FIX: Windows Internet Explorer may crash when it receives a large string value for the Content-Type field on a Windows Embedded CE 6.0-based device

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SYMPTOMS

When Windows Internet Explorer receives a large string value for the Content-Type field on a Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0-based device, Internet Explorer may crash.

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A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 6.0 Platform Builder Monthly Update (March 2007). You can confirm this by scrolling to the "File information" section of this article. The package file name contains the product version, date, Knowledge Base article number, and processor type. The package file name format is:

Product version-yymmdd-kbnnnnnn-processor type

For example: Wincepb50-060503-kb917590-armv4i.msi is the ARMV4i Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder fix that is documented in KB article 917590 and that is contained in the May 2006 monthly update. 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 applied.

Restart requirement

After you apply 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 the 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 the later file attributes, that are listed in the following table.

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File name	File size	Date	Time
Wincepb60-070320-kb933679-armv4i.msi	5,913,600	20-Mar-2007	18:18
Wincepb60-070320-kb933679-mipsii.msi	5,630,976	20-Mar-2007	18:18
Wincepb60-070320-kb933679-mipsii_fp.msi	5,632,512	20-Mar-2007	18:18
Wincepb60-070320-kb933679-mipsiv.msi	5,683,200	20-Mar-2007	18:18
Wincepb60-070320-kb933679-mipsiv_fp.msi	5,684,736	20-Mar-2007	18:18
Wincepb60-070320-kb933679-sh4.msi	5,535,744	20-Mar-2007	18:17
Wincepb60-070320-kb933679-x86.msi	5,168,640	20-Mar-2007	18:17

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 item in Control Panel.

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File name	File size	Date	Time	Path
Wininet.lib	8,888,996	01-Mar-2007	23:49	oak\lib\armv4i\debug
Wininet.lib	6,378,244	01-Mar-2007	23:49	oak\lib\armv4i\retail
Wininet.lib	8,390,736	01-Mar-2007	23:50	oak\lib\mipsii\debug
Wininet.lib	6,027,866	01-Mar-2007	23:49	oak\lib\mipsii\retail
Wininet.lib	8,392,544	01-Mar-2007	23:50	oak\lib\mipsii_fp\debug
Wininet.lib	6,029,768	01-Mar-2007	23:50	oak\lib\mipsii_fp\retail
Wininet.lib	8,509,282	01-Mar-2007	23:51	oak\lib\mipsiv\debug
Wininet.lib	6,108,096	01-Mar-2007	23:50	oak\lib\mipsiv\retail
Wininet.lib	8,511,066	01-Mar-2007	23:51	oak\lib\mipsiv_fp\debug
Wininet.lib	6,110,028	01-Mar-2007	23:51	oak\lib\mipsiv_fp\retail
Wininet.lib	7,619,956	01-Mar-2007	23:52	oak\lib\sh4\debug
Wininet.lib	5,658,206	01-Mar-2007	23:51	oak\lib\sh4\retail
Wininet.lib	7,337,724	01-Mar-2007	23:52	oak\lib\x86\debug
Wininet.lib	5,712,246	01-Mar-2007	23:52	oak\lib\x86\retail