If a remote Bluetooth host stops responding, the Bluetooth stack that is on a Microsoft Windows CE 5.0-based device may stop responding.

Note To recover, you may have to reset the device.

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This problem occurs when the Bluetooth host controller interface (HCI) pending packets are not decremented upon disconnect. When the total number of pending packets reaches the buffer limit, all future connections are blocked.

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Software update information

A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 5.0 Core OS QFE 913683. To resolve this problem immediately, click the following article number for information about obtaining Windows CE Platform Builder and core operating system software updates:

Prerequisites

This update is supported only if all previous updates for this product are also installed.

Restart requirement

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

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

File information

The English version of this package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.

File name	File size	Date	Time
Wincepb50-060203-kb913683-armv4i.msi	791,552	04-Feb-2006	00:56
Wincepb50-060203-kb913683-mipsii.msi	811,520	04-Feb-2006	00:56
Wincepb50-060203-kb913683-mipsii_fp.msi	811,520	04-Feb-2006	00:56
Wincepb50-060203-kb913683-mipsiv.msi	814,080	04-Feb-2006	00:56
Wincepb50-060203-kb913683-mipsiv_fp.msi	814,080	04-Feb-2006	00:56
Wincepb50-060203-kb913683-sh4.msi	786,944	04-Feb-2006	00:56
Wincepb50-060203-kb913683-x86.msi	751,104	04-Feb-2006	00:56

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.

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug

File name	File size	Date	Time
Bthci.lib	756,310	21-Dec-2005	07:21

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail

File name	File size	Date	Time
Bthci.lib	314,690	21-Dec-2005	04:55

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug

File name	File size	Date	Time
Bthci.lib	785,988	21-Dec-2005	12:11

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail

File name	File size	Date	Time
Bthci.lib	327,682	21-Dec-2005	09:43

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug

File name	File size	Date	Time
Bthci.lib	785,994	21-Dec-2005	16:58

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail

File name	File size	Date	Time
Bthci.lib	327,694	21-Dec-2005	14:30

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug

File name	File size	Date	Time
Bthci.lib	796,112	21-Dec-2005	21:45

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail

File name	File size	Date	Time
Bthci.lib	327,554	21-Dec-2005	19:18

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug

File name	File size	Date	Time
Bthci.lib	796,116	22-Dec-2005	02:35

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail

File name	File size	Date	Time
Bthci.lib	327,564	22-Dec-2005	00:05

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug

File name	File size	Date	Time
Bthci.lib	690,908	21-Dec-2005	02:34

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail

File name	File size	Date	Time
Bthci.lib	289,440	21-Dec-2005	00:10

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug

File name	File size	Date	Time
Bthci.lib	672,278	20-Dec-2005	22:03

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail

File name	File size	Date	Time
Bthci.lib	254,926	20-Dec-2005	19:52

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

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For more information about this problem in Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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