Microsoft KB Archive/828877

= FIX: Visual Studio .NET 2003 Quits Unexpectedly When You Debug a Dump File That Is Larger Than 500 MB =

Article ID: 828877

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Academic Edition

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SYMPTOMS
If you open a dump file that is larger than 500 megabytes (MB) in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, and then you press F5 to debug the dump file, Visual Studio .NET may quit unexpectedly (crash).



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Visual Studio .NET service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version      Size     File name     Operating system 13-Sep-2003 13:00  7.10.3256.0  163,840  Natdbgdm.dll  X86



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: crash

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbvsnet2003presp1fix kbhotfixserver KB828877

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