Comment Feed for Channel 9 - Defrag Tools: #1 - Building your USB thumbdrive http://media.ch9.ms/ch9/c706/099655b9-4ff6-4220-aaeb-d7c84f12c706/Defrag01_220.jpg Channel 9 - Defrag Tools: #1 - Building your USB thumbdrive Welcome to the first episode of Defrag Tools where Andrew Richards and I will be walking you through the tools we use when troubleshooting Windows PC's. Each week we'll dive into the tools from SysInternals, showing you how to use them along with our best tips and tricks. In this episode we'll be showing you how to get started by creating a thumb drive that you can use to fix PC's and troubleshoot problems. Resources: Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4www.sysinternals.com Timeline:[00:00] - What is Defrag Tools?[02:50] - The USB Stick light saber[03:59] - Download, unblock and extract the Sysinternals Suite[08:07] - Add c:\my\sysinternals to the PATH[09:23] - Download and install the Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4[13:30] - What is a Symbol?[15:10] - Symbols script for environment variables[18:57] - Symbol Logging (DbgHelp)[20:45] - Gather the 'Redist' MSI files of Application Verifier, Debugging Tools for Windows, and Windows Performance Toolkit from the SDK[22:29] - Debugging Tool for Windows- Install both the x64 and x86 versions of the Debugging Tool for Windows (to "c:\debuggers" and "c:\debuggers_x86" respectively)- Copy the "c:\debuggers" and "c:\debuggers_x86" folders in to the "C:\My\Debugging Tool for Windows" folder for 'xcopy' use on any computer (no installation necessary)[25:09] - Windows Performance Toolkit- Install the x64 or x86 version of the Windows Performance Toolkit using the default options- Copy "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows Performance Toolkit" to "C:\My\Windows Performance Toolkit" folder for 'xcopy' use on any computer (no installation necessary)[25:43] - DbgHelp.dll v6.12[26:55] - Next episode... Process Explorer Scripts:Symbols.cmd md c:\My md c:\My\Src md c:\My\Sym md c:\My\SymCache setx /M _NT_SOURCE_PATH SRV*C:\My\Src setx /M _NT_SYMBOL_PATH SRV*C:\My\Sym*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols setx /M _NT_SYMCACHE_PATH C:\My\SymCache DbgHelp_Logging.cmd rem msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms680687.aspx md c:\My md c:\My\DbgHelp setx DBGHELP_DBGOUT 1 setx DBGHELP_LOG C:\My\DbgHelp\DbgHelpLog.txt en Thu, 23 May 2013 02:12:31 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 02:12:31 GMT Rev9 Re: Defrag Tools: #1 - Building your USB thumbdrive I'm using this tool on my USB thumb drive:

WSCC - Windows System Control Center
http://www.kls-soft.com/wscc/

 

this tool can also update the programs so you don't have to download the zip all time again.


And MS provides symbols for hotfixes. MS doesn't provide symbols for some tools like Office, MSE.

 

And for the MSIs you can use the admin install mode of Windows Installer to get the install structure in a folder where you want it and copy the folder to your USB drive. because admin mode is ugly to type in the cmd prompt, use this tool:

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/124567-universal-extractor-latest-version-161/

After you've installed it, make a rightclick on the MSI and select extract 1 of the "Uniextract" options.

 

posted by MagicAndre1981

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634793552734527345 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:14:33 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634793552734527345 MagicAndre1981 Re: Defrag Tools: #1 - Building your USB thumbdrive Hi Andrew, do you have the files (CMD scripts) for download you discussed?

posted by DarylDart

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634793652277708880 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:00:27 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634793652277708880 DarylDart Re: Defrag Tools: #1 - Building your USB thumbdrive Edit: Added to show description...

--- Symbols.cmd ---

md c:\My
md c:\My\Src
md c:\My\Sym
md c:\My\SymCache

setx /M _NT_SOURCE_PATH SRV*C:\My\Src
setx /M _NT_SYMBOL_PATH SRV*C:\My\Sym*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
setx /M _NT_SYMCACHE_PATH C:\My\SymCache

posted by windev

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634793733030170950 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:15:03 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634793733030170950 windev Re: Defrag Tools: #1 - Building your USB thumbdrive Edit: Added to show description...

