PRB: Debugee Exits When the Debugger Exits

ID: Q164205

3.1 3.5 3.51 4.00 WINDOWS NT kbprg kbprb

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API) included with: - Microsoft Windows NT versions 3.10, 3.50, 3.51, 4.0 - Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When a debugger exits, the process being debugged (the "debugee") also exits.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

There is no way to modify the configuration of the operating system to work around this behavior. There is no way to keep the debugee alive after the debugger exits.

In order to keep the debugee running, the debugger must remain running.

KBCategory: kbprg kbprb KBSubcategory: BseDebug BseProcThrd Additional reference words: 3.1 3.5 3.51 4.00 95 DebugActiveProcess ContinueDebugEvent DebugBreak SetDebugErrorLevel WaitForDebugEvent DEBUG_PROCESS DEBUG_ONLY_THIS_PROCESS

Keywords          : kbAPI kbKernBase kbThread kbGrpKernBase 
Version           : 3.1 3.5 3.51 4.00
Platform          : NT WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 28, 1997