When you load a user mode driver to a Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3-based image, the driver is pageable instead of nonpageable

Symptoms

When you use the LoadDriver function to load a user mode driver to a Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3-based image, the driver is loaded as pageable instead of nonpageable.

Resolution

Software update information

A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Platform Builder Monthly Update (April 2011). You can confirm this by scrolling to the "File information" section. The package file name contains the product version, date, Knowledge Base article number, and processor type. The package file name format is as follows:

Product version-yymmdd-kbnnnnnn-processor typeFor example, Wincepb50-060503-kb917590-armv4i.msi is the ARMV4i Windows Embedded 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 Embedded CE Platform Builder and core operating system software updates:

837392 How to locate core operating system fixes for Microsoft Windows Embedded CE Platform Builder products

Note This Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update is also available for download from the following Microsoft Download Center website:

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Updates

Prerequisites

To apply this software update, you must have all previously issued software updates for this product installed.

Restart requirement

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

  • On the Build menu, click Clean Solution, and then click Build Solution.
  • On the Build menu, click Rebuild Solution.

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

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any 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.

Installer files

File name File size Date Time Path
Loader.c 153,550 06-Apr-2011 00:50 Private\Winceos\Coreos\Nk\Kernel
Nkmain.lib 2,743,150 06-Apr-2011 00:47 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug
Nkprmain.lib 2,780,014 06-Apr-2011 00:47 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug
Nkmain.lib 1,766,142 06-Apr-2011 00:47 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail
Nkprmain.lib 1,791,570 06-Apr-2011 00:47 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail
Nkmain.lib 2,585,952 06-Apr-2011 00:48 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug
Nkprmain.lib 2,621,938 06-Apr-2011 00:48 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug
Nkmain.lib 1,675,444 06-Apr-2011 00:48 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail
Nkprmain.lib 1,705,588 06-Apr-2011 00:48 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail
Nkmain.lib 2,660,804 06-Apr-2011 00:48 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug
Nkprmain.lib 2,697,066 06-Apr-2011 00:48 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug
Nkmain.lib 1,735,146 06-Apr-2011 00:48 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail
Nkprmain.lib 1,765,398 06-Apr-2011 00:48 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail
Nkmain.lib 2,618,342 06-Apr-2011 00:49 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug
Nkprmain.lib 2,654,460 06-Apr-2011 00:49 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug
Nkmain.lib 1,700,500 06-Apr-2011 00:49 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail
Nkprmain.lib 1,730,546 06-Apr-2011 00:49 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail
Nkmain.lib 2,698,452 06-Apr-2011 00:50 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug
Nkprmain.lib 2,734,846 06-Apr-2011 00:50 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug
Nkmain.lib 1,766,662 06-Apr-2011 00:49 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail
Nkprmain.lib 1,796,812 06-Apr-2011 00:49 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail
Nkmain.lib 2,180,764 06-Apr-2011 00:50 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug
Nkprmain.lib 2,205,996 06-Apr-2011 00:50 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug
Nkmain.lib 1,519,024 06-Apr-2011 00:50 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail
Nkprmain.lib 1,543,400 06-Apr-2011 00:50 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail
Nkmain.lib 2,172,408 06-Apr-2011 00:47 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug
Nkprmain.lib 2,200,540 06-Apr-2011 00:47 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug
Nkmain.lib 1,531,100 06-Apr-2011 00:47 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail
Nkprmain.lib 1,551,112 06-Apr-2011 00:47 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail

Files that are included in this hotfix package

File name File size Date Time
Wincepb60-110428-kb2529142-armv4i.msi 3,522,560 28-Apr-2011 20:16
Wincepb60-110428-kb2529142-mipsii.msi 3,360,256 28-Apr-2011 20:16
Wincepb60-110428-kb2529142-mipsii_fp.msi 3,476,480 28-Apr-2011 20:16
Wincepb60-110428-kb2529142-mipsiv.msi 3,396,096 28-Apr-2011 20:16
Wincepb60-110428-kb2529142-mipsiv_fp.msi 3,520,000 28-Apr-2011 20:16
Wincepb60-110428-kb2529142-sh4.msi 3,175,424 28-Apr-2011 20:16
Wincepb60-110428-kb2529142-x86.msi 3,008,512 28-Apr-2011 20:16

Status

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

More Information

For more information about software update terminology, 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