Hi all,
new updates for Windows Embedded CE are available for download. Some issues have been resolved, no time to loose and get them now! More information for each update is provided in the Readme document available after the individual update(s) has been installed.
Windows Embedded CE 5.0 Monthly Update January 2011:
Fixes made in this update:
Component: Internet Explorer
110110_KB2464611 - This update addresses Internet Explorer issue.
Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update January 2011:
Fixes made in this update:
Component: Cellcore
110104_KB2479861 - This update addresses an issue with vCard.
Component: CDROM
110112_KB2437113 - This update addresses an issue with CDROM detection and an error that occurs when ejecting CD.
Component: COMM
110112_KB2484550 - This update addresses an issue with L2TP connection failure through NAT Gateway.
Component: DirectX
110113_KB2479974 - This update addresses possible build brake.
110128_KB2492159 - This update addresses a memory leak in the Ddraw module.
Component: FSDMGR
110118_KB2482648 - After a suspend-resume operation, any storage volume whose partition type is Microsoft Installable File System (MSIFS) gets remounted as a different volume name. Explorer window to that storage volume gets closed and is inaccessible.
Component: GDIEX
110125_KB2490604 - This update addresses an issue with possible build breaks.
Component: Internet Explorer
110110_KB2464612 - This update addresses Internet Explorer issue.
Component: RDP
110125_KB2487075 - An error may occur in RDP session if Smart Card redirector is enabled.
Component: UDFS
110112_KB2484662 - This update addresses an issue with UDF driver.
Hi all,
new updates for Windows Embedded CE are available for download. Some issues have been resolved, no time to loose and get them now! More information for each update is provided in the Readme document available after the individual update(s) has been installed.
Windows Embedded CE 5.0 Monthly Update December 2010:
Fixes made in this update:
Component: Security
101208_KB2267632 - This update addresses Security issue
Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update December 2010:
Fixes made in this update:
Component: Connection Manager
101207_KB982219 - Phone may not be able to enter suspend mode if SYSGEN_CONNMGR is enabled.
Component: Kernel
101202_KB982221 - This update allows kernel to keep track of the original cache attributes.
Component: RDP
101227_KB2461327 - This update addresses an error.
Component: Security
101208_KB2267634 - This update addresses security issues.
Component: TimeSVC
101227_KB2477858 - Namibia Standard Time update.
Keep your OS up to date!
Hi all,
new updates for Windows Embedded CE are available for download. Some issues have been resolved, no time to loose and get them now! More information for each update is provided in the Readme document available after the individual update(s) has been installed.
Windows Embedded CE 5.0 Monthly Update November 2010:
Fixes made in this update:
Component: DirectX
101112_KB2449685 - This update addresses an issue with WMA media file format.
Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update November 2010:
Fixes made in this update:
Component: COMM
101130_KB2467615 - This update addresses an issue with CPU load increase.
Component: DirectX
101112_KB2444607 - This update addresses an issue with WMA media file format.
101130_KB2465624 - This update addresses an issue with decoder.
Component: FATFS
101117_KB2461004 - This update addresses an issue with ScanDisk module.
Component: Flash Lite
101115_KB2424582 - This update addresses issues with Adobe Flash Lite plug-in and onKillFocus event.
Component: Imaging
101101_KB2423109 - This update addresses memory leak in PNG encoder.
Component: Internet Explorer
101130_KB2429701 - This update addresses an issue with file download.
101130_KB2461047 - This update addresses an issue with Internet Explorer.
Component: pWord
101130_KB2426162 - Wordpad application window may not rotate when the device screen is rotated 90 degrees.
Keep your OS up to date!
Hi guys,
Microsoft is hosting a live chat about Windows Embedded Compact next week. Do you have tough technical questions regarding Windows CE for which you're seeking answers? Then join the upcomming live chat with the Microsoft guys! And we hope, that the technical problems at the last chat are solved already.
So don't forget to put the date in your schedule and join it!!!
Title: Windows Embedded Compact Live Chat!
Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 18:00 - 19:00 CET
To join this chat, please log on via the main MSDN chat page at:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/chats/default.mspx
Have fun!
Hi guys,
Microsoft is hosting a live chat about Windows Embedded Compact next week. Do you have tough technical questions regarding Windows CE for which you're seeking answers? Then join the upcomming live chat with the Microsoft guys! And we hope, that the technical problems at the last chat are solved already.
