Hi would like some help please in stopping my machine from hanging. This occurs many times, with little or nothing running and only three tabs open. System is real slow I have 2 40 gigs internal HD plus 120 gig external...

System info

WIndows Vista 32 bit .. service pack 2 running and installed

running firefox .. found this info and dl the windows debug for vista 32

If you have an application that is hanging or crashing, or a system that is misbehaving due to hangs, high CPU, severe slowness, etc, you may be asked to create a memory dump - perhaps of the application that is believed to be having issues, or of the entire system if the computer is misbehaving (or of both an application and the whole system!). This post is meant as an instruction manual on how to gather data if you are going to post for help on resolving one of these types of problems.

The first thing to do, before doing ANYTHING else, is to download and install the "Debugging Tools for Windows" for your Windows platform:
- x86 version.
- x64 or Itanium (64bit)

Once you've installed the tools, here are instructions on how to create the appropriate dump if you are so asked:


Memory dump from an application/process that is HANGING (not crashing):

1. Create a directory called c:\adplus

2. Open a command prompt and change to the directory where you installed the debugging tools. By default, this is "C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows"

3. Type the following command in the command prompt:
cscript adplus.vbs -hang -pn appname -quiet -o c:\adplus (where "appname" is the .exe name of the application that is hanging)

4. Once the debugger has finished (this can take some time), the command prompt window(s) will close, and you will have data in your C:\adplus folder that can be analyzed

installed and ran.. comes up with c adplus not found.. although it is in the debugging file under cscript..

now when I look at the cmd prompt window this is what shows
If you have an application that is hanging or crashing, or a system that is misbehaving due to hangs, high CPU, severe slowness, etc, you may be asked to create a memory dump - perhaps of the application that is believed to be having issues, or of the entire system if the computer is misbehaving (or of both an application and the whole system!). This post is meant as an instruction manual on how to gather data if you are going to post for help on resolving one of these types of problems.

The first thing to do, before doing ANYTHING else, is to download and install the "Debugging Tools for Windows" for your Windows platform:
- x86 version.
- x64 or Itanium (64bit)

Once you've installed the tools, here are instructions on how to create the appropriate dump if you are so asked:


Memory dump from an application/process that is HANGING (not crashing):

1. Create a directory called c:\adplus

2. Open a command prompt and change to the directory where you installed the debugging tools. By default, this is "C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows"



3. Type the following command in the command prompt:
cscript adplus.vbs -hang -pn appname -quiet -o c:\adplus (where "appname" is the .exe name of the application that is hanging)

4. Once the debugger has finished (this can take some time), the command prompt window(s) will close, and you will have data in your C:\adplus folder that can be analyzed.

did this and dl the debugger.. ran the cmd file with the above instructs and all I see is .. firefox as the appname .. and this is the results...the windows never closed.. and the adplus folder does not show any of the appl hang..

targeting windows server times 86 debug....


silly question is do I have to do this once .. the system hangs again.. or can I try to debug while it happens...

Thanks for your replies.

did this and dl the debugger.. ran the cmd file with the above instructs and all I see is .. firefox as the appname .. and this is the results...the windows never closed.. and the adplus folder does not show any of the appl hang..

targeting windows server times 86 debug....


silly question is do I have to do this once .. the system hangs again.. or can I try to debug while it happens...

Thanks for your replies.

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