Windows 2000 Kernal Debugging (Microsoft technologies series) (Hardcover)

This is the first comprehensive guide to Windows 2000 kernel debugging: an invaluable resource for everyone who needs to analyze and prevent Windows 2000 system crashes -- especially device driver authors and debuggers. Understand exactly what debugging means in a Windows 2000 environment, and what Microsoft's WinDbg debugger can (and cannot) do for you; and how to configure both local and remote kernel debugging environments. Learn how to analyze blue screens and utilize Windows 2000's crash dump feature; then walk through debugging a sample device driver, step-by-step. Discover how to start and stop errant drivers, pause a target system, retrieve system and driver state, and step through source code using breakpoints and source-level debugging. Master advanced techniques for taking control of target systems, including finding "lost" memory blocks; setting process and thread contexts; reviewing I/O system error logs; and more. Explore your target computer's hardware through the WinDbg interface, reading and writing hardware ports, the BIOS, the SCSI bus, and the PCI bus; even learn how to use Microsoft's Debugger Extensions to run virtually any command you choose. Finally, master Microsoft's powerful Driver Verifier utility, which can unobtrusively detect many of the most common mistakes made by device driver writers -- errors that might not have been discovered until long after software release.

The start-to-finish tutorial and reference for Windows 2000 kernel debugging!

• The expert guide to Windows 2000 kernel debugging and crash dump analysis
• Interpreting Windows 2000 stop screens—in depth!
• Making the most of WinDbg and KD
• Debugging hardware: ports, BIOS, PCI and SCSI buses, and chipsets
• Advanced coverage: remote debugging, Debugging Extensions, Driver Verifier, and more
• Step-by-step crash dump analysis and kernel debugging
• How to interpret every element of a Windows 2000 stop screen
• Using WinDbg: configuring options, symbol paths, DLLs, and more
• Debugging hardware: ports, BIOS, PCI and SCSI buses, chipsets, and more
• Configuring local and remote kernel debugging environments
• Includes extensive code samples

This comprehensive guide to Windows 2000 kernel debugging will be invaluable to anyone who must analyze and prevent Windows 2000 system crashes—especially device driver authors and debuggers. Renowned kernel debugging expert Steven McDowell covers every aspect of kernel debugging and crash dump analysis—including advanced hardware debugging and other techniques barely addressed in Microsoft's documentation.

Discover what Microsoft's WinDbg debugger can (and can't) do for you, and how to configure both local and remote kernel debugging environments. Learn to use Windows 2000's crash dump feature, step by step. Learn how to start and stop errant drivers, pause target systems, retrieve system and driver state, and step through source code using breakpoints and source-level debugging.

McDowell demonstrates techniques for taking control of target systems, including finding "lost" memory blocks, setting process and thread contexts, and reviewing I/O system error logs. You'll learn how to use Microsoft's powerful Debugger Extensions to run virtually any command you choose, and master the new Driver Verifier, which can detect common mistakes in driver code with unprecedented speed and accuracy.

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