List of Debuggers Supported with Windows
NT
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 121652
Windows NT provides several debuggers
that can be used to debug Kernel mode
or user mode exceptions. There are three
primary debuggers used with Windows NT:
KD (i386KD, MIPSKD and AlphaKD), NTSD,
and WinDbg. (updated 1/25/00) ARC Path to
Windows NT System Files Changes
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 102877
- When you are using Disk Administrator
in Windows NT or the Disk Management
Console in Windows 2000 to create
new partitions on a hard disk drive
that has Windows NT on it, under certain
circumstances, the Advanced RISC Computing
(ARC) path to the Windows NT files changes.
When this happens, a dialog box appears
when you exit Disk Administrator
warning that the Boot.ini needs to be
changed to reflect the new path.
Black Screen
on Boot
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 155053
Black Screen on Boot SYMPTOMS When you
restart a... |
Computer Randomly Plays Classical Music
If your PCs or servers ever start playing "Fur
Elise" or "It's a Small, Small World" seemingly
at random, it's not a virus - it's worse. It's
an indication from the computer's BIOS that
the CPU fan is failing or has failed, or that
the power supply voltages have drifted out of
tolerance. This is a design feature of a detection
circuit and system BIOSes developed by Award/Unicore
from 1997 on.
Differences Between Manual and Fast Repair in Windows 2000
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 238259. Windows
2000 includes two repair choices: Manual Repair
or Fast Repair.
HOW TO: Boot Windows
2000-Based Computers When You Use a Debugger
Program
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 295553 - This
article describes the commands that you can
issue from a kernel debugger so that you can
initiate reboots of your computer while it is
in Safe mode.
Overview of Fixprnsv.exe
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 247196 This
article describes the command-line utility Fixprnsv.exe.
Recovering from Failed
System Drive with Non-Default %SystemRoot% Folder
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 235478 - When
you install Windows 2000 by booting from either
the Windows 2000 installation CD-ROM or the
four Setup floppy disks, Setup does not prompt
you for or allow you to change the target installation
folder name.
Unable to Log on
to Windows 2000 if the Boot Partition Drive
Letter Has Changed
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 249321 When
you attempt to log on to your Windows 2000-based
computer using a valid user name and password,
the
Using Emergency Repair
Disk With Fault Tolerant Partitions
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 113976 After
creating volume sets, stripe sets with parity,
stripe sets without parity, or mirror sets,
always save the disk configuration information
to the Windows NT Emergency Repair Disk.
Using the DLL Cache
to Protect System and Program Files
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 216222. The
dynamic-link library (DLL) cache is used to
replace necessary system files at startup. The
DLL cache can replace critical DLL files that
have been replaced by third-party programs or
accidentally deleted.
NT 4.0 Articles
Additional Troubleshooting Tools
An overview of the tools and Utilities found
with NT Server and the Resource Kits. Source:
Microsoft TechNet CD Online.
Advanced Troubleshooting Windows NT Server
Presented at
TechEd 1996, from Microsoft TechNet CD Online.
Basic steps to Troubleshooting TCP/IP
Reprint of TechRepublic Article by Ronald
Nutter. Source: Microsoft TechNet CD Online
How to Use Windows NT 4.0 Instrumentation to Provide Increased
System Reliability Session #TNQ100-13
TechNet Event on using NT 4 tools like Network Monitor,
Performance Monitor and Dr. Watson for improved
availability and reliability of your network.
Also covers Repository Servers, the Event Log
and how to analyze User / Kernel Dumps.
Monitoring Services on your Windows NT Server
Article by Ronald Nutter, reprinted from TechRepublic
MS Fax and Modem Services: Usage and Troubleshooting Guide
Microsoft Product
Support Services Whitepaper by Andy Boyd and
Greg Winn. May 1999
NT 4.0 Remote Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
Excellent Whitepaper from Microsoft TechNet
CD Online.
Reconstructing a Corrupted Registry
Article by Brien Posey, reprinted from TechRepublic.
Source: Microsoft TechNet CD Online.
Startup Sequence Files
Find out what order device drivers load by viewing
the Service Group Order. Source: Microsoft
TechNet CD Online.
System
Cleanup after a Parallel Installation of Windows
NT 4.0
Microsoft KB Article Q244378 After you install
a parallel installation of Windows NT, a folder
is left that contains an installation of Windows
NT that may be no longer needed. This article
describes how to clean up the system safely
after you install a parallel install.
The
Best and Worst of Microsoft Support Online
A humorous look at various entries that have
appeared on Microsoft Support Online. Source:
Windows & .NET Magazine.
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