Debugger for AMD X64 dual core processor

[CBritton]

I have had some irritating system lockups with my computer lately and I am
looking for ways to analyze the problem to see if I can pinpoint the
offending application or driver. I have several mini dumps on the computer
but unfortunately I don't have the tool to even open them. My computer uses
an AMD Athlon dual core 64 bit processor but I'm running 32 bit Vista
Ultimate. Following Microsoft's instructions I downloaded the x64 debugger
file for amd processors. When I tried to install it I got a message that it
is not for use on my system and I'm told to contact my processor vendor (or
something to that effect).

I find no info on the AMD site to help me with this issue.

Has anyone else had such a problem? If so or even if you have an idea I'd
love to hear from you.

 

[DevilsPGD]

In message <[email protected]> CBritton

I have had some irritating system lockups with my computer lately and I am
looking for ways to analyze the problem to see if I can pinpoint the
offending application or driver. I have several mini dumps on the computer
but unfortunately I don't have the tool to even open them. My computer uses
an AMD Athlon dual core 64 bit processor but I'm running 32 bit Vista
Ultimate. Following Microsoft's instructions I downloaded the x64 debugger
file for amd processors. When I tried to install it I got a message that it
is not for use on my system and I'm told to contact my processor vendor (or
something to that effect).

I find no info on the AMD site to help me with this issue.

Has anyone else had such a problem? If so or even if you have an idea I'd
love to hear from you.

With all due respect, if you're running into stumbling blocks here, I
suspect the correct debugger won't help much anyway.

That being said, if you're running 32-but Vista, grab the 32-bit/x86
debugger.

 

[C. Britton]

I know that my request may have led one to believe that I didn't know what I
was doing to begin with. Actually the problem is the language on the
Microsoft download page where it seemed clear that they recommended use of
the 64 bit debugger for 64 bit processors even if you were debugging a 32 bit
application. I "simply" followed their apparent recommendation.

As for the debugger being helpful. You are probably right in your opinion
that it will not help. I recognize that the debugger requires a fairly broad
understanding of basic programming concepts and some knowledge of assembler
language. While I am no longer an active programmer I do have a distant
recollection of most of these principles. Other than to take this approach I
can only think to totally reinstall Vista and start reloading applications
until I stumble across the offending product (assuming that it really is an
application that is causing the problem).

Since this problem is totally random (may occur twice in a day or once in a
week) it could take months to isolate the cause using the reinstall method.

Thanks again for caring and answering intelligently.

 

[miss-information]

The information I see is for 32 Bit Windows. Where is the 64 Bit info?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...41-c458-46f1-b24d-f60151d875a3&DisplayLang=en

"Debug Diagnostic Tool v1.1

Brief Description

The Debug Diagnostic Tool (DebugDiag) is designed to assist in
troubleshooting issues such as hangs, slow performance, memory leaks or
fragmentation, and crashes in any Win32 user-mode process. The tool includes
additional debugging scripts focused on Internet Information Services (IIS)
applications, web data access components, COM+ and related Microsoft
technologies.

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86); Windows
Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2
Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition
(32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86); Windows
Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003, Standard
Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003, Web Edition; Windows Vista
Ultimate; Windows XP; Windows XP Professional Edition ; Windows XP Service
Pack 2
Internet Explorer"

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[DevilsPGD]

In message <[email protected]> C.

I know that my request may have led one to believe that I didn't know what I
was doing to begin with. Actually the problem is the language on the
Microsoft download page where it seemed clear that they recommended use of
the 64 bit debugger for 64 bit processors even if you were debugging a 32 bit
application. I "simply" followed their apparent recommendation.

As for the debugger being helpful. You are probably right in your opinion
that it will not help. I recognize that the debugger requires a fairly broad
understanding of basic programming concepts and some knowledge of assembler
language. While I am no longer an active programmer I do have a distant
recollection of most of these principles. Other than to take this approach I
can only think to totally reinstall Vista and start reloading applications
until I stumble across the offending product (assuming that it really is an
application that is causing the problem).

Since this problem is totally random (may occur twice in a day or once in a
week) it could take months to isolate the cause using the reinstall method.

Thanks again for caring and answering intelligently.

And here I was thinking I came across as a bit of a dick, although
didn't really intend to, glad it did not.

From my own experience, if the whole OS locks solid, I'd look at
hardware or drivers, applications should not be able to do cause such a
thing to happen on their own.

 

[C. Britton]

If your reply was an attempt to embarrass you can be assured that it was a
failure.

Try this link for yourself:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/installx86.Mspx

Briefly it shows the following:

Install Debugging Tools for Windows 32-bit Version
Updated: April 29, 2008

Debugging Tools and Symbols
• Overview

• Getting Started

• What's New

• Debugging Tools 32-bit Version

• Debugging Tools 64-bit Versions

• Symbol Packages

• Resources


References
• Debugging Tools for Windows (MSDN)

• Tools for Debugging Drivers (WDK)

• KB Articles for Drivers

• Support for Driver Development


On This Page
When to Use 32-bit Debugging Tools
System Requirements
Download the Debugging Tools for Windows

When to Use 32-bit Debugging Tools
The 32-bit version of Debugging Tools for Windows is the best choice, unless
you are debugging an application on a 64-bit processor. In that case, you
should use a 64-bit package.




Please pay attention to the last sentence. I was debugging a 32 bit app on
a 64 bit processor. To me the indication was and still is that it would be
advisable to use a 64bit debug package on the basis of what is stated by
Microsoft.

Cecil