Ntdebugging Blog

Today I want to talk about tracking down leaking pool. Back with Server 2003 and before, leaking pool was a major issue because it was a limited resource. In Vista and beyond, it isn’t as much of an issue since pool is allocated dynamically, but it can Read More...

Here's one from the Rube Goldberg debug collection! The dripping sarcasm is because I'm about to show the reeeeally long way to figure out what's eating MmCm, skip down to the end if you are in a time crunch. Otherwise, do resist the temptation to skip Read More...

Written by Jeff Dailey Hello, my name is Jeff Dailey, I’m an E scalation E ngineer for the Global Escalation Services P latforms team. I’d like to show you how to debug and find leaking handles within your application or other process. We can do this Read More...

Hi! My name is Tate. I’m an escalation engineer on the Microsoft Critical Problem Resolution Platforms Team. I wanted to share one of the most common errors we troubleshoot here on the CPR team, its root cause being pool consumption, and the methods by which we can remedy it quickly! This issue is commonly misdiagnosed, however, 90% of the time it is actually quite possible to determine the resolution quickly without any serious effort at all! Read More...