Microsoft Releases Updates For Windows CE

Microsoft has just unveiled a bunch of updates and bug fixes for the Windows CE 5.0, 6.0, and NavReady operating systems. The Windows CE 5.0 July 2008 update will do the following :-

• Fixes a problem that occurred with DHCP when a device has more than one network adapter (KB954904)
• Fixes problems with mounting certain SD cards, and with corruption of the transaction-safe FAT (TFAT) file system when power is turned off while writing
• Fixes a problem with the flash adaptive layer (FAL), wherein it sometimes incorrectly reported that a flash device was full even though some free sectors are still available
• Provides SQL Compact 3.5 SP1 functionality as a “catalog item” in Platform Builder, for potential addition to devices

As for the Windows CE 6.0 July 2008 updates, it will perform the following :-

• Fixes a rounding operation in the software clock that sometimes caused system time to randomly jump forward by several seconds
• Adds a “check for NULL pointer to resolve some issues”
• Allows limiting resource calls on kernel threads in a PSL (program static library) context
• Fixes a DEBUGCHK in DEBUG KERNEL that could cause a device to halt during booting if a USB hard disk was attached
• Addresses a memory leak in the Windows CE 6.0 shell
• Provides SQL Compact 3.5 SP1 functionality as a “catalog item” in Platform Builder, for potential addition to devices