Applies ToWindows Embedded Compact 7

Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

  • You have an application that is running on a Windows Embedded Compact 7-based device.

  • You have a Windows Media Video (.wmv) or Windows Media Audio (.wma) file that stores a very large amount of information in the file header.

  • You use the application to play the file by calling the RenderFile method.

In this scenario, you may experience one of the following symptoms when the application begins to play the file:

  • The application receives the following out of memory error:

    E_OUTOFMEMORY

  • An exception occurs.

Cause

This problem occurs because the system allocates multiple memory locations to store file header information.

Resolution

Software update information

A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows Embedded Compact 7 Monthly Update March 2012. In the "File information" section, the package file name contains the processor type.Note This Windows Embedded Compact 7 Monthly Update is available for download from the following Microsoft Download Center website:

Windows Embedded Compact 7 Updates

Prerequisites

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

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:

  • 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 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.

Files that are included in this update package

File name

File size

Date

Time

Path

Wmt_filestrm.lib

1,089,984

08-Mar-2012

01:17

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv5\Checked

Wmt_strmcore.lib

5,865,612

08-Mar-2012

01:17

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv5\Checked

Wmt_filestrm.lib

1,135,958

08-Mar-2012

01:17

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv5\Debug

Wmt_strmcore.lib

6,293,624

08-Mar-2012

01:17

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv5\Debug

Wmt_filestrm.lib

1,016,324

08-Mar-2012

01:17

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv5\Retail

Wmt_strmcore.lib

5,884,500

08-Mar-2012

01:17

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv5\Retail

Wmt_filestrm.lib

1,089,796

08-Mar-2012

01:20

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv6\Checked

Wmt_strmcore.lib

5,861,484

08-Mar-2012

01:20

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv6\Checked

Wmt_filestrm.lib

1,135,512

08-Mar-2012

01:20

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv6\Debug

Wmt_strmcore.lib

6,289,888

08-Mar-2012

01:20

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv6\Debug

Wmt_filestrm.lib

1,016,080

08-Mar-2012

01:20

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv6\Retail

Wmt_strmcore.lib

5,881,002

08-Mar-2012

01:20

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv6\Retail

Wmt_filestrm.lib

1,088,848

08-Mar-2012

01:23

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Checked

Wmt_strmcore.lib

5,843,984

08-Mar-2012

01:23

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Checked

Wmt_filestrm.lib

1,134,712

08-Mar-2012

01:23

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Debug

Wmt_strmcore.lib

6,274,210

08-Mar-2012

01:23

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Debug

Wmt_filestrm.lib

1,015,572

08-Mar-2012

01:23

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Retail

Wmt_strmcore.lib

5,864,046

08-Mar-2012

01:23

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Retail

Wmt_filestrm.lib

1,065,152

08-Mar-2012

01:26

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Checked

Wmt_strmcore.lib

5,691,472

08-Mar-2012

01:26

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Checked

Wmt_filestrm.lib

1,121,866

08-Mar-2012

01:26

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug

Wmt_strmcore.lib

6,178,094

08-Mar-2012

01:26

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug

Wmt_filestrm.lib

997,828

08-Mar-2012

01:26

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail

Wmt_strmcore.lib

5,693,014

08-Mar-2012

01:26

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail

Wmt_filestrm.lib

1,066,130

08-Mar-2012

01:29

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Checked

Wmt_strmcore.lib

5,699,752

08-Mar-2012

01:29

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Checked

Wmt_filestrm.lib

1,123,170

08-Mar-2012

01:29

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug

Wmt_strmcore.lib

6,190,314

08-Mar-2012

01:29

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug

Wmt_filestrm.lib

998,566

08-Mar-2012

01:29

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail

Wmt_strmcore.lib

5,701,688

08-Mar-2012

01:29

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail

Wmt_filestrm.lib

1,037,670

08-Mar-2012

01:32

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Checked

Wmt_strmcore.lib

5,477,766

08-Mar-2012

01:32

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Checked

Wmt_filestrm.lib

1,093,804

08-Mar-2012

01:32

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug

Wmt_strmcore.lib

5,901,002

08-Mar-2012

01:32

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug

Wmt_filestrm.lib

979,058

08-Mar-2012

01:31

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail

Wmt_strmcore.lib

5,510,416

08-Mar-2012

01:31

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail

Wmt_filestrm.lib

1,031,140

08-Mar-2012

01:34

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\X86\Checked

Wmt_strmcore.lib

5,422,630

08-Mar-2012

01:34

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\X86\Checked

Wmt_filestrm.lib

1,046,424

08-Mar-2012

01:34

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug

Wmt_strmcore.lib

5,555,364

08-Mar-2012

01:34

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug

Wmt_filestrm.lib

971,614

08-Mar-2012

01:34

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail

Wmt_strmcore.lib

5,383,858

08-Mar-2012

01:34

Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail

References

For more information about the RenderFile method, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) website:

IMediaControl::RenderFile (Windows Embedded Compact 7)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

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