Symptoms
When one or more applications that use the Microsoft Point of Service (POS) for .NET 1.14 try to claim more than one device, you receive the following exception:
Note
POSControlException ErrorCode(Timeout) ExtendedErrorCode(0) occurred: Another application has exclusive access to the device and did not relinquish control before timeout milliseconds expired.
Cause
This issue occurs because a .NET assembly calls an incorrect event API. It causes a single event to be created instead of creating multiple differently named events. Therefore, only one POS application can be claimed at a time.
Resolution
Update information
How to obtain this update
Windows Update
This update is available from Windows Update.
Registry information
To apply this update, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.
Restart requirement
You may have to restart the computer after you apply this update.
Update replacement information
This update does not replace a previously released update.
File information
The global version of this update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exampleserviceobjects.dll | 1.14.1.0 | 24,064 | 16-Apr-2014 | 16:53 | x86 |
| Microsoft.pointofservice.controlbase.dll | 1.14.2.0 | 481,528 | 16-Apr-2014 | 17:33 | x86 |
| Microsoft.pointofservice.dll | 1.14.2.0 | 516,344 | 16-Apr-2014 | 17:33 | x86 |
| Microsoft.pointofservice.dll_gac | 1.14.2.0 | 516,344 | 16-Apr-2014 | 17:33 | Not applicable |
| Microsoft.pointofservice.wmi.dll | 1.14.1.0 | 14,848 | 16-Apr-2014 | 16:53 | x86 |
| Microsoft.pointofservice.wmi.dll_gac | 1.14.1.0 | 14,848 | 16-Apr-2014 | 16:53 | Not applicable |
| Ms.pos.devicesimulators.dll | 1.14.1.0 | 252,416 | 16-Apr-2014 | 16:53 | x86 |
| Mspos.controlbase.dll_gac | 1.14.2.0 | 481,528 | 16-Apr-2014 | 17:33 | Not applicable |
| Mspos.service.exe | 1.14.1.0 | 22,528 | 16-Apr-2014 | 16:53 | x86 |
| Pol.1.0.ms.pointofservice.dll_gac | 1.14.1.0 | 5,120 | 16-Apr-2014 | 16:53 | Not applicable |
| Pol.1.0.mspos.controlbase.dll_gac | 1.14.1.0 | 5,120 | 16-Apr-2014 | 16:53 | Not applicable |
| Pol.1.1.ms.pointofservice.dll_gac | 1.14.1.0 | 5,120 | 16-Apr-2014 | 16:53 | Not applicable |
| Pol.1.1.mspos.controlbase.dll_gac | 1.14.1.0 | 5,120 | 16-Apr-2014 | 16:53 | Not applicable |
| Pol.1.11.ms.pointofservice.dll_gac | 1.14.1.0 | 5,120 | 16-Apr-2014 | 16:53 | Not applicable |
| Pol.1.11.mspos.controlbase.dll_gac | 1.14.1.0 | 5,120 | 16-Apr-2014 | 16:53 | Not applicable |
| Pol.1.12.ms.pointofservice.dll_gac | 1.14.1.0 | 5,120 | 16-Apr-2014 | 16:53 | Not applicable |
| Pol.1.12.mspos.controlbase.dll_gac | 1.14.1.0 | 5,120 | 16-Apr-2014 | 16:53 | Not applicable |
| Posdm.exe | 1.14.1.0 | 145,920 | 16-Apr-2014 | 16:53 | x86 |
| Sqmuploader.exe | 1.14.1.0 | 17,408 | 16-Apr-2014 | 16:53 | x86 |
| Testapp.exe | 1.14.1.0 | 164,864 | 16-Apr-2014 | 16:53 | x86 |
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
More Information
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824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates