Re: WinIce/SoftIce

From: Chris P. [MVP] (msdn_at_chrisnet.net)
Date: 12/20/04 

Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 10:09:54 -0500

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 14:52:12 +0100, B.Volkmer wrote:

> Dear WMF - users
> I have a problem:
> I am translating the examples from the WMF95.sdk from C to Pascal for
> Delphi
>
> When I debug the source from DShow and there the method
> pGraphBuilder.RenderFile
> the following warning appears:
>
> Debuggers detected - please close it down and restart.!
> Windows nt users: please note that having the WinIce/SofIce service
> installed means that you ary running a debugger!
>
> Have I got a virus?
> Can somebody help me, please?.
> Where can I find this mistake or the reason for this Message?

No it's not a virus. Various DShow filters check for the presence of low
level debuggers such as SoftIce to prevent themselves from being reverse
engineered.

You can debug with a standard debugger such as Visual Studio or WinDbg but
not with a kernel debugger. Alternatively if you can locate the offending
filter during enumeration and it's not one you need to use you could try
eliminating it.

-Chris

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