FIX: Remote Debug in Windows NT Requires Psapi.dll

ID: Q177421

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Visual C++ version 5.0, if the target machine is a Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 system, you need to install the file Psapi.dll for remote debug to work. Please refer to the MORE INFORMATION section below for a complete list of requirements when starting the remote debug monitor on the target machine.

This is a requirement for Microsoft Windows NT remote target machines only.

RESOLUTION

Copy the \DevStudio\VC\bin\Psapi.dll file from the Microsoft Visual C++ product CD-ROM to the \Windows\SYSTEM32 folder of the target machine.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual C++ version 6.0 for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

A Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 installation is supposed to install the Psapi.dll file in the \SYSTEM32 folder. This DLL is required by the remote debug monitor. The online document found at the location mentioned in the REFERENCES section below lists only the following files as required by the remote debug monitor:


   MSVCMON.EXE, MSVCRT.DLL, TLN0T.DLL, DM.DLL, MSVCP5O.DLL, MSDIS100.DLL

If the Psapi.dll file is missing from the Windows\SYSTEM32 folder, copy this DLL from the DevStudio\VC\bin folder of the Microsoft Visual C++ product CD-ROM to this folder.

REFERENCES

Please see the following help topic in the Microsoft Visual C++ online documentation for more information on remote debugging components:

Setting Up the Remote Debug Monitor

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbDebug kbide kbVC500bug kbVC600fix
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Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug