I like to use the AssertSz(FALSE, "debug XxxCA here"); from dutil.h. The
resulting dialog gives lots of information to make it easy to attach.

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 2:00 PM, gapearce <mr_gapea...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> I found it pretty easy and straightforward using VS2008 to attach to a
> setup
> program awaiting user input from a message box.  It was very easy...
>
> This MSND article touches on it -
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368264%28VS.85%29.aspx -
>
> just attach to the process that has your messagebox title in it.
>
> add a breakpoint in VS2008 on the line of code in the dll after the
> messagebox.
> Of course the code has to match the dll...
>
> Respond to the button in the messagebox.  It will close and stop on the
> line
> in the debugger.
>
> You do have to remember to remove / disable the message boxes as stated
> above...when you ship, or when they become so annoying that you can't take
> it any more.
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