FIX: Device cannot use DHCP to renew a network address in Windows CE .NET 4.2

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SYMPTOMS

Your Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.2 device can no longer use the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to renew the network address after repeatedly suspending and resuming power.

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A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE .NET 4.2 Core OS QFE 891434. 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 update.

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   Version     Size     File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Path: Signed
   31-Dec-2004  01:07  4.2.4.1231  764,664  Wincepb42-041231-kb891434-armv4.exe  
   31-Dec-2004  01:07  4.2.4.1231  764,664  Wincepb42-041231-kb891434-armv4i.exe  
   31-Dec-2004  01:07  4.2.4.1231  772,856  Wincepb42-041231-kb891434-mipsii.exe  
   31-Dec-2004  01:07  4.2.4.1231  772,856  Wincepb42-041231-kb891434-mipsii_fp.exe  
   31-Dec-2004  01:07  4.2.4.1231  776,952  Wincepb42-041231-kb891434-mipsiv.exe  
   31-Dec-2004  01:07  4.2.4.1231  776,952  Wincepb42-041231-kb891434-mipsiv_fp.exe  
   31-Dec-2004  01:07  4.2.4.1231  760,568  Wincepb42-041231-kb891434-sh3.exe  
   31-Dec-2004  01:07  4.2.4.1231  760,568  Wincepb42-041231-kb891434-sh4.exe  
   31-Dec-2004  01:07  4.2.4.1231  744,184  Wincepb42-041231-kb891434-x86.exe

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   Size     File name
   --------------------------------------------

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Debug
   28-Dec-2004  01:35  317,370  Dhcp.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Retail
   28-Dec-2004  01:35  179,042  Dhcp.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug
   28-Dec-2004  01:35  317,686  Dhcp.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail
   28-Dec-2004  01:35  179,358  Dhcp.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug
   28-Dec-2004  01:35  325,624  Dhcp.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail
   28-Dec-2004  01:35  184,290  Dhcp.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug
   28-Dec-2004  01:35  325,650  Dhcp.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail
   28-Dec-2004  01:35  184,330  Dhcp.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug
   28-Dec-2004  01:36  328,940  Dhcp.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail
   28-Dec-2004  01:36  186,544  Dhcp.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug
   28-Dec-2004  01:36  328,966  Dhcp.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail
   28-Dec-2004  01:36  186,584  Dhcp.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Debug
   28-Dec-2004  01:36  290,010  Dhcp.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Retail
   28-Dec-2004  01:36  168,992  Dhcp.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug
   28-Dec-2004  01:36  289,914  Dhcp.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail
   28-Dec-2004  01:36  168,708  Dhcp.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug
   28-Dec-2004  01:35  287,854  Dhcp.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail
   28-Dec-2004  01:35  157,306  Dhcp.lib

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