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10 November 2009
ASP.NET Debugger Extension – Manual Install / Uninstall
In case you have problems with the setup files for ASP.NET Debugger Extension you can manually install the module. FILES ADE.dll This is the main module that loads in IIS Location : GAC ADEWOWHelper.exe This is a helper exe that is used in x64 environments Read More...
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06 November 2009
ASP.NET Debugger Extension – Trace Process for Debug Events
With ASP.NET Debugger Extension you can also trace the process for events. This is actually a wrapper around the MdbgEngine (mdbgcore.dll) options to interrupt a process when an event occurs. You can use it to trace exceptions / module loads etc. For Read More...
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05 November 2009
ASP.NET Debugger Extension – Find Debug Modules
ASP.NET Debugger Extension has an useful feature to find modules that are built in debug mode. You start by selecting a website, ADE then scans all the folders under that website to figure out the modules that are built in debug mode. Debug modules should Read More...
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04 November 2009
ASP.NET Debugger Extension – Callstack Viewer
I recently created an ASP.NET Debugger Extension for IIS 7 that you can use to troubleshoot issues that would usually involve taking a memory dump of the process. One of the features in this extension is the ability to get a managed stack trace of all Read More...
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04 November 2009
ASP.NET Debugger Extension for IIS 7
Just finished writing an extension for IIS 7 that will provide advanced debugging features for IIS worker processes running managed code. It basically does three things 1. Find Debug Modules This feature will help you scan your website content to spot Read More...
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Attachment(s):adeInstall.zip
20 September 2009
SSL Diagnostics Tool for IIS 7
The SSL Diagnostics tool is a very useful tool for troubleshooting SSL issues.  It generates a detailed report of SSL settings for all the websites on an IIS server which helps in quickly identifying SSL issues. But the tool was built for IIS 5 and Read More...
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07 May 2009
Setting SMTP RelayIpList from a script.
SMTP service running on IIS 6.0 provides you options to restrict IP addresses of computers that can relay mail messages through this server. The value(list of IP addresses) is stored in the RelayIpList metabase property as an octet string. I was recently Read More...
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Attachment(s):ImportRelayList.zip
02 April 2009
Getting better stack traces in Process Monitor / Process Explorer
Process Monitor and Process Explorer are great tools for troubleshooting issues on Windows machines. Process Explorer can be used to investigate a running process from handles to dlls loaded. Process Monitor is my favourate and it can be used to monitor Read More...
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08 March 2008
Internet Explorer 8 Activity Provider - Search MSDN Blogs
Everyone who tuned in to MIX '08 should be knowing that the BETA version of Internet Explorer 8 is now available for public download. Internet Explorer 8 has a lot of features to look out for - Standards Compliant (It passes the Acid 2 Browser Test ) Read More...
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Attachment(s):SearchMSDNBlogs.xml
15 January 2008
WinDbg Scripting - Dump column names from a data table
Windbg provides a nice scripting mechanism with which we can automate repetitive tasks. It is seldom used and I have found very few people who actually utilize it but it is a great way to automate tasks. One annoying routine that I regularly used to do Read More...
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Attachment(s):DumpColumnNames.zip
17 December 2007
IIS 7.0 - IIS Manager Module to scan for assemblies built in debug mode
Often assemblies are built in debug mode and deployed on production servers causing performance degradation. Using this module you can scan all your website folders to find .net modules that are built in debug mode. INSTALLATION 1. You will have to add Read More...
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Attachment(s):FindDebugModules.zip
30 May 2007
IIS 6.0 Recovering websites from a stale metabase.xml
The metabase is a repository for most IIS configuration settings. It resides as a plaintext XML file metabase.xml in the systemroot\System32\Inetsrv folder. All the websites and their corresponding settings are stored in this file. The problem with this Read More...
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