Help setting up app(s)

[GZ]

Wow... There have been a lot of changes since I first set up the app to use!!!!

To get to the latest version, I have to set up the original version as put out in the tutorial thread then update the .exe???

What about the other apps that are being developed and tested????

I attempted to set up the app but failed... I deleted all of the directories and am starting from scratch...

Windbg is installed and my symbol path is set up...

 

[writhziden]

The latest apps will set up the directory structure automatically. It does that on first run. The steps you need for it to work:

1. First, you need to set up the kd path, i.e. "C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows (x64)\kd" or "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Debuggers\x64\kd.exe"
   
2. Set up your header, footer, signature, driver update header, and code box formatting if you use those. A simple copy and paste from the parms files in the _jcgriff2_ parms into the Apps interface should do it.
   
3. Set up the files you want to output
   
4. Set up the information you want included in those files
   
5. Enter your username if you want to participate in DRT updating and the originating post that you are analyzing .dmps from.
   
6. Set up your symbols path (if you do not want to use the default online msdl symbols saving to C:\Symbols)
   
7. Set up the URL formatting for 3rd party driver output if you do not want to use the default.
   
8. Save and Run the Apps from a directory containing .dmp files.

 

[GZ]

Okay... I missed the KD directory setup... That would explain the error I was getting!!! lol.

When are you fellas going to package everything into an installer???? :lol:

 

[writhziden]

It is difficult to package the apps into an installer since people use different versions of WinDbg. As it stands, the .exe is as close to an installer on its own as I was able to get. It pretty much works as an all-in-one out of the box application and installer.

Is there something that would make it easier to set up that I missed? I am welcome to proposals for improving the setup. :smile9:

 

[GZ]

No, it is fine... Just the huge amount of changes that were made since I first installed the original app... My computer has been in a "transfer" mode for the past few months as I sorted and archived all of my personal files and such and Just reinstalled windows and am working on getting it "Set up".

Thanks to you, niemiero and all of the others working hard to make this stuff!

 

[writhziden]

I am in the process of getting the kd.exe paths automated in case users forget to enter it. That is the weakest link right now in the program. Seems to be the most common problem with setting it up. What I have in mind is: If the kd.exe path is broken, the app will search the system for kd.exe and use the first one found. It may not be the user's preference, but at least the user will have the apps work without crashing. The user will also get an error message letting him/her know about the app searching the system for the debugging tools available on the system.