FIX: A "Data Abort" exception may occur if you attach a USB storage device to a Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3-based device and then immediately detach it from the device

Symptoms

If you attach a USB storage device to a Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3-based device and then immediately detach it from the device, a "Data Abort" exception may occur.

Note The fix that is described in this article improves the following fix. (The following fix was included in Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update November 2011.)

2635840 FIX: A "Data Abort" exception may occur when a USB storage device is attached to and then immediately detached from a Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3-based device

Cause

This problem occurs because of a reference-counting issue in Device Manager. This causes the USB Storage Class device driver to unload while an operation is in progress.

Resolution

Software update information

A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update March 2012. In the "File information" section, the package file name contains the product version, the date, the Microsoft Knowledge Base article number, and the processor type. The package file name format is as follows:

Product version-yymmdd-kbnnnnnn-processor typeFor example, Wincepb60-110128-kb2492159-armv4i.msi is the ARMV4i Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Platform Builder fix that is documented in Knowledge Base article 2492159 and that is contained in the January 2011 monthly update.

To resolve this problem immediately, download this Windows Embedded CE 6.0 monthly update from the following Microsoft website.

Microsoft Download Center

Windows Embedded CE 6.0

Prerequisites

This update is supported only if all previously issued updates for this product have also been installed.

Restart requirement

After you apply this update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To do this, use one of the following methods:

  • On the Build menu, click Clean Solution, and then click Build Solution.
  • On the Build menu, click Rebuild Solution.

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

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

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. 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.

Installer files

File name File size Date Time
Wincepb60-120313-kb2685136-mipsiv_fp.msi 917,504 13-Mar-2012 19:04
Wincepb60-120313-kb2685136-sh4.msi 897,024 13-Mar-2012 19:04
Wincepb60-120313-kb2685136-x86.msi 860,160 13-Mar-2012 19:04
Wincepb60-120313-kb2685136-armv4i.msi 921,600 13-Mar-2012 19:04
Wincepb60-120313-kb2685136-mipsii.msi 913,408 13-Mar-2012 19:04
Wincepb60-120313-kb2685136-mipsii_fp.msi 913,408 13-Mar-2012 19:04
Wincepb60-120313-kb2685136-mipsiv.msi 917,504 13-Mar-2012 19:04

Files that are included in this update package

File name File size Date Time Path
Devfile.c 21,367 08-Mar-2012 00:58 Private\Winceos\Coreos\Device\Devcore
Devcore.lib 739,838 08-Mar-2012 00:57 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug
Devcore.lib 528,434 08-Mar-2012 00:57 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail
Devcore.lib 718,730 08-Mar-2012 00:57 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug
Devcore.lib 526,878 08-Mar-2012 00:57 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail
Devcore.lib 718,846 08-Mar-2012 00:57 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug
Devcore.lib 526,996 08-Mar-2012 00:57 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail
Devcore.lib 727,158 08-Mar-2012 00:58 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug
Devcore.lib 536,034 08-Mar-2012 00:57 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail
Devcore.lib 727,274 08-Mar-2012 00:58 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug
Devcore.lib 536,152 08-Mar-2012 00:58 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail
Devcore.lib 638,942 08-Mar-2012 00:58 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug
Devcore.lib 480,034 08-Mar-2012 00:58 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail
Devcore.lib 613,550 08-Mar-2012 00:57 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug
Devcore.lib 457,438 08-Mar-2012 00:57 Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail

References

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates