You cannot establish a connection by using an infrared communications (IrCOMM) connection (843045)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.2

SYMPTOMS

When the load on the central processing unit (CPU) is moderate or greater for higher priority threads, you may not be able to establish a connection by using an infrared communications (IrCOMM) connection. You may not be able to establish a connection even after the system returns to the idle state.

You can establish a connection after a warm reset.

RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 4.2 Core OS QFE 843045. To resolve this problem immediately, click the following article number for information about obtaining Windows CE Platform Builder and core operating system software updates:

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

Prerequisites

This hotfix is supported only when all previously issued fixes for this product have also been installed.

Restart requirement

After you install this hotfix, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To clean the platform, click Clean on the Build menu. To build the platform, click Build Platform on the Build menu.

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other fixes.

File information

The English version of this package has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table.
   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   27-May-2004  02:15  4.2.4.526         584,440  Wincepb42-040526-kb843045-armv4.exe
   27-May-2004  02:15  4.2.4.526         584,440  Wincepb42-040526-kb843045-armv4i.exe
   27-May-2004  02:15  4.2.4.526         592,632  Wincepb42-040526-kb843045-mipsii.exe
   27-May-2004  02:15  4.2.4.526         592,632  Wincepb42-040526-kb843045-mipsii_fp.exe
   27-May-2004  02:15  4.2.4.526         592,632  Wincepb42-040526-kb843045-mipsiv.exe
   27-May-2004  02:15  4.2.4.526         592,632  Wincepb42-040526-kb843045-mipsiv_fp.exe  
   27-May-2004  02:15  4.2.4.526         584,440  Wincepb42-040526-kb843045-sh3.exe
   27-May-2004  02:15  4.2.4.526         584,440  Wincepb42-040526-kb843045-sh4.exe
   27-May-2004  02:15  4.2.4.526         580,344  Wincepb42-040526-kb843045-x86.exe
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) 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 tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time                      Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\ARMV4\Debug
   22-May-2004  00:02                    144,642  Ircomlib.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\ARMV4\Retail
   22-May-2004  00:02                     43,728  Ircomlib.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\ARMV4I\Debug
   22-May-2004  00:02                    144,750  Ircomlib.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\ARMV4I\Retail
   22-May-2004  00:02                     43,908  Ircomlib.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\MIPSII\Debug
   22-May-2004  00:02                    158,144  Ircomlib.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\MIPSII\Retail
   22-May-2004  00:02                     49,980  Ircomlib.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\MIPSII_FP\Debug
   22-May-2004  00:02                    158,150  Ircomlib.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\MIPSII_FP\Retail
   22-May-2004  00:02                     49,988  Ircomlib.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\MIPSIV\Debug
   22-May-2004  00:02                    159,652  Ircomlib.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\MIPSIV\Retail
   22-May-2004  00:02                     50,934  Ircomlib.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\MIPSIV_FP\Debug
   22-May-2004  00:02                    159,658  Ircomlib.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\MIPSIV_FP\Retail
   22-May-2004  00:02                     50,942  Ircomlib.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\SH3\Debug
   22-May-2004  00:02                    132,540  Ircomlib.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\SH3\Retail
   22-May-2004  00:02                     40,124  Ircomlib.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\SH4\Debug
   22-May-2004  00:02                    132,514  Ircomlib.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\SH4\Retail
   22-May-2004  00:02                     40,046  Ircomlib.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug
   22-May-2004  00:02                    137,866  Ircomlib.lib

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail
   22-May-2004  00:02                     38,270  Ircomlib.lib

STATUS

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

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:5/26/2005
Keywords:kbQFE kbfix kbBug KB843045 kbAudDeveloper