So don't forget to put the date in your schedule and join it!!!
Title: Windows Embedded Compact Live Chat!
Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 18:00 - 19:00 CET
To join this chat, please log on via the main MSDN chat page at:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/chats/default.mspx
Have fun!
Hi all,
new updates for Windows Embedded CE are available for download. Some issues (especially the scheduler fix for Windows CE 6.0) have been resolved, no time to loose and get them now! More information for each update is provided in the Readme document available after the individual update(s) has been installed.
Windows Embedded CE 5.0 Monthly Update July 2010:
Fixes made in this update:
Component: Internet Explorer
100728_KB2290232 - This update addresses some Internet Explorer issues.
Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update July 2010:
Fixes made in this update:
Component: COMM
100709_KB2259301 - TCP optimization code may cause an access violation.
100716_KB2284242 - DNS leaks may occur after VPN connection is established.
Component: Internet Explorer
100726_KB2288940 - The radio buttons may not get selected properly.
100727_KB2290128 - This update addresses security issue with Internet Explorer.
Component: IPSec
100727_KB2252004 - This update addresses a few thread leaks in udevice.exe system process.
Component: MSFlash
100722_KB2263918 - The block may get marked as bad block during CompactDataBlock process.
100731_KB2289488 - During stress tests the device could get into a state where the critical compaction loop runs during boot initialization of the Flash MDD. This may prevent the device from booting.
Component: .NET CF v3.5
070310_KB934175 - This update addresses the following issues:
Remote Performance Monitor crash when attempting to get GC Heap snapshot
RPM may show exception message "Error displaying GC heap view: The given key was not present in the dictionary"
TRemote Performance Monitor crash when attempting to get GC Heap snapshot
Deserialization incorrectly succeeds on bad XML creating bad objects
Data passed to Serializer is serialized twice
Unable to obtain information when PInvoked code or CLR generates an exception
Component: Scheduler
100723_KB2267739 - Co-processor registers may get restored in the wrong thread.
Component: TimeSVC
100729_KB2158497 - This release updates a number of time zones.
Component: USB 2.0
100722_KB2193954 - This update adds missing curly brackets in CIsochronousPipe::AddTransfer.
Keep your OS up to date!
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Hello guys,
Just in case you missed the MS Live chat today, the transcript of the chat is available here.
Q: [1] What is the plans for Silverlight Web for CE? If it will be possible to use the same silverlight >= 2.0 what CPU/Memory will be required
A: We are continuing to evaluate the plans to bring Silverlight in the Browser support to the CE product line. We don't have details to share at this time. Silverlight for Windows Embedded delivers the same SL based UX expierence in a out of the browser hosting model. You can use the same rich designer tools (Expression Blend) And VS to build and test the application while takeing advantage of embedded hardware capabilites such as GPU offloading and hardware based media playback.
davbo-msft (Moderator)[18:18]:
Q: [7] Can you answer any questions around Windows Embedded HandHeldTerminal?
A: Yes we can answer questions around Handheld Terminal
davbo-msft (Moderator)[18:19]:
Q: [5] Yep, to echo Bob's question, is there any word about whether application development for Compact 7 platforms will be supported in Visual Studio 2010? (Is it a 'no, never' thing, a 'yes, this is coming' thing, or a 'yeah, maybe someday' thing?)
A: The Windows Embedded team is currently focused on delivering the next major version of the Windows CE OS, Windows Embedded Compact 7, which will be released later this year. Windows Embedded Compact 7 will also provide an updated version of the Platform Builder development tools as a plug-in to Visual Studio 2008. With Compact 7, the Embedded community will continue to have the same great support for developing drivers, OS images, and applications as they do with the current available version, Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3. The enterprise support lifecycle will ensure that the Embedded development community has the needed support in Visual Studio 2008 throughout 2017.
The Windows Embedded team is working with the Visual Studio team to determine whether and how Windows Embedded Compact support would be added to Visual Studio 2010, but as of now there is nothing planned. For those developers also creating applications for Windows Phone 7, Visual Studio 2010 will install side-by-side with Visual Studio 2008.
davbo-msft (Moderator)[18:19]:
Q: [4] I mean VS 2010
A: answered as part of Question #5
davbo-msft (Moderator)[18:19]:
Q: [3] I have heard a lot of confusing and contradictory reports of support for Smart Devices running WIndows CE in VS 2008? What's the official line?
