FIX: Video files do not play correctly in Windows CE 5.0

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SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Windows CE 5.0, you may experience the following symptoms:

No video is displayed when you play a short video file that is less than 3 seconds long by using Microsoft Windows Media Player.
Playback of the video file does not start at the beginning during playback in Windows Media Player.

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A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 5.0 Core OS QFE 889403. 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 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837392/ ) How to locate core operating system fixes for Microsoft Windows CE Platform Builder products

Prerequisites

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

Restart requirement

After you install this software 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 your computer after you apply this software update.

Software update replacement information

This software update does not replace any other software 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:

   Date         Time   Size       File name
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   Path: Signed
   06-Jan-2005  01:50  1,557,504  Wincepb50-050105-kb889403-armv4i.msi
   06-Jan-2005  01:50  1,572,864  Wincepb50-050105-kb889403-mipsii.msi
   06-Jan-2005  01:50  1,573,376  Wincepb50-050105-kb889403-mipsii_fp.msi
   06-Jan-2005  01:50  1,579,520  Wincepb50-050105-kb889403-mipsiv.msi
   06-Jan-2005  01:50  1,579,520  Wincepb50-050105-kb889403-mipsiv_fp.msi
   06-Jan-2005  01:50  1,541,120  Wincepb50-050105-kb889403-sh4.msi
   06-Jan-2005  01:50  1,418,240  Wincepb50-050105-kb889403-x86.msi

The English version of this 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   Size       File name
   -----------------------------------------------

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug
   09-Dec-2004  23:09  1,833,112  Wmt_splitter.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail
   09-Dec-2004  23:09  1,414,714  Wmt_splitter.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug
   09-Dec-2004  23:10  1,847,812  Wmt_splitter.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail
   09-Dec-2004  23:09  1,392,168  Wmt_splitter.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug
   09-Dec-2004  23:11  1,848,384  Wmt_splitter.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail
   09-Dec-2004  23:10  1,393,080  Wmt_splitter.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug
   09-Dec-2004  23:11  1,867,160  Wmt_splitter.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail
   09-Dec-2004  23:11  1,393,240  Wmt_splitter.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug
   09-Dec-2004  23:12  1,864,988  Wmt_splitter.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail
   09-Dec-2004  23:12  1,389,880  Wmt_splitter.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug
   09-Dec-2004  23:08  1,710,488  Wmt_splitter.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail
   09-Dec-2004  23:08  1,307,264  Wmt_splitter.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug
   09-Dec-2004  23:07  1,544,710  Wmt_splitter.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail
   09-Dec-2004  23:07  1,277,442  Wmt_splitter.lib

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