Driver Studio 3.2 hang-up on WinXP

[leosmi05]

Just to make it more clear (this info is posted in all 3 threads):

If you have the latest Windows Updates installed (as of 24.02.05, MS05-15 is the latest), DriverStudio 3.1 or SoftICE 4.3.1 will WORK if you use the previous version of the NTOSKRNL.EXE, version 5.1.2600.1568 from 17.06.2004.

The update which is causing the problem is KB885835 which comes with a new NTOSKRNL.EXE, version 5.1.2600.1605 from 22.10.2004, and it seems that, for the moment, as of 24.02.2005, the OSINFO.DAT from Compuware's web site does not work with this NTOSKRNL.EXE.

You can find the old version in this directory: C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB885835$
(replace C:\WINDOWS with your actual path).

So, copy this NTOSKRNL.EXE to OLD_KRNL.EXE and add this line to your BOOT.INI:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional DS 3.1" /fastdetect /noguiboot /KERNEL=OLD_KRNL.EXE

Then just restart and whenever you want to run DS 3.1, just select the proper configuration
befre you start Windows.
:-)

@MarkusO:
The BreakInSharedMods variable is no longer used in DriverStudio 3.2. I installed the new version a few minutes ago on Win2K and when setting breakpoints they break in all processes, without having to use the ATTACH or ADDR command any longer.

<Edit>
I also tried to install IceExt 0.66, but it doesn't load, even if it is the version especially build for DriverStudio 3.2. I'm getting an error message from NET.EXE when trying to load IceExt, which tries to convince me that I'm out of system resources, even if it runs as stable as with DriverStudio 3.1 and IceExt 0.65 and with the same KDE settings. You don't accidently have your problems only with IceExt installed, do you?
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<Edit2>
Your post wasn't yet moderated when I posted this, so yes, I'm also having problems with IceExt 0.66 with the same error message when trying to start the service.
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@leosmi05:
You should better delete your other responses. You posted your last reply in three different threads. If JMI finds out, he will tell you some not very nice sounding words in bold letters (or take care of you in a different way), since all people below 15 posts are watched very closely on what they post. Posting three times exacly the same message doesn't qualify as "useful" post.

don't remember exactly which steps i took to make Driver studio 3.1 load without freezing or similar problem.. ididn't like the new command for breakpoint because i'm familiar with SICE 4.05 so decided to uninstall and got 3.2 .. running but i have similar problem as Markuso .. after loading i could do Ctrl+D and SICE loads but Windows is freezed.. happends with manual and booting with windows will not let it load it...so far i remember i didn't edit any boot.ini or anything and 3.1 was loading fine.. now again i'm having trouble with this new version.. running SP1a with all latest updats except Sp2.. Pemtium 3 at 600 mhz, Intel board, 512 MB SDram, ATI Range 128 PRO (32 MB AGP)

so far i see NTice is looping on an infinitive loop (EBFE) . why ?

My boot.ini:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=C:\
[operating systems]
C:\="Microsoft Windows 98 SE" /noguiboot
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /noguiboot

attached Winice.dat

any ideas?

@Crk:
Did you already read this whole thread? Do you have a error with hooking "MiCopyOnWrite"? Are you using IceExt? Did you try to replace your KERNEL with the old version? Did you already try /NoPAE and /NoExecute=AlwaysOff switches? How does your hang-up differ from the ideas posted here already?