How do I set the symbol path in WinDbg?

How do I set the symbol path in WinDbg?

To control the symbol path in WinDbg, do one of the following:

  1. Choose Symbol File Path from the File menu or press CTRL+S.
  2. Use the .
  3. When you start the debugger, use the -y command-line option.
  4. Before you start the debugger, use the _NT_SYMBOL_PATH and _NT_ALT_SYMBOL_PATH environment variables to set the path.

How do I load a WinDbg symbol?

To use the symbols for debugging, we need to tell windbg which directories it should look into, to find the symbols. To do this, click on File menu and then Symbol File Path. You can enter the path as shown in the below image. The symbol path in this example is srv*c:symbols*//msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols.

Where is Symchk EXE?

So, after installing the Windows SDK one can find symchk under C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows (x64) (or similar).

How do I get the file path of a picture?

Hold down the Shift key, then right-click the photo. In the context menu that appears, find and click Copy as path. This copies the file location to the clipboard. (FYI, if you don’t hold down Shift when you right-click, the Copy as path option won’t appear.)

How do I select an image path?

Select Image File Path on the File menu to display, set, or append to the executable image path. This command is equivalent to pressing CTRL+I.

How do I use SymStore?

Use SymStore with the /x option to create an index file. After SymStore finishes, compress the files listed in the index file. Then use SymStore with the /y option (and, if you wish, the /p option) to store the files or pointers to the files in the symbol store.

What is SymChk?

SymChk (the Microsoft Symbol Checker tool), Symchk.exe, is a program that compares executable files to symbol files to verify that the correct symbols are available.

How do I copy a path in Windows 7?

Open Windows Explorer and find the photo (or document) in question. Hold down the Shift key, then right-click the photo. In the context menu that appears, find and click Copy as path. This copies the file location to the clipboard.