Debug exe in visual studio 2010

Question

Is there a way to debug external exe using visual studio 2010 by shift+double click to run the exe. Normally, to run the application in a special mode we have press the shift a

Answer 1

If I understand enough of that, you want to debug a program not launched by VS.. In vs pro+ you can select "debug" and then "Attach to process" so you would start your applicaiton and then can attach to it.

Answer 2

So basically you want to attach debugger as soon as the process starts. This should help. Source http://blogs.msdn.com/b/greggm/archive/2005/02/21/377663.aspx

• Run regedit.exe
• Goto HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options
• Create a new key for your exe (example: foo.exe)
• Create a new string value under your exe. The name of the string value is 'Debugger', and the value is 'vsjitdebugger.exe'