Wireless LAN SSID Causes an Exception or Causes the Device to Hang (329957)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.1

This article was previously published under Q329957

SYMPTOMS

Windows CE .NET may generate an application exception or may stop responding (hang) when you are using wireless LAN features (such as zero-configuration tools or connecting to and disconnecting from an access point). If you shorten the configured SSID, the problem no longer occurs.

RESOLUTION

A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 4.1 Core OS QFE 329957. 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

The English version of this package has the following file attributes or later:
   Date         Time   Version     Size     File name
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   29-Oct-2002  23:21  4.1.2.1028  862,816  021028_armv4i_wce41-q329957.exe
   29-Oct-2002  23:21  4.1.2.1028  871,008  021028_armv4t_wce41-q329957.exe
   29-Oct-2002  23:21  4.1.2.1028  862,816  021028_armv4_wce41-q329957.exe
   29-Oct-2002  23:21  4.1.2.1028  821,856  021028_mips16_wce41-q329957.exe
   29-Oct-2002  23:21  4.1.2.1028  895,584  021028_mipsii_fp_wce41-q329957.exe
   29-Oct-2002  23:21  4.1.2.1028  895,584  021028_mipsii_wce41-q329957.exe
   29-Oct-2002  23:21  4.1.2.1028  907,872  021028_mipsiv_fp_wce41-q329957.exe
   29-Oct-2002  23:21  4.1.2.1028  907,872  021028_mipsiv_wce41-q329957.exe
   29-Oct-2002  23:21  4.1.2.1028  850,528  021028_sh3_wce41-q329957.exe
   29-Oct-2002  23:21  4.1.2.1028  850,528  021028_sh4_wce41-q329957.exe  
   29-Oct-2002  23:21  4.1.2.1028  797,280  021028_x86_wce41-q329957.exe  
The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) 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.
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   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Debug
   03-Oct-2002  20:27                    942,324  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Retail
   03-Oct-2002  20:21                    713,852  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug
   03-Oct-2002  20:15                    943,240  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail
   03-Oct-2002  20:09                    714,740  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4t\Debug
   03-Oct-2002  20:03                    900,548  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4t\Retail
   03-Oct-2002  19:57                    708,198  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mips16\Debug
   03-Oct-2002  20:50                    842,006  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mips16\Retail
   03-Oct-2002  20:44                    646,484  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug
   03-Oct-2002  20:38                    963,170  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail
   03-Oct-2002  20:33                    743,434  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug
   03-Oct-2002  21:02                    963,474  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail
   03-Oct-2002  20:56                    743,658  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug
   03-Oct-2002  21:50                    979,094  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail
   03-Oct-2002  21:44                    753,550  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug
   03-Oct-2002  21:26                    979,150  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail
   03-Oct-2002  21:20                    753,546  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Debug
   03-Oct-2002  21:14                    849,494  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Retail
   03-Oct-2002  21:08                    668,512  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug
   03-Oct-2002  21:38                    848,924  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail
   03-Oct-2002  21:32                    667,292  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug
   03-Oct-2002  19:52                    839,492  Netui.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail
   03-Oct-2002  19:46                    644,220  Netui.lib

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:5/27/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB329957 kbAudOEM