Article ID: 244876 - Last Review: November 1, 2006 - Revision: 2.1

How to Determine if Windows Is Started in Debug Mode

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256986  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/EN-US/ ) Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
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SUMMARY

This article describes how to determine if your Windows-based computer is started in Debug mode.
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WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To determine if a Windows-based computer is started in Debug mode, verify the computer's startup options in the registry:
  1. Start Registry Editor.
  2. Locate the following registry key:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
  3. In the Control key, locate the SystemStartOptions string value. If the computer is in Debug mode, one or more of the debug switches are displayed in the string (for example, /debug, /crashdebug, /debugport, or /baudrate). Any combination of one or more of these switches indicates that the computer is currently in Debug mode. If the computer was started with no options specified, this value is blank.NOTE: This registry value is updated every time the computer starts, and contains the options specific for your current boot selection in the Boot.ini file.
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REFERENCES

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
102987  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/102987/EN-US/ ) REG: CurrentControlSet, PART 1
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
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