jcgriff2 Co-Founder / AdminBSOD Instructor/ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.) Staff member Joined Feb 19, 2012 Posts 21,541 Location New Jersey Shore Jan 5, 2014 #1 WINDOWS DEBUGGING This brief tutorial will help you to install and set up Debugging Tools for Windows to process BSODs. It will also guide you through installing a symbol path for the MSDL Symbol server and a local cache of symbols. Debugging Tools for Windows - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff551063(v=vs.85).aspx SET SYMBOL PATH There is no need to download Windbg Symbol Packages as symbol files will download in real-time (& then cached) during debugging from the Microsoft Symbol Server (often referred to as the "MSDL SYM Site" here at Sysnative Forums) - Open up Windbg - Do not open a dump file - Press CTRL + S (Symbol File Path) - Paste the following: Rich (BB code): SRV*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols - Click "File"; Select "Save Workspace" - Exit Windbg - If "...Save workspace settings" screen appears, select "YES" - Your symbol path should now be set Note: You can choose the location (mine = c:\symbols) Your symbol cache will build up over time ; mine is currently ~ 2 GB (8.2 GB - as of December 2018) To set Windbg to run for dump files, please see - Register Windbg for dump files (File Associations) - Sysnative Forums Last edited: Nov 10, 2019
WINDOWS DEBUGGING This brief tutorial will help you to install and set up Debugging Tools for Windows to process BSODs. It will also guide you through installing a symbol path for the MSDL Symbol server and a local cache of symbols. Debugging Tools for Windows - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff551063(v=vs.85).aspx SET SYMBOL PATH There is no need to download Windbg Symbol Packages as symbol files will download in real-time (& then cached) during debugging from the Microsoft Symbol Server (often referred to as the "MSDL SYM Site" here at Sysnative Forums) - Open up Windbg - Do not open a dump file - Press CTRL + S (Symbol File Path) - Paste the following: Rich (BB code): SRV*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols - Click "File"; Select "Save Workspace" - Exit Windbg - If "...Save workspace settings" screen appears, select "YES" - Your symbol path should now be set Note: You can choose the location (mine = c:\symbols) Your symbol cache will build up over time ; mine is currently ~ 2 GB (8.2 GB - as of December 2018) To set Windbg to run for dump files, please see - Register Windbg for dump files (File Associations) - Sysnative Forums