A: answered as part of Question #5
GLanger[MS] (Expert)[18:30]:
Q: [8] How will Embedded Compact 7 be different from WinCE? Is it totally new or based on WinCE 6.0? It's a bit confusing/concerning that I've found very little as to what Embedded Compact 7 will be. With the release this fall can you share any more details or point me to a web page with more information
A: Hi Mike, Windows Embedded Compact 7 is based on previous OS releases and adds new features. The best source of information is http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/products/windowsce/compact7.mspx. There's information about the upcoming release and you can register to download a Public Community Technology Preview copy for evaluation now.
davbo-msft (Moderator)[18:40]:
Q: [9] Who licenses the Windows Embedded HandHeldTerminal - Microsoft or distributor?
A: For OEMs we have a few direct relationships but the majority of the OEMs go through distribution. BSquare http://www.BSQUARE.com is the only distributor for Windows Mobile and Windows Embedded Handheld today.
davbo-msft (Moderator)[18:42]:
Q: [11] Hi
I have some questions about the Silverlight for Windows Embedded
1.Should microsoft support the Silverlight for Windows Embedded with manage code in next version ,such as C#?
2.Why currently verion Silverlight for Windows Embedded do not support the "DispatcherTimer" and "Dispatcher",
How can I update the UI use another thread?
A: It is not recommended to update the UI in a second thread, but it’s possible if the VisualHost is created with AllowsMultipleThreadAccess. <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee502975.aspx>; . Working on responses for the other questions and will post when information is available.
Travis Hobrla [MS] (Expert)[18:44]:
Q: [10] Is there any plan for the Direct2D or DirectWrite APIs to be supported in Compact 7?
A: No, there is no planned support for this.
davbo-msft (Moderator)[18:48]:
Q: [6] To follow up my question, Win7 phones use Silverlight Web, correct? Can you elablorate why Embedded CE 7 is different? The issue with Silverlight Embedded is that now I have two sets of code behind and then also have to re-write the app twice. It is difficult to justify this approach. Please take this and encouragement and not a complaint. I understand issues with CPU and memory but the C++ only Silverlight is something of a non-starter.
A: To our knowledge Win7 Phone doesn't use Silverlight in a browser. The same XAML can be used in both WinCE and WP7 but yes the code behind the XAML is different between WinCE and WP7.
Have fun!
Hi guys,
there is a new opportunity to chat with Microsoft about Windows Embedded CE next week. Do you have tough technical questions regarding Windows Embedded CE for which you're seeking answers? Then join the upcomming live chat with the Microsoft!
Don't forget to put the date in your schedule and join it!!!
Title: Windows Embedded CE Live Chat!
Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 18:00 - 19:00 CET
To join this chat, please log on via the main MSDN chat page at:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/chats/default.mspx
Have fun!
Hello guys,
Just in case you missed the MS Live chat today, the transcript of the chat is available here.
GLanger[MS] (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:6]: Hi, I'm Glen Langer, PM on the Core Team for Windows Embedded Compact
rajran[MS] (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:8]: Hi, I'm Rajeev Rangappa. PM on the Core team for Windows Embedded Compact
davbo-MSFT (Moderator)[2010-6-29 18:12]:
Q: Hi!. Does exist too many differences in DirectShow between CE 4.2 and 5 or 6? Because I have been trying to play mpeg1 video with WMP (CE 6.0 R3 and CE 5.0) in an ARM platform and in a X86 platform, but it plays very slow (~5 fps). But when I tried with my x86 platform with wince 4.2, it plays fine! Also, with alternative software (TCPMP) I can play fine too (in 5.0 and 6.0), but i need to do it with WMP. Thank you!
A: Hello Leonardo, Windows Embedded Compact 7 is available as a Public CTP (Community Tech Preview) which includes optimizations for MPEG-1 streaming. If there is a BSP available for your platform please try the Public CTP. Windows Embedded Compact 7 Public CTP
davbo-MSFT (Moderator)[2010-6-29 18:12]:
A: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/products/windowsce/compact7.mspx
Travis Hobrla [MS] (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:14]:
Q: Hi, we are trying to build, on Windows CE 6.0 (R2, last tests with R3), a DPWS device acting also as a host. We are trying to use WSDAPI.
