Windows NT 4.0 OEM Support Tools

The Microsoft® Windows NT® version 4.0 OEM Support Tools are troubleshooting and development tools for those working with Windows NT Server and Workstation, versions 3.51 and 4.0, including all Service Pack revisions. The tools extend the functionality of existing debugging tools, such as Windows Debugger, provide new features upon which new debugging methodologies can be based, and provide development support.

The Windows NT Support Tools feature four components:

Kernel Debugger Extensions New debugger extensions to facilitate examination and analysis of a wider range of kernel data structures than is conveniently possible today, especially when dealing with crash dumps.
Pool Enhancements Tools for memory pool caller-tracking/tail-checking, pool logging, pool free block pattern fill, and increasing available pool statistics.
Kernel Memory Space Analyzer A heuristics-based kernel memory crash dump analysis tool to aid in diagnosing memory corruption problems. This tool discovers and analyzes anomalies in the kernel memory space.
User Mode Process Dump A tool that allows users to create dump files from any Win32 process, such as csrss.exe or explorer.exe, that can be examined using Windows Debugger. The tool allows for manual creation of dump files via the command line or hot-key, or automatic creation when exceptions occur in monitored processes.

OEM Support Tools Topics

Installing the OEM Support Tools

Files Required

The files required for Windows NT 4.0 OEM Support Tools are located on your Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Resource Kit companion CD.

To use this tool, you must install it. See Installing the OEM Support Tools for more information.

For More Information

See Userdocs.doc, which is contained in the Support.zip file in the <cdroot>\apps\oemsuptools, for more information. Also refer to the relnote.txt file in the same directory for known issues and restrictions.