FIX: Remote Debugging Fails Due to Many OutputDebugString Calls

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This article was previously published under Q217369

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SYMPTOMS

The Visual C++ debugger crashes during remote debugging when the application being debugged makes many calls to the OutputDebugString() function.

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CAUSE

The cause of the problem is partial filling of the buffer due to repeated calling ouputdebugstring within a very short time span.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3.

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REFERENCES

For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194022/ ) Visual Studio 6.0 service packs, what, where, why

194295 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194295/ ) How to tell that a Visual Studio service pack is installed

For more information, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

How to enable remote debugging on Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://msdn.microsoft.com/security/productinfo/xpsp2/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnwxp/html/xpsp2remotedebug.asp (http://msdn.microsoft.com/security/productinfo/xpsp2/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnwxp/html/xpsp2remotedebug.asp)

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