Microsoft Symbol Server
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Microsoft Symbol Server is a Windows technology used to obtain symbol debugging
information. It is built by using the SymSrv technology that is bundled with the Debugging Tools for Windows package. The SymChk.exe utility can be used to verify symbols and to build a local symbol cache in a convenient, noninvasive way. This utility is included with the Debugging Tools for Windows. Visual Studio 2005, 2008 and 2010 can be set up to use the Microsoft Symbol Server http://geekswithblogs.net/mskoolaid/archive/2005/12/17/63418.aspx. The symbol server technology is built into Debugging Tools for Windows.
Debugging
Debugging is a methodical process of finding and reducing the number of bugs, or defects, in a computer program or a piece of electronic hardware, thus making it behave as expected. Debugging tends to be harder when various subsystems are tightly coupled, as changes in one may cause bugs to emerge...
information. It is built by using the SymSrv technology that is bundled with the Debugging Tools for Windows package. The SymChk.exe utility can be used to verify symbols and to build a local symbol cache in a convenient, noninvasive way. This utility is included with the Debugging Tools for Windows. Visual Studio 2005, 2008 and 2010 can be set up to use the Microsoft Symbol Server http://geekswithblogs.net/mskoolaid/archive/2005/12/17/63418.aspx. The symbol server technology is built into Debugging Tools for Windows.