Here the 2 problems we are facing:
1. Registering multiple service instances (at the moment not supported in the Windows CE WSDAPI stack, we have been said). A possible workaround is to host each of the service instances on multiple device hosts, but there is a limitation of 5 device hosts, indicated in Windows CE 6.0 R2 release notes (it does not seem to be improved in R3).
We don't know if the feature is supported (or the workaround improved) in Windows CE 7 (Public CTP), can you help us?
2. We have a problem in receiving UDP multicast on ARMv4i board. WSDAPI-based communication fails as multicast requests (Resolve/probe messages) are sent but not received on the board (verified with Netmon and netlogctl), even if we avoid using activeSynch. Besides the emulator limitation, are there Windows Ce issues concerning multicast with real HW?
A: For #2, I don't believe there are limitations. Are the multicasts failing to trigger the ethernet driver's receive function?
kurtken_msft (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:15]:
Q: What is the tool chain for developing for Windows Embedded Commpact 7? (ie. what versions of visual studio and such)
A: Windows Embedded Compact 7 installs as a plug-in to Visual Studio 2008.
Travis Hobrla [MS] (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:19]:
Q: In response to Travis Hobrla, yes, it seems so. So it could be a driver problem, you suggest?
A: Yes, if you're not picking up multicast at the driver level then you need to debug why that is the case. Perhaps you have configured the driver to execute a hardware filter that rejects multicasts?
davbo-MSFT (Moderator)[2010-6-29 18:25]:
Q: @davbo-MSFT: I'll try, but this application is for a released product, we can't update O.S.. So, I would like to modify "something" in order to improve fps. I thought that my board (Mini2440, ARM) was not so powerful to play videos, but other software can do it (TCPMP), but it may not use DShow, just DDraw (i'm not 100% sure about it). But in older boards with CE 4.2 it works well! I tried editing CEPlayIt example, but nothing... any other idea?? Thank you!
A: Can you provide details about the video file? What is the size, audio format, video format, resolution, etc..? Are you playing locally? If so using SATA, USB, SD, Flash, etc... or are you playing over HTTP?
davbo-MSFT (Moderator)[2010-6-29 18:25]:
Q: Hi!. Does exist too many differences in DirectShow between CE 4.2 and 5 or 6? Because I have been trying to play mpeg1 video with WMP (CE 6.0 R3 and CE 5.0) in an ARM platform and in a X86 platform, but it plays very slow (~5 fps). But when I tried with my x86 platform with wince 4.2, it plays fine! Also, with alternative software (TCPMP) I can play fine too (in 5.0 and 6.0), but i need to do it with WMP. Thank you!
A: Answered and following up for more details
davbo-MSFT (Moderator)[2010-6-29 18:29]:
Q: What is the tool chain for developing for Windows Embedded Commpact 7? (ie. what versions of visual studio and such)
A: Visual Studio 2008 SP1 then Platform Builder w/ Windows Embedded Compact 7 Installation. Windows Embedded Compact 7 Public CTP now available:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/products/windowsce/compact7.mspx>>
Travis Hobrla [MS] (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:30]:
Q: [to Travis] No, we haven't. But we know that there is a problem also in the board (BSP Evaluation Kit for AT91SAM9263E, "Multicast not implemented" in the technical design document). We just wanted to know if Windows CE had some limitations on its own on the hw side, and you said that it hasn't. About the Device Emulator, do you know if R3 or Windows Embedded Compact 7 solve the issue of not receiving multicast messages?
A: CE doesn't have limitations on the HW side, the BSP (not the OS) is firmly in control of what happens at the HW level for ethernet controllers. I don't believe there have been any substantial updates to the Device Emulator in R3, sorry. I assume the multicast limitation has to do with the way the NIC is emulated / connected to the desktop NIC.
Sing Wee [MS] (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:31]:
Q: Hi, I'm having some trouble with the CETK Storage Device Block Driver Read/Write test #2003. It is failing for my FMD since I upgraded CE6 from R2 to R3 and applied the latest QFEs. I noticed the test has changed from using four 1KB buffers to some larger buffer sizes. Is this test incompatible with the FMD interface now?
A: Gary, would you mind sharing the error messages that are returned? (Snippet from test log will be fine). I'm trying to find someone who might have the answer to your question.
