FIX: DirectShow may display a black screen when you use a third-party codec in Windows CE

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SYMPTOMS

The DirectShow video renderer may not display samples and may only display a black screen in Microsoft Windows CE when you use third-party filters that have their own allocators.

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A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 5.0 Core OS QFE 893253. 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 hotfix requires all the previous updates for Microsoft Windows CE 5.0. This hotfix is supported only if all the previous updates are installed.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this update. After you install this 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.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this 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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   02-Mar-2005  22:21  928,768  Wincepb50-050302-kb893253-armv4i.msi
   02-Mar-2005  22:21  941,056  Wincepb50-050302-kb893253-mipsii.msi
   02-Mar-2005  22:21  941,056  Wincepb50-050302-kb893253-mipsii_fp.msi
   02-Mar-2005  22:21  946,688  Wincepb50-050302-kb893253-mipsiv.msi
   02-Mar-2005  22:21  946,688  Wincepb50-050302-kb893253-mipsiv_fp.msi
   02-Mar-2005  22:21  920,576  Wincepb50-050302-kb893253-sh4.msi
   02-Mar-2005  22:21  862,720  Wincepb50-050302-kb893253-x86.msi

The English version of this hotfix 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
   05-Feb-2005  01:31  936,762  Image.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail
   05-Feb-2005  01:30  579,380  Image.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug
   05-Feb-2005  01:31  962,384  Image.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail
   05-Feb-2005  01:31  572,842  Image.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug
   05-Feb-2005  01:31  962,434  Image.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail
   05-Feb-2005  01:31  572,892  Image.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug
   05-Feb-2005  01:31  977,204  Image.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail
   05-Feb-2005  01:31  576,120  Image.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug
   05-Feb-2005  01:32  977,252  Image.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail
   05-Feb-2005  01:32  576,174  Image.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug
   05-Feb-2005  01:30  859,070  Image.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail
   05-Feb-2005  01:30  534,174  Image.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug
   05-Feb-2005  01:30  789,414  Image.lib

   Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail
   05-Feb-2005  01:30  513,970  Image.lib

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