Troubleshooting

In this episode of Defrag Tools, Chad Beeder and Larry Larsen discuss two topics: The Heartbleed bug, and the Sigcheck tool from Sysinternals. Resources: The Heartbleed BugSigcheck Timeline: [00:00] The Heartbleed bug - what is it? Does it affect Microsoft servers? (Spoiler: No)[01:48] Your web…

Larry Larsen and Andrew Richards do a live version of Defrag Tools. We look at the common reasons why Windows Store applications experience crashes and hangs. We do a quick debug of a Windows Store application crash using the !pde.dse debugger extension (available on the show's OneDrive).…

In this episode of Defrag Tools, Andrew Richards and Chad Beeder continue a 3-part series on how Performance Counters work and how to add them to an application. This episode focuses on the XML manifest that you develop, that turns in to code when compiled with CTRPP.…

In this episode of Defrag Tools, Andrew Richards, Chad Beeder and Larry Larsen begin a multi-part series on how Performance Counters work and how to add them to an application. This episode focuses on the (statistical) counter types that determine how the (raw) data is reported.…

In this episode of Defrag Tools, Andrew Richards and Chad Beeder are joined by Aaron Margosis to talk about the Sysinternals book he co-authored, and demos an Application Installation Recorder that leverages Process Monitor and PowerShell. Resources:Windows Sysinternals…

In this episode of Defrag Tools, Trey Nash joins Chad Beeder to demonstrate how the Windows Performance Toolkit was used to solve a performance issue in a time sensitive application. Resources:Windows 8.1 SDK (Windows Performance Toolkit) Timeline:[00:00] - The issue...[03:18] -…

In this episode of Defrag Tools, Andrew Richards, Chad Beeder and Larry Larsen walk you through a common issue in Windows Store applications that use Files. We use a Windows Store 8.1 app sample to show how missing code affects the stability of the process. Resources:Understanding and…

In this episode of Defrag Tools, Andrew Richards and Chad Beeder walk you through a common issue in Windows Store applications that use Frame.GetNavigationState. We use a Windows Store 8.1 app sample to show how using complex objects as a parameter in navigation can cause…

In this episode of Defrag Tools, Paul Long joins Chad Beeder in this 3 part series on Message Analyzer. Resources:Message Analyzer Download CenterMessage Analyzer Blog Timeline:[00:22] - Analyzing multiple types of data[00:55] - ETW Analysis[02:25] - Call Stack View[03:08]…

In this episode of Defrag Tools, Paul Long joins Chad Beeder in this 3 part series on Message Analyzer. Resources:Message Analyzer Download CenterMessage Analyzer Blog Timeline:[00:32] - Analyzing HTTP Traffic[01:08] - Visualization[03:36] - Viewing the Data[05:39]…