Article ID: 890843
Article Last Modified on 5/26/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows CE 5.0
SYMPTOMS
When you try to play a video file on some MIPS-processor-based devices that run Microsoft Windows CE 5.0, Microsoft Windows Media Player closes, or you receive a "0xC000001D : Illegal Instruction" error message.
CAUSE
The codecs for MIPS processor-based devices used instructions that were specific to certain MIPS processor vendors. These instructions were not valid on other MIPS processors.
RESOLUTION
Software update information
A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 5.0 Core OS QFE 890843. 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 previously issued updates for this product have also been 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 your 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- 02-Feb-2005 01:58 2,803,200 Wincepb50-050201-kb890843-mipsii.msi 02-Feb-2005 01:58 2,689,536 Wincepb50-050201-kb890843-mipsii_fp.msi 02-Feb-2005 01:58 2,795,520 Wincepb50-050201-kb890843-mipsiv.msi 02-Feb-2005 01:58 2,710,016 Wincepb50-050201-kb890843-mipsiv_fp.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\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug 20-Jan-2005 23:47 636,574 Wmaplsv_rawdec_wince_mips_fxp.lib 20-Jan-2005 23:47 636,574 Wmav9_rawdec_wince_mips_fxp.lib 20-Jan-2005 23:47 1,668,474 Wmv9_rawdec_wince_mips_fxp.lib Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail 20-Jan-2005 23:47 636,574 Wmaplsv_rawdec_wince_mips_fxp.lib 20-Jan-2005 23:47 636,574 Wmav9_rawdec_wince_mips_fxp.lib 20-Jan-2005 23:47 1,668,474 Wmv9_rawdec_wince_mips_fxp.lib Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug 20-Jan-2005 23:47 605,222 Wmaplsv_rawdec_wince_mips_flp.lib 20-Jan-2005 23:47 605,222 Wmav9_rawdec_wince_mips_flp.lib 20-Jan-2005 23:47 1,606,518 Wmv9_rawdec_wince_mips_flp.lib Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail 20-Jan-2005 23:47 605,222 Wmaplsv_rawdec_wince_mips_flp.lib 20-Jan-2005 23:47 605,222 Wmav9_rawdec_wince_mips_flp.lib 20-Jan-2005 23:47 1,606,518 Wmv9_rawdec_wince_mips_flp.lib Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug 20-Jan-2005 23:47 641,612 Wmaplsv_rawdec_wince_mipsiv.lib 20-Jan-2005 23:47 641,612 Wmav9_rawdec_wince_mipsiv.lib 20-Jan-2005 23:47 1,666,488 Wmv9_rawdec_wince_mipsiv.lib Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail 20-Jan-2005 23:47 641,612 Wmaplsv_rawdec_wince_mipsiv.lib 20-Jan-2005 23:47 641,612 Wmav9_rawdec_wince_mipsiv.lib 20-Jan-2005 23:47 1,666,488 Wmv9_rawdec_wince_mipsiv.lib Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug 20-Jan-2005 23:47 607,518 Wmaplsv_rawdec_wince_mipsiv_fp.lib 20-Jan-2005 23:47 607,518 Wmav9_rawdec_wince_mipsiv_fp.lib 20-Jan-2005 23:47 1,598,254 Wmv9_rawdec_wince_mipsiv_fp.lib Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail 20-Jan-2005 23:47 607,518 Wmaplsv_rawdec_wince_mipsiv_fp.lib 20-Jan-2005 23:47 607,518 Wmav9_rawdec_wince_mipsiv_fp.lib 20-Jan-2005 23:47 1,598,254 Wmv9_rawdec_wince_mipsiv_fp.lib
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
REFERENCES
For additional information about the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, 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 KB890843