Sing Wee [MS] (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:32]:
Q: So no one has ideas on my XAML Silverlight problems?
A: I've sent off an email to some folks who might have some insight. Could you please private message me your email address in case they've got some answers for you?
davbo-MSFT (Moderator)[2010-6-29 18:33]:
Q: So no one has ideas on my XAML Silverlight problems?
A: We are talking with engineers in the background to help answer your question. Please stay tuned and if we can't address today will work to get a response and post in the transcript.
kurtken_msft (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:37]:
Q: Will you please briefly discuss the sound support options for windows CE? We would like to play various types of sound files from our C# applications.
A: Hi Ben. Besides normal uncompressed PCM files, if you are playing without using DirectShow you can use any codec that can plug into the Audio Compression Manager (ACM). There are simple codecs available on the internet and you can build your own if you like. If you want more advanced media rendering capability I suggest you look at the DirectShow APIs.
Travis Hobrla [MS] (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:38]:
Q: Hi, we are trying to build, on Windows CE 6.0 (R2, last tests with R3), a DPWS device acting also as a host. We are trying to use WSDAPI.
Here the 2 problems we are facing:
1. Registering multiple service instances (at the moment not supported in the Windows CE WSDAPI stack, we have been said). A possible workaround is to host each of the service instances on multiple device hosts, but there is a limitation of 5 device hosts, indicated in Windows CE 6.0 R2 release notes (it does not seem to be improved in R3).
We don't know if the feature is supported (or the workaround improved) in Windows CE 7 (Public CTP), can you help us?
2. We have a problem in receiving UDP multicast on ARMv4i board. WSDAPI-based communication fails as multicast requests (Resolve/probe messages) are sent but not received on the board (verified with Netmon and netlogctl), even if we avoid using activeSynch. Besides the emulator limitation, are there Windows Ce issues concerning multicast with real HW?
A: Just got information on #1: we haven't changed anything for this in the CE7 PCTP - so you are still limited to 5 hosts/clients in WSDAPI.
kurtken_msft (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:39]:
Q: ...Scatter/Gather Buffer[2]..........(0x00044FA0) ...Scatter/Gather Buffer[2] Length...(4096) ...Scatter/Gather Buffer[3]..........(0x00045FA0) ...Scatter/Gather Buffer[3] Length...(8192) Submitting read request.
Verifying...
Incorrect data at 0x000447A0. Expected: 0x00000200, Received: 0x00000100. Incorrect data at 0x000447A4. Expected: 0x000001FF, Received: 0x000000FF. Incorrect data at 0x000447A8. Expected: 0x000001FE, Received: 0x000000FE.
A: cool!
Sing Wee [MS] (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:42]:
Q: ...Scatter/Gather Buffer[2]..........(0x00044FA0) ...Scatter/Gather Buffer[2] Length...(4096) ...Scatter/Gather Buffer[3]..........(0x00045FA0) ...Scatter/Gather Buffer[3] Length...(8192) Submitting read request.
Verifying...
Incorrect data at 0x000447A0. Expected: 0x00000200, Received: 0x00000100. Incorrect data at 0x000447A4. Expected: 0x000001FF, Received: 0x000000FF. Incorrect data at 0x000447A8. Expected: 0x000001FE, Received: 0x000000FE.
A: Hey Gary, this appears to be very similar to an issue we've seen in CE6 as well, related to the FAL in CE6 that has been addressed in CE7. Is there any reason you won't be able to try out CE7? http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/products/windowsce/compact7.mspx
davbo-MSFT (Moderator)[2010-6-29 18:42]:
Q: @BarnettD: Ok I will look into those links thanks. @davbo-MSFT (Moderator) I am new to these chats, where do I get a copy of the transcript later on, and thanks ?
A: Previous Transcripts: <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/chats/bb250671.aspx>;. This transcript will be posted a couple of days after the chat.
kurtken_msft (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:42]:
Q: With the latest BSP for our platform the touch screen driver does not load unless Explorer is used as the shell (normally our application serves as the shell); any Ideas on what I should look at to trouble shoot this issue?
