Also, after you install the debugging tools for windows (which include windbg) you’ll have a file called kernel_debugging_tutorial.doc in the installation directory. This tutorial goes through the installation and setup of windbg, as well as some fundamental techniques on how to debug. It uses the IoCtl sample driver, which is included in the DDK and the WDK. Just keep in mind that the tutorial doesn’t mention how to setup the target system (modify boot.ini, etc), so you’ll have to find it out from other sources.
In addition, you can look at http://www.tonyschr.net/debugging.htm for a list of frequently used debugger commands.
Finally, the help file that is included with the debugging tools (its filename is debugger.chm and is installed in the same directory like windbg’s executable) is an easy-to-read file, even though it might seem overwhelming in the beginning.
Ilias
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From: xxxxx@lists.osr.com [mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Ilias Tsigkogiannis
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 1:02 PM
To: Kernel Debugging Interest List
Subject: RE: [windbg] Can I have the good ref/ebook on windbg
You could also look at http://blogs.msdn.com/dougste/ for resources on windbg. Especially the post at http://blogs.msdn.com/dougste/archive/2006/09/07/a-reading-list-for-debugging-net-clr-windbg-etc.aspx has a very good list of relative links. You can also find some news about windbg at http://www.wintellect.com/Weblogs/CategoryView,category,John%20Robbins.aspx and some debugging videos at http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2006/10/27/8941.aspx
Ilias
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From: xxxxx@lists.osr.com [mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Steve Dispensa
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 12:06 PM
To: Kernel Debugging Interest List
Subject: Re: [windbg] Can I have the good ref/ebook on windbg
In addition to the included documentation, Ken Johnson (http://
www.nynaeve.net) and Oleg Starodumov (http://www.debuginfo.com) have
some great tutorials on some more advanced topics. If there were a
“Debugger MVP” award, these guys would have it. 
Also, in addition to this list (which is a good forum for questions
about WinDbg), there is also a public Microsoft newsgroup
(microsoft.public.windbg I think) where people are willing to provide
assistance. Try to wrap your brain around the help file before
posting too many questions, though, as it’s far easier to learn the
basics from the included documentation, as Don suggested elsewhere.
-sd
On Nov 23, 2006, at 2:47 AM, Elango C wrote:
Hi,
I am elango. Currently I am very new to Windbg and I dont know
anything on windbg; till now I
was using the SoftICE debugger to debug my drivers, shell
extensions and applications. But
I need to work for the migration of 32bit driver codebase to make
the 64bit driver. We dont
have 64bit compatible softIce debugger (I installed in to my 64bit
OS; the softice windows is
not coming up when i press CTRL + D and it says the softice is
inactive)
Can any one send me the link or ebook to start with the windbg with
some kind of sample
stuffs.
Regards,
Elango C
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