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May 01, 1999 01:01 PM

Using Microsoft's x86 Kernel Debugger

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Troubleshooting your crashed NT systems
The use of Microsoft's command line x86 kernel debugger is commonly seen as a black art, both by experienced support professionals and new Windows NT users. When workstations or servers suffer a failure and display a blue screen, they generate a crash dump. Unfortunately, many users ignore or delete these crash dumps. However, with some basic preparation and knowledge, you can use the kernel debugger to yield valuable information o...

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This is a very helpful article but I would like to know more about the kernel debugger. I am trying to learn windows CE.NET4.2 and I am unable to understand what "debugging the OS on the Emulator using the kernel debugger "means? I would really appreciate it if some 1 helps asap. Thank you.

Namrata5/12/2004 10:41:34 AM


Under Windows XP on an HP Pavilion 722a I have had numerous occurences of being taken to the blue screen while playing Freecell. Once the dump has finished (where does it go?) it attempts a reboot and reports a boot disk failure. After powering down and up again the machine normally boots up OK.

However today I got a different message "Unable to load OS" and I ended up having to restore my C drive. No more Freecell for me!!!

Ian Robertson 5/10/2004 1:09:36 AM


I tried this one out, very good article..but when i load all services its says "Unable to verify timestamp for every file" also for ntoskrnl.exe, i cant do anything, the system always write a dump and i cant get anything out of it :\\

CyreZ 4/28/2004 8:42:06 AM


I have windows2000 advanced server and I have more problem with him such as dumping memory and event viewer cosist of more error message like this"This Machine is a PDC of the domain at the root of the forest. Configure to sync from External time source using the net command, 'net time /setsntp:
Ahmed zewail 4/18/2004 10:52:26 AM


Great article! It took me a while to learn how to use the debugger and set up the dump file, but I figured out the exact thing that was causing my terminal server to crash several times a day! (And I got a good laugh out of it, because it turned out that the FREECELL game was incompatible with WinNT 4.0 Terminal Services Service Pack 6, for some reason. Whoever was playing it will be really embarrassed when they open the program I substituted for Freecell, which just pops up a message saying that it has been disabled because it brings down the remote application server for the whooole company...)

Dave


Dave White 3/4/2004 3:05:33 PM


Re Giangi's question
The NT kernel debuggers works with win2000 profession and server.

Charles Esson 9/9/2003 1:30:00 AM


I'd like to know if the x86 KD is suitable for Windows2000 professional too.
If no, which one do you suggest me?


Giangi 6/13/2003 11:33:18 AM


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