A: hi Ben. You may have to run the touch calibration in order to get the touch driver to work. Also, is there an error message when the touch driver does not load? do you see it try to load?
davbo-MSFT (Moderator)[2010-6-29 18:43]:
Q: @davbo-MSFT: I forget audio!: I tried without audio, but it's the same. Original file has MPEG1 Layer 2 Audio Codec, with 192 kb/s
A: Thanks for the additional info and we'll look into performance. If you can provide the media file that would help speed up the investigation. alias: davbo domain: microsoft.com
davbo-MSFT (Moderator)[2010-6-29 18:44]:
Q: @davbo-MSFT: it is an MPEG-1 Video, 320x240, Bitrate: 993 kb/s, Size: 2 Mb, I have tried with file in a lot of locations: SD, USB flash drive, even into NK.bin. Board i'm using has as storage unit a NAND Flash memory
A: Thanks for the additional info and we'll look into performance. If you can provide the media file that would help speed up the investigation. alias: davbo domain: microsoft.com
Travis Hobrla [MS] (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:45]:
Q: [to Travis] Ohh, ok, thank you. I suppose I can't ask you if there is a plan for future releases to enhance the limitation or support multiple service instances registration ...
A: We don't have plans to fix this that I know of, but I will see if I can make this happen. Can you give me some ammunition (i.e. why is this necessary for your product to succeed) that I can use to make a case for this?
Sing Wee [MS] (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:50]:
Q: I am currently developing a set of drivers on WINCE 6.0. I have R3 and all the montlhy updates up until February 2010. I am trying to add support for silver light and XAML. ( I am new to this). I have followed the msdn example on how to create the bubbles.xaml, bounce.xaml, and carousel.xaml demos. I have create the xamlperf.exe app and i can see the demos on the deskptop when the wince device boots up. BUt when I try to run the demos I can see a window that tries to open and then the window creation seems to stop (the window doesn't show up). In the debugger I can see the "performance info" that it outputs but I also get an "ALCHEMY error"
Any ideas what I am missing. All of my demos seem to get built but when I run them I don't see any output on the screen and on the debugger window i see "[ALCHEMY] Failed to Draw the element tree in HWND 0x70026530. Error code 0x8000ffff . ANy ideas what may be wrong?
A: KibKid, what type of drivers are you developing? Display drivers? Also, which SYSGENs are set in your build environment? (If you open a build window, just do a "set SYS".
Sing Wee [MS] (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:51]:
Q: Well, I need to download and test with CE7 also, but I'm providing FMD and PDD for Spansion flash products to customers using various versions of CE. If there is a problem with FAL in CE6, then I would like to understand how to point my customers to the fix and if I should tell them to just avoid CE6 FAL and use a different version of CE...
A: Gary, can you please send me your private email address? I'm trying to get you answers.
davbo-MSFT (Moderator)[2010-6-29 18:52]:
Q: [to Travis] Ok, thanks. Same for Windows Embedded Compact 7, I suppose. I don't know if you could you also help me with my question 1 about WSDAPI (registering multiple service instances not supported).
A: Good link on WSDAPI if you haven't seen it yet. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dandris/archive/2007/11/09/wsdapi-101-part-1-web-services-from-10-000-feet.aspx. I got some answers from the team managing the Windows CE side WSDAPI (which is different from the one on a Windows PC). Windows CE WSDAPI stack does not allow registering multiple services with the same name. Doing so will result in the error (CWSDSession:ispatcherIsUnique).
I can offer you two workarounds here.
1. Host each of the service instances on multiple device hosts, and have the clients contact different instances of the service by means of the device host’s address.
2. Duplicate the same service and give those duplicated services different names so that you can host them on the same device host, and have the client contact those different services instead. You have to do
davbo-MSFT (Moderator)[2010-6-29 18:53]:
Q: @davbo-MSFT: of course!... I'll send you my file by email just now, thank you!
A: thanks
Sing Wee [MS] (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:54]:
Q: I've already installed QFEs up through May 31st 2010. Will you release a FAL fix as QFE for CE6? I assume many of my customers would rather not move to a new version of CE. Probably a fix to the FAL would be a preferred solution.
A: Yes, I understand the concern.
Chien-her[MS] (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:54]:
Q: Any ideas what I am missing. All of my demos seem to get built but when I run them I don't see any output on the screen and on the debugger window i see "[ALCHEMY] Failed to Draw the element tree in HWND 0x70026530. Error code 0x8000ffff . ANy ideas what may be wrong?
