Re: attach to process not started in debug mode?

Hi Les,

Thank you for providing the background infomation!

Yes, you may install the VS Express on the production server and use the VS
debugger to launch the application waiting for the hang. When the hang
appears in the debuggee, you may press Ctrl+Break in VS Express debugger to
stop the hang application. In the Call Stack window, you may get the hang
call stack of your application(remember to switch to the hang thread in the
Threads window). Note: to get the full stack trace of the hang, you may
need to disable the "Just My Code" feature of VS2005 debugger(the default
setting is on). Please refer to the link below for details:
"How to: Step Into Just My Code"
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/h5e30exc.aspx
"Is 'Just my Code' for you?"
http://blogs.msdn.com/greggm/archive/2004/07/29/201315.aspx

Actually, due to the big footprint of Visual Studio, it would be better to
use windbg or Process Explorer to troubleshoot the hang problem. My blog
entry below demonstrated the detailed steps:
"How to debug application crash/hang in production environment?"
http://blogs.msdn.com/msdnts/archive/2006/11/24/how-to-debug-application-cra
sh-hang-in-production-environment.aspx

Hope this helps.

Best regards,
Jeffrey Tan
Microsoft Online Community Support
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