Debugging Tools for Windows 32-bit Version

Updated: May 28, 2010

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Current Version of the Debugging Tools for Windows
System Requirements
When to Use 32-bit Debugging Tools
Getting Started with Debugging Tools for Windows
Previous Versions of Debugging Tools for Windows

Current Version of the Debugging Tools for Windows

Current Release version 6.12.2.633 – February 26, 2010

The Debugging Tools for Windows 32-bit version is now available as a standalone component from the Windows Software Development Kit (Windows SDK). Debugging Tools for Windows includes WinDbg, a powerful debugger with a graphical interface and a console interface, as well as the console-based debuggers NTSD, CDB, and KD.

Download Debugging Tools from the Windows SDK

The Debugging Tools are listed in two places on the Installation Options screen in the Windows SDK Setup Wizard:

Select the Debugging Tools option under the Common Utilities if you want the x86 version of the Debugging Tools and you are installing on an x86 computer. This option automatically detects the CPU architecture of the computer on which you are installing the tools and it is the fastest method of installing the tools.
Select the Debugging Tools option under the Redistributable Packages to download all three versions of the Debugging Tools (x86, x64, Itanium).

After you select the appropriate Debugging Tools option as described above, clear the check boxes for the other options so that you do not install unnecessary items. The Common Utilities option downloads the Debugging Tools into a Debugging Tools for Windows folder under your Program Files folder. The Redistributable Packages option downloads the Debugging Tools to C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Redist\Debugging Tools for Windows.

You can also install the Debugging tools from the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) ISO image.

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System Requirements

The following are system requirements for the 32-bit version of Debugging Tools for Windows:

32-bit or 64-bit versions of Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003; Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later.
Approximately 25 MB of hard disk space.

See: What's New for Debugging Tools for Windows

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When to Use 32-bit Debugging Tools

The 32-bit version of Debugging Tools for Windows is the best choice, unless you are debugging an application on a 64-bit processor. In that case, you should use a 64-bit package.

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Getting Started with Debugging Tools for Windows

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Previous Versions of Debugging Tools for Windows

Previous Release version 6.11.1.404 - March 27, 2009
Install 32-bit version 6.11.1.404 [16.9 MB]

Previous Release version 6.11.1.402 - February 6, 2009
Install 32-bit version 6.11.1.402 [16.9 MB]

Previous Release version 6.10.3.233 - November 18, 2008
Install 32-bit version 6.10.3.233 [16.8 MB]

Previous Release version 6.9.3.113 - April 29, 2008
Install 32-bit version 6.9.3.113 [17.5 MB]

Previous Release version 6.8.4.0 - October 18, 2007
Install 32-bit version 6.8.4.0 [16.7 MB]

Previous Release version 6.7.5.1 - July 3, 2007
Install 32-bit Beta version 6.7.5.1 [15.8 MB]

Previous Release version 6.6.7.5 - July 18, 2006
Install 32-bit version 6.6.7.5 [15.2 MB]

Previous Release version 6.6.3.5 - January 24, 2006
Install 32-bit Beta version 6.6.3.5 [13.8 MB]

Note: If you are running Windows NT 4.0, you must first update your Windows Installer to version 1.1 before installing the debugging tools. If you are running Windows 2000 or a later version of Windows, then you already have Windows Installer 1.1 or a later version, and there is no need to reinstall it.

Install Windows Installer 1.1 (Windows NT 4.0 - X86) [1.4 MB]

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