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PSSCOR4 Debugger Extension Released
29 April 11 07:04 PM | pavely | with no comments

A while back, Microsoft released the PSSCOR2 debugger extension for WinDbg, supporting more command than the classic SOS.DLL. This was for CLR v2 (.NET 2-3.5). Now a similar extension has been released for CLR 4 (.NET 4). You can download it here . There are versions for x86 and x64. The easiest way to use them is copy the relevant DLL to the .NET framework directory for the corresponding “bitness” (where SOS lives, something like C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319 (32bit) or C:\Windows...

תגים:CLR, Debugging, DEV, WinDbg, .NET 4

Strange Bundle: WDK & Debugging Tools
03 March 10 02:20 PM | pavely | 3 comment(s)

Microsoft has released an update Windows Driver Kit (WDK) a few days ago, but with a new twist: The Debugging Tools for Windows are now bundled with the WDK and are no longer available as a free (and easy) download. The WDK is only available to MSDN subscribers and via the Microsoft Connect web site. This doesn’t make sense to me. Although WinDbg and friends are essential in the device driver world, they are just as important in the user mode world. I hope Microsoft reverts this decision and will...

תגים:Debugging, DEV, Internals, WinDbg, Device Drivers

Windows Platform Developers UG Session
24 February 10 10:00 AM | pavely | 1 comment(s)

Last night I delivered a session entitled “Writing Software Device Drivers on Windows” in the Windows Platform Developers user group . I gave a “crash course” of 1.5 hours on writing a driver that allows me to execute code within the kernel to do things that are not possible from user mode. Thank you all for coming and for the great feedback! I’ve attached the presentation and the demo code, including the driver code, the installer and the client application. Note that to compile successfully with...

תגים:C++, Threading, DEV, Win32, Internals, WinDbg, Windows Platfrom User Group, Device Drivers

New Version of SOSEX published
09 March 09 09:08 AM | pavely | with no comments

For all those WinDbg + SOS/SOSEX lovers, a new version of SOSEX was published, which includes some new commands and enhancements to existing ones. Here’s a brief description of each command. More info can be found in the readme file and using !help <command> inside WinDbg. dlk        (no parameters)                                  ...

תגים:מכללת הי-טק, .NET, Debugging, DEV, WinDbg