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ollydbg - how to keep debugged program window open


Any way to keep debugged program window open while stepping the code in ollydbg? The program displays buttons in a loop in a dialog box. But its window stays minimized so I can't observe what effect each command has on visual display.

source: https://legend.octopuslabs.io/sample-page.html (tutorial 16A)


Solution

  • Since you are debugging this program, the program will be "stuck" before GUI components initialized and enter the main loop of GUI thread. You can just keep all window away of "hovering" the program's window, for example don't maximize your OllyDbg window.