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SUMMARYDuring the last stage of the Visual C++ installation, the following message appears: Setup has installed an icon in the Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Tools program group that will allow you to install a subset of the Windows NT system symbols (.DGB) files from your Visual C++ CD-ROM. If the symbols are not installed, the Visual C++ debugger is not always able to determine the content of called functions.You can access the default launch point for this function from the Windows Programs menu: Point to Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0, then point to Microsoft Visual Studio and select Windows NT Symbols Setup. Following the initial instructions, the following message will appear: Please insert the VC 6 CD_ROM disk into Your CD-ROM drive. Select Continue to Proceed with the installationThe CD requested is installation disk Number One from Visual Studio or Visual C++ stand-alone. Even with a clean installation, the following error messages will be returned:
Followed by:
This behavior is by design. MORE INFORMATION
This article addresses the Windows NT symbol files only from an installation perspective, not from a developer or user perspective. The assumption is that the developer using the system will have an understanding of which .dll files will be used and which will not. Unless system level development or driver development is being done, the debug files in question will not be required. The use of these Windows NT symbol files also depends on which debugger the developer decides to use.
REFERENCESFor additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q141465 How to Install Symbols for Dr. Watson Error Debugging Q148659 How to Set Up Windows NT Debug Symbols Q148660 How to Verify Windows NT Debug Symbols Q138258 Windows NT Debug Symbol Setup Information Additional query words:
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