Windbg versions + Windows 8

[jcgriff2]

I've used Windbg/kd 6.11 since it came out during Vista's reign and continued with it as primary; also have 6.12 & 6.2.8229 installed. Never saw 6.11 list a W7 dump as "Vista".

W8 dump - Windbg 6.12 -

Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version [COLOR="#0000FF"]6.12.0002.633[/COLOR] AMD64
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Loading Dump File [C:\Users\PalmDesert\SysnativeBSODApps\102112-38719-01.dmp]
Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available

Symbol search path is: SRV*a:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
Executable search path is: 
[COLOR="#FF0000"][B]Windows 7[/B] Kernel Version 9200 MP [/COLOR](4 procs) Free x64
Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS
Built by: 9200.16384.amd64fre.win8_rtm.120725-1247
Machine Name:
Kernel base = 0xfffff803`7ba74000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff803`7bd3ea60
Debug session time: Sun Oct 21 14:12:26.600 2012 (UTC - 4:00)
System Uptime: 0 days 1:39:32.300
Loading Kernel Symbols

W8 dump - Windbg 6.2 -

Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version [COLOR="#0000FF"]6.2.8229.0[/COLOR] AMD64
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Loading Dump File [C:\Users\PalmDesert\SysnativeBSODApps\102112-38719-01.dmp]
Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available

Symbol search path is: SRV*a:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
Executable search path is: 
[COLOR="#FF0000"][B]Windows 8[/B] Kernel Version 9200 [/COLOR]MP (4 procs) Free x64
Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS
Built by: 9200.16384.amd64fre.win8_rtm.120725-1247
Machine Name:
Kernel base = 0xfffff803`7ba74000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff803`7bd3ea60
Debug session time: Sun Oct 21 14:12:26.600 2012 (UTC - 4:00)
System Uptime: 0 days 1:39:32.300
Loading Kernel Symbols

 

[mgrzeg]

I think it's hardcoded - in the dump file there's no 'Windows x...' string, only the version (min,maj) number (open the file in any hex editor and read 4 bytes starting from the 0C position - for win7sp1 it is B11D 0000 (1DB1 = 7601), for w8 9200=23f0 -> F023 0000, correct me if I'm wrong :)). Previous versions of windbg didn't know it and there's simple if()...else(number > max_known)-> win7 .

m.g.

 

[jcgriff2]

Thank you.