12,371,640  Webview.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:30   3,447,970  Webview_wpc.lib

Path: Public\Wceshellfe\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug 19-Jul-2005 21:38  15,098,446  Webview.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:37   4,232,196  Webview_wpc.lib

Path: Public\Wceshellfe\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail 19-Jul-2005 21:36  12,378,028  Webview.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:35   3,449,264  Webview_wpc.lib

Path: Public\Wceshellfe\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug 19-Jul-2005 21:42  15,363,612  Webview.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:42   4,300,246  Webview_wpc.lib

Path: Public\Wceshellfe\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail 19-Jul-2005 21:41  12,427,932  Webview.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:40   3,466,350  Webview_wpc.lib

Path: Public\Wceshellfe\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug 19-Jul-2005 21:47  15,368,752  Webview.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:46   4,301,288  Webview_wpc.lib

Path: Public\Wceshellfe\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail 19-Jul-2005 21:45  12,434,250  Webview.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:45   3,467,496  Webview_wpc.lib

Path: Public\Wceshellfe\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug 19-Jul-2005 21:23  13,906,078  Webview.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:22   3,912,776  Webview_wpc.lib

Path: Public\Wceshellfe\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail 19-Jul-2005 21:21  11,438,880  Webview.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:20   3,190,272  Webview_wpc.lib

Path: Public\Wceshellfe\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug 19-Jul-2005 21:18  11,695,992  Webview.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:17   3,283,428  Webview_wpc.lib

Path: Public\Wceshellfe\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail 19-Jul-2005 21:17  10,572,990  Webview.lib 19-Jul-2005 21:16   2,637,702  Webview_wpc.lib



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



MORE INFORMATION
This update includes updated Windows CE 5.0 components. Additionally, this update includes public source code changes. The following files contain the public source code changes for this component:
 * public\shell\oak\hpc\explorer\favorites\filemenu.cpp
 * public\shell\oak\hpc\explorer\inc\filemenu.h
 * public\shell\oak\hpc\explorer\main\mainwnd.cpp

These files can be found under the installation directory for Windows CE 5.0 components. For example, these files can be found under the c:\wince500 directory.

For more 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 kbpubtypekc KB901207

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