--- DbgHelp_Logging.cmd ---

rem http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms680687.aspx

md c:\My
md c:\My\DbgHelp

setx DBGHELP_DBGOUT 1
setx DBGHELP_LOG C:\My\DbgHelp\DbgHelpLog.txt

posted by windev

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634793733388270738 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:15:38 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634793733388270738 windev Re: Defrag Tools: #1 - Building your USB thumbdrive Edit: Added to show description...

--- URLs ---
www.sysinternals.com
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279

Sorry about the omission - Larry and I were rushed making more episodes when we we wrote the first show's description.

posted by windev

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634793734108621304 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:16:50 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634793734108621304 windev Re: Defrag Tools: #1 - Building your USB thumbdrive Great show yet again, boys.  I use these tools/techniques all the time but it seems like every time I hear someone talk about them I learn something new.  Looking forward to the next 30 episodes!

@Andre: Thanks for the wscc tip...awesome sauce...

@Larry: Did you just channel Kriss-Kross at the start of this episode???  Total man-card violation...

posted by BrianHartung

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634793778548804564 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:30:54 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634793778548804564 BrianHartung Re: Defrag Tools: #1 - Building your USB thumbdrive Good stuff! I look forward to more ...and running Symbols on apps I created to see what all they are exposing!

posted by jp2code

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634795318473934387 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:17:27 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634795318473934387 jp2code Re: Defrag Tools: #1 - Building your USB thumbdrive posted by James G

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634795738487958820 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 06:57:28 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634795738487958820 James G Re: Defrag Tools: #1 - Building your USB thumbdrive posted by Robert Sterbal

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634797267841372379 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 01:26:24 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634797267841372379 Robert Sterbal Re: Defrag Tools: #1 - Building your USB thumbdrive @Robert Sterbal: At the moment, we have no plans to make transcripts.  The Sysinternals Administrator's Reference is a good substitute in their absence.

posted by windev

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634798074143453499 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 23:50:14 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634798074143453499 windev Re: Defrag Tools: #1 - Building your USB thumbdrive @jp2code & All:  The next tool is a (long) episode on Process Explorer, then two shows on Process Monitor (one on the application and one showing examples), then Autoruns, and then ...

posted by windev

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634798075730980555 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 23:52:53 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634798075730980555 windev Re: Defrag Tools: #1 - Building your USB thumbdrive Great Show.

I getting all my friends and workmate to watch.

posted by Mattycooper

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634801880183298886 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:33:38 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634801880183298886 Mattycooper Re: Defrag Tools: #1 - Building your USB thumbdrive @windev: no prob RE omission, loved the TR15 lvl 400 debug session, just had to find this show and keep the goodness rolling on, SEE's rock!

posted by DarylDart

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634801966630500992 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:57:43 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634801966630500992 DarylDart Re: Defrag Tools: #1 - Building your USB thumbdrive
I didn't get what the other two variables are for (_NT_SOURCE_PATH; _NT_SYMCACHE_PATH)? For symbols to work in ProcExp it needs only _NT_SYMBOL_PATH, right? And if I'd like to run it from USB stick, can I just set path in Symbols Settings menu of ProcExp to the Syms folder on flash drive? Except for size and speed are there any other concerns in doing that?

Is there a way to download all the current MS symbols for let's say Windows 7 at once, not the .iso file?

Th

posted by Joe

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634808121886669437 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:56:28 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634808121886669437 Joe Re: Defrag Tools: #1 - Building your USB thumbdrive Great show. And look forward to all the shows in the series. 

posted by samhmaria

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634813151631644481 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:39:23 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634813151631644481 samhmaria Re: Defrag Tools: #1 - Building your USB thumbdrive @Joe:  If you have a enough space, definitely set the path to the USB Stick. I'd definitely do this if I was using one of those self-powered 2" harddisks. You'd use X:\My\... instead of C:\My\...

_NT_SOURCE_PATH is used by Process Monitor and VMMap (and more).

If you are internal to Microsoft, set the _NT_SOURCE_PATH and _NT_SYMBOL_PATH to the same value. The internal symbol server can download source code, as well as symbols and executables (images).

_NT_SYMCACHE_PATH is used by Windows Performance Toolkit (xPerf)

I'll dive deep in to these environment variables again when I do the VMMap, WPT and Debugging Tools episodes.

posted by windev

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634814628069388359 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 03:40:06 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-Building-your-USB-thumbdrive#c634814628069388359 windev