Most RecentMost ViewedMost LikesUnderstanding Crash Dump FilesFirst published on TECHNET on Jan 08, 2008 At the end of 2007 we talked about Bugchecks and why they happen.Basic Debugging of an Application CrashFirst published on TECHNET on May 29, 2007 One of our common issues is troubleshooting application crashes (for example, the Print Spooler or a third-party application).What is IRQL and why is it important?First published on TECHNET on Jan 22, 2008 When people first hear the term IRQL (pronounced Er-kel) their thoughts sometimes turn to the sitcom "Family Matters" and Jaleel White's alter ego, Steve Urkel.What killed my process? First published on TECHNET on May 01, 2013 Hello, world! We're often challenged with a process that exits unexpectedly, but this doesn't always equate to an application "crash". Capturing Application Crash DumpsFirst published on TECHNET on Jun 15, 2007 Following on from our posts on the Basic Troubleshooting Toolkit and Basic Debugging of an Application Crash, let's talk about actually capturing Application crash dumps and failures.Access Violation? How dare you ...First published on TECHNET on Jun 03, 2008 I am sure we have all seen access violations occur since we took ownership of our first x86 PC's.The Basics of Mutexes and Spin LocksFirst published on TECHNET on Jul 21, 2009 Good Morning AskPerf! We’re continuing on with our mini-series on Synchronization Mechanisms today with a look at Mutexes.Two Minute Drill: Configuring a Debugger using Image File Execution OptionsFirst published on TECHNET on Dec 12, 2008 There are times when tools such as DebugDiag, ADPlus or UserDump fail to capture a dump when a process terminates unexpectedly.What are Symbols For?First published on TECHNET on Jul 15, 2008 We’ve mentioned Symbols in several different posts related to debugging and troubleshooting – but we’ve never actually discussed what symbols are and what they are used for.What a Heap of ... (Part Two)First published on TECHNET on Jun 29, 2007 On Tuesday, we talked about Heap - what it is and how it works.
