FIX: Picture quality, reported network bandwidth, and application performance may decrease in WMT (898619)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows CE 5.0


SYMPTOMS

You may experience the following problems in Microsoft Windows Media Technology:
  • Picture quality and reported network bandwidth decreases when you press Pause and then press Play during video playback.
  • Application performance decreases when you play HTTP streams.

RESOLUTION

Software update information

A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 5.0 Core OS QFE 898619. 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 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
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   16-Aug-2005  22:50       2,817,536  Wincepb50-050816-kb898619-armv4i.msi
   16-Aug-2005  22:50       2,828,288  Wincepb50-050816-kb898619-mipsii.msi
   16-Aug-2005  22:50       2,836,992  Wincepb50-050816-kb898619-mipsii_fp.msi
   16-Aug-2005  22:50       2,860,544  Wincepb50-050816-kb898619-mipsiv.msi
   16-Aug-2005  22:50       2,864,640  Wincepb50-050816-kb898619-mipsiv_fp.msi
   16-Aug-2005  22:50       2,741,760  Wincepb50-050816-kb898619-sh4.msi
   16-Aug-2005  22:50       2,466,304  Wincepb50-050816-kb898619-x86.msi
The English version of this software 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   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug
   09-Aug-2005  00:07                    709,894  Wmt_httpstrm.lib
   09-Aug-2005  00:07                  2,939,646  Wmt_strmcore.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail
   09-Aug-2005  00:07                    445,228  Wmt_httpstrm.lib
   09-Aug-2005  00:06                  2,636,342  Wmt_strmcore.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug
   09-Aug-2005  00:09                    718,208  Wmt_httpstrm.lib
   09-Aug-2005  00:09                  2,912,042  Wmt_strmcore.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail
   09-Aug-2005  00:08                    440,948  Wmt_httpstrm.lib
   09-Aug-2005  00:08                  2,518,296  Wmt_strmcore.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug
   09-Aug-2005  00:10                    719,842  Wmt_httpstrm.lib
   09-Aug-2005  00:10                  2,921,296  Wmt_strmcore.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail
   09-Aug-2005  00:09                    442,170  Wmt_httpstrm.lib
   09-Aug-2005  00:09                  2,524,468  Wmt_strmcore.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug
   09-Aug-2005  00:12                    729,190  Wmt_httpstrm.lib
   09-Aug-2005  00:11                  2,950,332  Wmt_strmcore.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail
   09-Aug-2005  00:11                    442,918  Wmt_httpstrm.lib
   09-Aug-2005  00:11                  2,549,672  Wmt_strmcore.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug
   09-Aug-2005  00:13                    730,070  Wmt_httpstrm.lib
   09-Aug-2005  00:13                  2,951,780  Wmt_strmcore.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail
   09-Aug-2005  00:12                    443,880  Wmt_httpstrm.lib
   09-Aug-2005  00:12                  2,551,018  Wmt_strmcore.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug
   09-Aug-2005  00:06                    639,956  Wmt_httpstrm.lib
   09-Aug-2005  00:06                  2,653,732  Wmt_strmcore.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail
   09-Aug-2005  00:05                    405,230  Wmt_httpstrm.lib
   09-Aug-2005  00:05                  2,339,224  Wmt_strmcore.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug
   09-Aug-2005  00:04                    585,838  Wmt_httpstrm.lib
   09-Aug-2005  00:04                  2,308,300  Wmt_strmcore.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail
   09-Aug-2005  00:04                    387,720  Wmt_httpstrm.lib
   09-Aug-2005  00:04                  2,335,684  Wmt_strmcore.lib

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/25/2006
Keywords:kbBug kbfix kbQFE kbpubtypekc KB898619