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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

  • You run the Pictor service on a Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3-based device.

  • The device supports multiple display resolutions.

  • You connect the device to a Windows-based computer.

In this scenario, the display setting of the device changes.

Resolution

Software update information

A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Platform Builder Monthly Update (March 2011). 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 typeFor example: Wincepb50-060503-kb917590-armv4i.msi is the ARMV4i Windows Embedded 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 Embedded CE Platform Builder and core operating system software updates:

837392 How to locate core operating system fixes for Microsoft Windows Embedded CE Platform Builder products

Note This Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update is also available for download from the following Microsoft Download Center website:

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Updates

The update adds a new DisableDisplayChange registry key in the DWORD type to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PictorServiceThe default value of the registry key is 0.

If the DisableDisplayChange registry key is set to 1, the current resolution of the device is reported to the computer and the display setting of the device does not change.

If the DisableDisplayChange registry key is set to 0, the behavior does not change. All resolutions that the device supports are reported to the computer and the display setting of the device changes to the display setting of the computer.

Prerequisites

To apply this software update, you must have all previously issued software updates for this product installed.

Restart requirement

After you install this software 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 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

Wincepb60-110311-kb2475955-armv4i.msi

841,216

11-Mar-2011

21:18

Wincepb60-110311-kb2475955-mipsii.msi

831,488

11-Mar-2011

21:18

Wincepb60-110311-kb2475955-mipsii_fp.msi

832,000

11-Mar-2011

21:18

Wincepb60-110311-kb2475955-mipsiv.msi

835,072

11-Mar-2011

21:18

Wincepb60-110311-kb2475955-mipsiv_fp.msi

835,584

11-Mar-2011

21:18

Wincepb60-110311-kb2475955-sh4.msi

821,248

11-Mar-2011

21:18

Wincepb60-110311-kb2475955-x86.msi

799,232

11-Mar-2011

21:18

Files that are included in this hotfix package

File name

File size

Date

Time

Path

Windows embedded ce 6.0_update_kb2475955.htm

8,857

11-Mar-2011

21:26

110311_kb2475955

Pictorservice.lib

681,802

10-Mar-2011

15:42

Public\Rdp\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug

Pictorservice.lib

543,794

10-Mar-2011

15:42

Public\Rdp\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail

Pictorservice.lib

675,006

10-Mar-2011

15:42

Public\Rdp\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug

Pictorservice.lib

537,896

10-Mar-2011

15:42

Public\Rdp\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail

Pictorservice.lib

675,076

10-Mar-2011

15:43

Public\Rdp\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug

Pictorservice.lib

538,046

10-Mar-2011

15:43

Public\Rdp\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail

Pictorservice.lib

678,660

10-Mar-2011

15:43

Public\Rdp\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug

Pictorservice.lib

541,466

10-Mar-2011

15:43

Public\Rdp\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail

Pictorservice.lib

678,730

10-Mar-2011

15:44

Public\Rdp\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug

Pictorservice.lib

541,616

10-Mar-2011

15:43

Public\Rdp\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail

Pictorservice.lib

621,980

10-Mar-2011

15:44

Public\Rdp\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug

Pictorservice.lib

511,720

10-Mar-2011

15:44

Public\Rdp\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail

Pictorservice.lib

610,330

10-Mar-2011

15:42

Public\Rdp\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug

Pictorservice.lib

512,032

10-Mar-2011

15:42

Public\Rdp\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail

Status

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

More Information

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

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