Hi all, I have an executable file for which I *don't have* the source code that uses a DLL for which I *have* the source code. The executable and the DLL are both compiled using VB.Net 2003. In order to fix problems in the DLL, I would like to use the debugger of VS.Net 2003 to debug the ...more >>

Hi, I need to remotely debug an application that uses several assemblies that I have installed in the GAC. However when I start debugging I can see in the modules window that the assemblies are being loaded from my computer's gac instead of from the debugged application's own gac. How ca...more >>

Using the following code, I create a forced mini-dump file from within my application: __try { DebugBreak(); } __except(MyDumpFunction(0,GetExceptionInformation()),EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER) { } MyDumpFunction simply calls MiniDumpWrit...more >>

Hi Our application crashes when running it from a remote pc (\\server\app\app.exe), but when I run it from my pc (c:\app\app.exe) it is fine. It seem to happen when we use ADO.Net Any ideas? Thanks...more >>

Hello I need to debug a com+ dll and VB 6.0. If use an VB.NET Application Project works fine, but when I'm using a VB.NET ASP.NET webservice then debugging is not working. So I like to ask how i can do this. Thanks you very much. Reiner Max ...more >>

I have the big application, it has C#, VB.NET, VB6 & VC++ components, those components calling each other, passing the objects between the managed & unmanaged layer. The application crashes in one operation scenario, the crash is caused by the following: 1) A COM (ComComp1 ,written with VB...more >>

We're using Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite. I've got SP1 installed. I'm currently working with two solutions. Both solutions are built using the debug configuration. Solution A contains multiple projects that are built and then combined into one assembly using ilmerge. The ilmerge operation ...more >>

I'm testing the advance of remote debugging with VS2005 (c#). Everything works fine. But my question is: "Do I really have to copy all necessary pdb's to the remote computer" or is it possible to reference a network folder. My target is to "change nothing" on the remote computer. ...more >>

Hi all, I am interested in generating a dump (.dmp) file on a user's XP machine when my application crashes. I read the MSDNL article "Post-Mortem Debugging Your Application with Minidumps and Visual Studio .NET" and there is written: "Creating a Minidump There are three ways to create a m...more >>

I am trying to use sos extension but almost half of the sos command do not work, for example 0:027> !findtable No export findtable found 0:027> !bpmd No export bpmd found 0:027> !GCHandleLeaks No export GCHandleLeaks found 0:027> !GCHandles No export GCHandles found 0:027> !GetWorkItem...more >>

am building a Windows Service in VB VS2005. The Services builds, installs, and runs, but it does not work. I want to debug it, but "Attach to Process..." does not appear on the Debug Menu. Why might this be so?...more >>

When I create a new project, I retrieve a follow message: Package Load Failure Package 'Visual Studio Debugger' has failed to load properly ( GUID = {C9DD4A57-47FB-11D2-83E7-00C04F9902C1} ). Please contact package vendor for assistance. Application restart is recommended, due to possible ...more >>

Hello, I want to set a break point in the web method that I am trying to debug and then I want to access the web method via my cell phone and have the break point activate so I can see what is going on. How do I do this? PS: I am using "Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (C#)" Professional Edition. ...more >>

Hi, I have been using vs.net 2003 with Wxp for some time, but suddenly get the following message when compiling - (using vb.net and this is not a web application) Error while trying to run project: Unable to start debugging. Access is denied: Verify you are an administrator or a member of ...more >>

Sometimes our complete application is blocked (not responding in task manager). We found that if this problem occures, in task manager you can find a second entry in applications with identical name as the original application which is also not responding. This second application is referrin...more >>

Hi, I recently had to cahnge laptop and reinstalled VS2005. The wierd thing is that certain menu items are no longer present. Especially disturbing is the absence of a menu for opening the modules window. What happened? Is this a configuration error? -- Thanks in advance, Juan Dent, ...more >>

I'm running a program in VS 2005, and I use the Output window (menu: View-Output) extensively. Under Tools-Options-Debugging-General, I've checked the box 'Redirect all Output Window text to the Immediate Window'. However, I continue to receive messages in the Output window, e.g. when a th...more >>

Hi All, I apologive for the cross post (I hope three is not considered too bad). I wanted to enlist help from the kernel folks, and the power debuggers... I've got a pretty good grasp of static disassembly. Dynamic Disassembly is proving to be slighly more problematic. The method I use wil...more >>

Hello, I need to remote debug VS2003 asp.net web application which is deployed on win 2003. I am following the instructions from microsoft.com site to setup remote debugging. I have few questions 1) According to instructions, server needs to have mdm.exe running as service. How do I set...more >>

Hi all, I have vs2003 debugger attached to two processes A and B. When a breakpoint is hit in process A, it stops both processes. what I would like to do is allow process B to continue running while A is paused at the breakpoint. the threads window only shows me threads in process A, and I ...more >>

When sitting on a breakpoint in a web-page while debugging on Vista, the debugger times out after about 2 minutes. "The debugger connot continue running the process" After that it will no longer stop at breakpoints and you have to restart the app. This seems new with Vista and is very inc...more >>

Hi, i'm trying to do some manual code coverage on a user control hosted in ie. Creating a simple winform and doing some manual winform navigation produce the correct code coverage results. I launch the code coverage on the .cs that has the main method and the assembly is correctly instrumen...more >>

Hi, Recently i'm getting an IDE error saying "Microsoft visual studio is busy Microsoft visual studio is waiting for an internal operation to complete. If you regularly encounter this delay during normal usage, please report this problem to Microsoft" and the IDE totally hangs up. I...more >>

Is this a bug? How do I detach my app from the debugger then? And yes, I'm running the app in debug mode and breakpoints and other stuff works, but "detach all" is grayed out. Iam using VS2005 SP1....more >>

Hi. I posted this in the Asp.net group a while ago, and nobody was able to help, and it's driving me mad! I need to extend and maintain a set of legacy VC++ 6 ATL dlls and call them via Asp.Net. This works but I can't step into them or debug them. Every time I do, they step over, which is...more >>

I have a managed app that uses the Outlook 2003 API to process mail. The actual calls to the API are layered in a native C++/ATL DLL that gets called from the managed app. This worked fine under XP, but under Vista the CoCreateInstance of the Outlook.Application fails with 0x80080005 when I...more >>

I have following debug situation: Process "A" randomly starts process "B". Process "B" works for short (2-5 sec) time and during execution links dynamically to DLL "C". I debug DLL "C" and need catch debug tracing from it. The problem is that I cannot start process "B" in debugger (since I...more >>