Article ID: 901207
Article Last Modified on 7/25/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows CE 5.0
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.
RESOLUTION
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 "Applies to" 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
