Visual Studio Immediate Window .load sos.dll doesn't work

Question

I am using Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 Immediate Window to see some objects' memory layout.

First, I created a Console Application Project and changed the Project Properties： checked the Enable native code debugging check box at the Debug tag. Second, I checked Tools → Options → Debugging → Use Managed Compatibility Mode. At last, I typed load sos.dll in the Immediate Window, after a while I get this output like this:

Error during command: Warning. Extension is using a callback which Visual Studio does not implement.

Error during command: Exception c0000005 occurred at 2A667BA6

I really don't know how to solve this problem and what is the meaning...

Answer 1

I've recently got the same exact error message. It seems that Visual Studio tries to load wrong SOS.dll by default.

I loaded an earlier version of this dll, and now it works fine. Try this:

.load C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\sos.dll

If this folder not exist in your machine, try another version, which is available.

Hope this helps.