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Q217437: FIX: Visual C++ Debugger Crashes on Breakpoint

Article: Q217437
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): winnt:4.2,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbservicepack kbDebug kbide kbVC420bug kbVC500bug kbVC600bug kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, versions 4.2, 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, versions 4.2, 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you set a breakpoint, the debugger might crash with the following MSDev.exe
application error when the application hits the breakpoint:

  The instruction at "0x52522680" referenced memory at "0x02010019". The memory
  could not be "read".

The crash usually happens when the Auto or Watch debug windows are open.

RESOLUTION
==========

To work around this problem, close the Auto debug window before you hit the
breakpoint. In some circumstances you might have to close the Watch debug window
too.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service
Pack 3. For more information about Visual Studio service packs, please see the
following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbservicepack kbDebug kbide kbVC420bug kbVC500bug kbVC600bug kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVC420 kbVC500 kbVC600 kbVC32bitSearch kbVC500Search
Version           : winnt:4.2,5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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