wntdll.pdb not loaded - Can't see the exception

c++ visual-studio debugging exception pdb-files
markzzz picture markzzz · Jan 11, 2018 · Viewed 32.6k times · Source

Sometimes when I quit my application (SaviHOST running a DLL that I'm making) I show this screen:

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Unfortunately I don't know where the error happens, because it just load that screen, not the line where the exception is made.

How can I fix this? What wntdll.pdb have to do with this? Thanks

Answer

sajal Shrivastava picture sajal Shrivastava · Nov 22, 2018
  1. Connect to Internet.
  2. Enable Microsoft Symbol Servers in Symbol path settings.

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  1. Close VS (I used VS 2015)
  2. Restart and Debug With Native. All symbols will be loaded from MS Servers.

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