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There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary and those who don't. Those who do will be pleased that the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Debugging Tools for Windows, version 6.5.3.7, are now available for download on the WHDC Web site.
Key highlights of this release include:
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Compatibility updates for Windows Longhorn plus USB 2.0 kernel debugging support--which requires a Windows Longhorn target computer and additional software, as described in the debugger documentation.
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Developer Preview for new EngExtCpp C++ extension framework. You can install the headers and sample by choosing the SDK component during installation of Debugging Tools for Windows.
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Updated 1394 kernel debugging drivers.
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New commands and options, new DBH tool for looking at symbols while debugging, new symbol quoting syntax, and WinDbg UI improvements.
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Debugger documentation updates, plus new documentation to help those of you who are familiar with other debugging tools and want to learn how to use WinDbg for kernel debugging.
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WHDC after Dark. People send me great ideas for how you can waste time in this section of the newsletter. To make effective use of your wasted time, I have to spend my time debugging geek-favored urban myths.
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Piracy is bad [JPG only]: Although this is a foundation truth in the PC industry, it's a different story when you have the right hardware.
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—Annie Pearson for the WHDC team
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News for Kernel-Mode Developers
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Landy's presentation at Driver DevCon turned out to be many people's favorite. Spend 36 minutes with this presentation to find out more.
WDF defines a single driver model that supports the creation of object-oriented, event-driven drivers for either kernel mode or user mode. The WDF Web page on Microsoft.com provides an updated list of papers and presentations, with implementation details for getting started with WDF.
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Tips from Windows Developers
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We've collected some notes, tips, and implementation guidelines from the developers and testers in the Windows Division, to help you with Windows driver development:
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Advanced tips and tricks for debugging, testing, and tuning Windows drivers.
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Architecture and notes for network, print, and storage device drivers.
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And here are more great presentations from Windows developers on Channel 9:
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Kits, Tools, Services, Programs, Previews
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Tip: Use .reload /o to overwrite the symbols in your cache.
Need debugging help? Please submit a request for online help or use the additional resources at DDK Developer Support.
Feedback opportunity for driver developers - We are interested in your feedback about symbols. Please mail suggestions or bug reports to windbgfb@microsoft.com. Note that technical support is not available from this address, but your feedback will help us to plan changes for symbols and will make them more useful to you in the future.
The Windows Server 2003 SP1 Driver Development Kit (DDK) is a consolidated kit that provides documentation, driver samples, build environment, and tools to support driver development for Windows 2000 through Windows Server 2003 SP1 operating systems.
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