FIX: Memory leak when you create and remove items from a ListBox control in a Silverlight for Windows Embedded Compact 7 application

View products that this article applies to.

Introduction

This article describes an issue that causes a memory leak when you create and remove items from a ListBox control in a Silverlight for Windows Embedded Compact 7 application. An update is available to resolve this issue. Before you install this update, all previously issued updates for this product must be installed.

↑ Back to the top

Symptoms

The Listbox control in this case uses a data template with data bindings in a Silverlight for Windows Embedded Compact 7 application. If you repeatedly create and remove items from the ListBox control, a memory leak occurs that eventually causes your program to crash. And if you use Performance Monitor to check the program, you find that the Heap Memory usage increases over time.

↑ Back to the top

Resolution

Software update information

A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows Embedded Compact 7 Monthly Update (March 2015).

Note This Windows Embedded Compact 7 Monthly Update is available for download from the following Microsoft Download Center website:

Windows Embedded Compact 7 updates

Prerequisites

This update is supported only if all previously issued updates for this product have also been installed.

Restart requirement

After you apply this update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To do this, use one of the following methods:

On the Build menu, click Clean Solution, and then click Build Solution.
On the Build menu, click Rebuild Solution.

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this software update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

File information

The English version of this software update package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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 item in Control Panel.

Files that are included in this update package

File name	File size	Date	Time	Path
Xamlruntime.dll	782,336	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Retail
Xamlruntimecore.dll	2,850,816	28-Feb-2015	03:19	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Retail
Xamlruntime.dll	1,605,632	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Debug
Xamlruntimecore.dll	7,286,784	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Debug
Xamlruntime.dll	1,064,960	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Checked
Xamlruntimecore.dll	5,410,816	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Checked
Xamlruntime.dll	987,136	28-Feb-2015	03:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv5\Retail
Xamlruntimecore.dll	3,665,920	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv5\Retail
Xamlruntime.dll	2,244,608	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv5\Debug
Xamlruntimecore.dll	10,182,656	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv5\Debug
Xamlruntime.dll	1,376,256	28-Feb-2015	03:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv5\Checked
Xamlruntimecore.dll	7,684,096	28-Feb-2015	03:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv5\Checked
Xamlruntime.dll	974,848	28-Feb-2015	03:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv6\Retail
Xamlruntimecore.dll	3,575,808	28-Feb-2015	03:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv6\Retail
Xamlruntime.dll	2,236,416	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv6\Debug
Xamlruntimecore.dll	10,129,408	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv6\Debug
Xamlruntime.dll	1,363,968	28-Feb-2015	03:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv6\Checked
Xamlruntimecore.dll	7,610,368	28-Feb-2015	03:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv6\Checked
Xamlruntime.dll	970,752	28-Feb-2015	03:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Retail
Xamlruntimecore.dll	3,567,616	28-Feb-2015	03:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Retail
Xamlruntime.dll	2,228,224	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Debug
Xamlruntimecore.dll	10,055,680	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Debug
Xamlruntime.dll	1,355,776	28-Feb-2015	03:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Checked
Xamlruntimecore.dll	7,548,928	28-Feb-2015	03:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Checked
Xamlruntime.dll	1,241,088	28-Feb-2015	03:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii\Retail
Xamlruntimecore.dll	4,251,648	28-Feb-2015	03:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii\Retail
Xamlruntime.dll	2,527,232	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii\Debug
Xamlruntimecore.dll	10,838,016	28-Feb-2015	03:19	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii\Debug
Xamlruntime.dll	1,716,224	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii\Checked
Xamlruntimecore.dll	8,126,464	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii\Checked
Xamlruntime.dll	1,236,992	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii_fp\Retail
Xamlruntimecore.dll	4,202,496	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii_fp\Retail
Xamlruntime.dll	2,519,040	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii_fp\Debug
Xamlruntimecore.dll	10,825,728	28-Feb-2015	03:19	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii_fp\Debug
Xamlruntime.dll	1,708,032	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii_fp\Checked
Xamlruntimecore.dll	8,089,600	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii_fp\Checked
Xamlruntime.dll	925,696	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Sh4\Retail
Xamlruntimecore.dll	3,223,552	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Sh4\Retail
Xamlruntime.dll	2,019,328	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Sh4\Debug
Xamlruntimecore.dll	8,359,936	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Sh4\Debug
Xamlruntime.dll	1,269,760	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Sh4\Checked
Xamlruntimecore.dll	6,455,296	28-Feb-2015	03:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Sh4\Checked
Xamlruntimecore_dt.dll	2,433,024	01-Dec-2014	20:42	Public\Common\Oak\Bin\I386