How to: Run the Remote Debugging Monitor
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The Remote Debugging Monitor (msvsmon.exe) is a small application that Visual Studio 2005 connects to for remote debugging. During remote debugging, Visual Studio runs on one machine (the debugger host) and the Remote Debugging Monitor runs on the remote machine along with the application you are debugging.
Before you can begin remote debugging, you must set up remote debugging. For more information, see How to: Set Up Remote Debugging.
You must also make sure you have the required permissions for debugging on the remote machine. For more information, see Remote Debugging Permissions.
Once you have done these two things, you are ready to run the Remote Debugging Monitor and begin remote debugging.
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To start the Remote Debugging Monitor
Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, point to Visual Studio Tools, and then click Remote Debugger.
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Run msvsmon.exe from the Windows Command Prompt.
The Remote Debugging Monitor runs as a Windows application. The user interface shows that the Remote Debugging Monitor is running and makes remote debugging easy to set up.
You can now configure the Remote Debugging Monitor for remote debugging in one of two modes:
To setup remote debugging in Windows Authentication mode, see How to: Set Up Windows Authentication Mode.
To set up remote debugging in No Authentication mode (for native code only), see How to: Set Up "No Authentication" Mode. No Authentication mode enables faster debugging on slow networks, but it is not secure and should be used only on secure networks.
Running the Remote Debugging Service (ASP .NET and other server environments)
For debugging in ASP .NET and other server environments, you can run the Remote Debugging Monitor as a Windows service (the Remote Debugger Service.)
To Configure the Remote Debugging Monitor as a Service
From the Start menu, choose Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, the point to Visual Studio Tools, and click Visual Studio 2005 Remote Debugger Configuration Wizard.
Follow the steps in the wizard to set up remote debugging as a service.
See Also
Tasks
How to: Set Up Windows Authentication Mode
How to: Set Up "No Authentication" Mode
Remote Debugging Errors and Troubleshooting