A: 0x8000ffff is E_UNEXPECTED
Travis Hobrla [MS] (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:57]:
Q: [to Travis] Yes, I am working on a M2M platform. At the web service level, we are treating all the services exposed by sensors/devices in the same logical way, and we can in this way deal with a number of services that can change dynamically in the network. By the way, my company in Italy has signed a “Non Disclosure Agreement” with Microsoft (in case this is needed, I can provide details about it).
A: Thanks Cris. I will promote this and see if we can make a fix (no guarantees, of course).
davbo-MSFT (Moderator)[2010-6-29 18:57]:
Q: @davbo-MSFT: ok, mail sent with attached file, please remove me from your spam folder (if i'm in it )
A: got the email - thanks
Chien-her[MS] (Expert)[2010-6-29 18:57]:
A: You will need to check out your display driver and ddraw. In R3, Alchemy graphic simulation could be done by GDI or DDraw. So you will need to check out the display diver support 2D acceleration or not and DDraw is in image or not. Any way as Sing mentioned the image configuration, SYSGEN_*, BSP_*, and IMG* flags.
davbo-MSFT (Moderator)[2010-6-29 18:57]:
Q: [to davbo] Thanks for the link and the info, we already know them but I appreciate your help
A: np
davbo-MSFT (Moderator)[2010-6-29 19:0]: Hello everyone, we are just about out of time.
Thank you for joining us for our Windows Embedded CE 6.0 chat today!
<http://www.Microsoft.com/Embedded>;
A special thank you to the product group members for coming out.
The transcript of today’s chat will be posted online as soon as possible, to <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/chats>;. We’ll see you again for another chat next month. Please check <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/chats>; for the list of upcoming chats.
Have fun!
Hello guys,
the latest Windows CE updates have been recently released and are available for download, in this month only for Windows CE 6.0. Some important issues (especially memory leak fixes) have been resolved so get them now!
Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update May 2010
Follow this link and download the latest QFEs. Fixes made in this update:
Component: Bluetooth
100531_KB2118663 - Bluetooth Host Control Interface (HCI) handle may leak when calling BthGetHardwareStatus API.
Component: COMM
100525_KB982668 - A memory leak may occur when IPv6 component is included in the image and a network adapter is enabled or disabled.
Component: Servers
100517_KB982816 - Data abort in OBEX may occur during data transfer.
Component: RPC
100524_KB983479 - A memory leak may occur due to a buffer boundary condition checking error.
Don’t forget: keep your OS up to date!!!
Hello guys,
the screenshot below shows the new memory investigation tool for Windows CE 6.x.
It’s DevHealth60 from MSDN Gallery and I put the short description below.
DevHealth60 can be used to monitor device memory usage or as the starting point for memory leak and other memory issues investigation. DevHealth60 is a standalone tool to run on Windows Embedded CE6.x devices to take snapshot of virtual memory and output overview of the device memory footprint and detailed memory space layout with page types for all processes. It sums up all the heap pages for each process, as well as the total heap usage for the device. It also gives you a summary for each heap for all processes, including the allocation size, the number of blocks, and the starting and ending addresses.
Check it out and have fun!
Hi all,
The March updates for Windows Embedded CE are available for download:
Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update March 2010:
Fixes made in this update:
Component: Internet Explorer
100318_KB981071 - This update address some Internet Explorer issues.
100330_KB981657 - This update allow launching multiple browser windows.
Component: MTP
100315_KB980732 - This update installs a signed custom metadata package that provides a Device Stage experience resembling the baseline minus the ""Manage media on your device" task. OEMs are free to include this package with their device where the default ModelID is sufficient to trigger this experience for Other Portable Devices class devices.
100322_KB980435 - This update address the following issues:
Creates Notification to client driver when USB device suspends/resumes
Adds USB_SHORT_TRANSFER_OK to USB HID driver
Addresses failure paths in USB IssueTransfer and sets meaningful last error
Increases the number of bytes from 4 to 8 in scsi2.c to avoid the DATA_OVERRUN error for SCSI_MODE_SENSE10 command
Addresses USB Mass Storage Function driver race condition
Allows to disable the USB driver dialog using a new registry key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\USB\LoadClients]
"DoNotPromptUser"=dword:0The default value is 0. Set it to 1 to disable the dialogs.
Windows CE 5.0 Monthly Update March 2010:
Fixes made in this update:
Component: Internet Explorer
100331_KBKB981072 - This update addresses some Internet Explorer issues.
