PRB: Visual InterDev Debugger Hangs When Stopping (251029)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
This article was previously published under Q251029

SYMPTOMS

When you try to stop the Visual InterDev 6.0 debugger using the Stop button, Visual InterDev becomes unresponsive (hangs) for a long period of time (approximately 5 minutes). After the time-out, the Visual InterDev debugger stops and returns to normal state.

CAUSE

When you stop the Visual InterDev debugger using the Stop button, Visual InterDev installs a COM message filter. Occasionally, when the time spent on a call is too long, the call is cancelled. In COM/RPC on Windows NT 4.0, calls to release cannot be cancelled, which causes the delay in stopping the debugger.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, detach the debugger rather than using the Stop button:

From the Debug menu, select Detach All Processes.

REFERENCES

For additional information on debugging references, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

244272 INFO: Visual InterDev 6.0 Debugging Resources

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/29/2003
Keywords:kbBug kbDebug kbprb KB251029
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