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Debugging Printer Drivers

Updated: October 15, 2009

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This paper provides information about debugging user-mode printer drivers. 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 7
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2003
Windows XP

What's New

•	Updated for Windows 7

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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