John Eldridge : Windows CE Debugging

Just FYI, I plan to be at MEDC in Vegas for pretty much the entire event. If you'd like to speak with me in person I will be staffing at the "Ask The Experts" sessions as well as participating in some panel sessions. Have a look at http://www.medc2006...

Ug. Sorry, folks. I just noticed that some comments to my blog posts weren't being published automatically. I was not intentionally filtering. Hopefully I have it set correctly now.

I know. It's been nearly a year since I posted anything. Ouch. Bad John. What inspires a new post? Virtual memory. One of my favorite subjects, but unfortunately, also a common stumbling block on Windows CE, especially on feature-rich Pocket PCs. I...

PB Symbols On Platform Builder versions prior to 5.0, one thing I find myself doing in a lot of debugging cases is verifying that debugger symbols match what is actually running on a device. In most cases the debugger can detect...

Minor tip here, but I know I was thrilled the first time I learned it. The docking windows view used to really annoy me because of the way they'd decide to position themselves as I'd drag the window. Well, you can just hold CTRL key while dragging to...

One of the elements of the Windows CE debugger that I use everyday, but have found to be not that well-known, is the ability to look at global variables and functions in any named DLL or EXE. Doesn't have to be in the currently stopped location. For instance...

So, I've recently been doing a lot of debugging with Platform Builder on my laptop and with mobile customers who debug on laptops. Sadly, the beautifully light, portable laptops are often XGA resolution. Not a big deal, until you try to see Debug Output...

Welcome. I've been thinking recently about all the random little tips and tricks I've learned over the years about debugging in Windows CE. Well, I'm pretty bad about writing documentation that requires a good flow or consideration of a specific audience...