Windows Server R2 installation windbg and Symbol path settings

1. Download the WinDbg installation package (debuggers and tools-x64_en-us v6.12.0002.633 Amd64.msi), double-click Install

2. Download the corresponding version of symbol from the website http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg463028.aspx#Download_windows (Windows_ Win7sp1.7601.17514.101119-1850.amd64fre.symbols.msi), installed in the E:\symbol, after installation contains many folders, as follows:

3.WINDBG is installed in a sub-directory of DDK, the specific path is as follows:

4.WINDBG access symbols require two files (SYMSRV. DLLs and SymStore. EXE) so add their path to the main path environment variable, that is: your windbg installation directory.
How to: On the desktop My Computer right--Properties--advanced-environment variables, in the System Variables list box, find the path double-click, add a semicolon at the end of the variable value and write your installation directory. Click OK. This step is to tell WinDbg where the two files are placed.

5. Create a new environment variable _NT_SYMBOL_PATH value is: srv*e:\symbols*e:\symbols;http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols;
How to: Desktop My Computer right---Properties--advanced--environment variables, click New, add the above variable name and variable value. This step means to tell WinDbg, first find the symbol file from the E:\symbols, if not from http:// Msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols download symbol file in local E:\symbols
6. Next, start Windbg,file->symbol File path, enter the following, that is the installation path of Symbol, click OK to save

7. Verify: Click File->attach to a process, select a session, click OK to attach

At this point, the installation process is complete.

Windows Server R2 installation windbg and Symbol path settings