Q240435: PATCH: WCELoad.exe Fixes ActiveX Hanging Problem on Palm-size PC

Article: Q240435
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 1.0,2.11,3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbpatch kbAppSetup kbDeployment kbToolkit kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVB kbOSWinCE211 kbDSup
Last Modified: 26-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 6.0, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Windows CE version 2.11 for the Palm-size PC 
- Microsoft eMbedded Visual Basic, version 3.0, on platform(s):
   - Microsoft Windows CE version 2.11 for the Palm-size PC 
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SUMMARY
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WCELoad.exe is a patch that fixes a problem affecting the Palm-size PC devices
running Windows CE version 2.11. The devices hang or reset during the
self-registration process of ActiveX controls when they are installed through a
packaged Application Install Wizard CAB file.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

  WceLoad.exe
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/vb60ent/Patch/1/W9XNT4/EN-US/WCELoad.EXE)

Release Date: Aug-27-1999

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

+---------------------+
| FileName     | Size | 
+---------------------+
| Wcelupd.exe  | 33KB | 
+---------------------+
| Wce10003.bin | 49KB | 
+---------------------+
| Wce4000.bin  | 60KB | 
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| Readme.txt   | 2KB  | 
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TARGET DEVICE

Palm-size PCs running Windows CE version 2.11

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION

Palm-size PC devices running Windows CE version 2.11 hang or reset during the
self-registration process of ActiveX controls when they are installed within an
Application Installation CAB file. This behavior occurs because the
device-install program WCELoad.exe was not invoking CoInitializeEx before the
self-registration process.

UPDATE PACKAGE DESCRIPTION

This package silently installs the fixed WCELoad.exe file to a connected
Palm-size PC device. If the connected device is not a color Palm-size PC, or the
device already has the fixed file, then the package exits immediately with a
successful return code.

USAGE

Your desktop setup program needs to perform the following before invoking
CEAppMgr to install the CAB files:

1. Prompt the user to connect the device.

2. Run the WCELupd.exe file and wait for it to complete.

3. Examine the return code and handle it appropriately. In most cases, the only
  error return code that needs to be handled is the "device disconnected"
  return code 1.

FILES TO REDISTRIBUTE

The following three files comprise this update package, and must reside in the
same directory:

  WCELupd.exe
  WCE10003.bin
  WCE4000.bin

RETURN CODES

Following are the possible return codes from WCELupd.exe:

  0 - Success
  1 - Device disconnected
  2 - Unsupported color Palm-size PC processor
  3 - ActiveSync RAPI error
  4 - Windows CE Services or ActiveSync not installed
  5 - General error

Additional query words: VBCE WceLoad PsPC PPC eVB

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Keywords          : kbfile kbpatch kbAppSetup kbDeployment kbToolkit kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVB kbOSWinCE211 kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword2 kbVBeMbSearch kbWinCETKVBSearch kbWinCESearch
Version           : :1.0,2.11,3.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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