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  1. May 10th, 2004, 04:16 PM #1
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    Debugging Tools for Windows

    I have had a lot of success troubleshooting BSOD's using Microsoft's debugging tools. If you configure windows to save a memory dump (not a mini-dump), you can analyze the memory.dmp file using WinDbg. It will ususally tell you the driver, dll, sys, etc. responsible for the crash (not the one reported on the blue screen, but the actual driver responsible), along with the specific instruction that caused it.

    I recommend downloading the symbol sets for whichever version(s) of windows you are going to debug (I keep them on a CD). Otherwise, the progam takes a long time to download the symbols it needs from the web each time you run it. It will still check the web for updated symbols.
    Probability factor of one to one...we have normality, I repeat we have normality. Anything you still can't cope with is therefore your own problem.
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  2. May 12th, 2004, 09:56 AM #2
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    Thumbs up

    thank you for the info and the tool
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  3. May 24th, 2004, 10:22 PM #3
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    do you mind if i ask you how do you used windbg ?
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    Cool. Thanks. You da man!
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  5. May 25th, 2004, 11:01 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by natcom
    do you mind if i ask you how do you used windbg ?
    Just like I said above. Load the memory.dmp file and run !analyze /v. There is extensive documentation included with the program. Also take a look here: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtoo...ebugstart.mspx
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