An update rollup is available for the Cryptography API for Windows CE 5.0 (February 2011)

An update rollup is available for the Cryptography API for Windows CE 5.0. This update rollup resolves the security issues that are described in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Software update information

A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 5.0 Monthly Update (February, 2011). You can confirm this by scrolling to the "File information" section. The package file name contains the product version, date, Microsoft Knowledge Base article number, and processor type. The package file name uses the following format: For example, Wincepb50-060503-kb917590-armv4i.msi is the ARMV4i Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder fix that is documented in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 917590 and that is contained in the May 2006 monthly update. To resolve this problem immediately, click the following article number for information about how to obtain Windows CE Platform Builder and core operating system software updates: Note This Windows CE 5.0 Monthly Update is also available for download from the following Microsoft Download Center website:

Prerequisites

This software update is supported only if all previously issued software updates for this product have also been applied.

Restart requirement

After you apply this update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To do this, use one of the following methods:

• Method 1: On the Build OS menu, make sure that the following options are selected, and then click Sysgen:
  • Clean Before Building
  • Copy Files to Release Directory After Build
  • Make Run-Time Image After Build
• Method 2: On the Build OS menu, click Open Release Directory. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press Enter:
  blddemo clean -q

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this software update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

File information

The English version of this software update package 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 item in Control Panel.

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: