debugging

Question

what debugging program will work with win8? I tried visual studio/win7 but no success.

 

Answer 1

To debug Metro style application you need to use the Visual Studio preview (Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express for Windows Developer Preview) that is installed on the Windows 8 Developer preview which you can download from:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516.aspx  

Answer 2

I downloaded the 32 bit version of metro, I also downloaded windows live for my email, I get an error message:   ESENT,  no debugger installed on this machine, please install one now.  So I downloaded the visual studio/windows7 debugger program, and I still get the message...thank you for the previous help.

---

rcmerrifield

Answer 3

What specifically are you trying to debug?

---

Jeff Sanders (MSFT)

Answer 4

Hello guys.

 

just to be sure, are you saying that I can only debug win 8 JS  metro apps if I'm running win 8 developer preview with tools? Any specific reason for not allowing me to debug those apps from within vs 2011?

 

thanks.

---

Luis Abreu

Answer 5

Hi Luis,

For the preview, that is the only configuration supported.

-Jeff

---

Jeff Sanders (MSFT)