DNS corruption may occur when you use a Windows CE 5.0-based client to access a DNS server

When you use a Windows CE 5.0-based client to access a DNS server, Windows Domain Name System (DNS) corruption may occur.

This problem occurs because the DNS Transaction ID is not large enough.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:


Download the Windows CE 5.0 package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=6dccd9fc-a7ac-4fa3-a9bd-fcc7a83f5311)

Release Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

File Information

The English (United States) version of this security 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.

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