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Debugging Printer Drivers

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This paper provides information about debugging user-mode printer drivers developed for Windows Vista. This paper also applies to Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Server 2003. It provides guidelines for printer driver developers and testers to obtain more detailed information about a printer driver when it halts in a debugger.

This information applies for the following operating systems:
Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Included in this white paper:

•	Getting Started
•	Examining a Sample Break
•	Common Program Errors
•	Debugging Common Program Errors
•	Resolving the Problem
•	Glossary
•	Understanding the Assembly Language Display

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