WinCE 2.0: Terminal Connection Settings Spontaneously Change (189097)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows CE 2.0 for the Handheld PC
Microsoft Windows CE 2.1 for the Handheld PC
Microsoft Windows CE 2.11 for the Handheld PC
Microsoft Windows CE 2.12 for the Handheld PC
Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 for the Handheld PC
Microsoft Windows CE 3.01 for the Handheld PC
Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 Professional Edition for the Handheld PC

This article was previously published under Q189097

SYMPTOMS

When you use Terminal in Windows CE 2.0, the Data Bits, Parity, and Stop Bits settings for your Terminal session may spontaneously change.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you configure your Terminal session to use settings that are different from the following default settings:

Data Bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop Bits: 1

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, change the Data Bits, Parity, and Stop Bits settings in your Terminal session to the default values. To do so, follow these steps:

Tap Start, point to Programs, point to Communication, and then tap Terminal.
Tap the icon for the connection you want to use.
On the File menu, tap Properties.
Tap Configure.
On the Port Settings tab, in the Data Bits box, tap 8.
In the Parity box, tap None.
In the Stop Bits box, tap 1.
Tap OK, and then tap OK again.
Quit Terminal.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows CE 2.0.

MORE INFORMATION

If you configure the Terminal session to use the following settings,

Data Bits: 7
Parity: Even
Stop Bits: 1

and then save the Terminal session, when you open the session again the configuration for the Terminal session changes to the following settings:

Data Bits: 7
Parity: None
Stop Bits: 2

If you close the session and then open it again, the settings change to different values. This behavior continues until you configure the Terminal session to use the following settings:

Data Bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop Bits: 1

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	11/26/2003
Keywords:	kbprb KB189097