Hello All,

I have only just registered and have come across this great forum and thought I would seek some help. Yes, this has to do with Softice and Windows XP but hasn't got anything to do mainly with not able to run it. I have downloaded SoftIce v.4.05 for NT and XP (runnin XP) and have encountered a strange problem. I am doing a newbie tutorial where I have to use softice and use a breakpoint such as "bpx getsystemtime" and then run the application. In the tutorial it states that once I used the breakpoint and then run the application, Softice should pop-up. I have had no success in making softice pop-up even when trying other tutorials, with other application to crack and using other breakpoints. Any idea if this is an issue with Softice and Windows XP? Also, I am thinking of getting into reverse engineering seriously and was thinking of downgrading my Operating system back to Windows 98 for the sake of simplicity when using Softice Ice, would you recommend this? Thank you for your attention and hopefully some help

Illmasz

I will help.(because i'm new to)

Inhale red. Say, out loud or silently: "read the faq!" Blow out any remaining air as though you were blowing out a candle. Pause. Breathe in red and say again: "read the faq!" Blow. Pause. Inhale. "read the faq!"

Blow, pause, inhale, and say, in big red letters: "search before posting!" Blow. Pause. Inhale. "search before posting!" Blow. Pause. Inhale. "search before posting!."

Exhale forcibly. Pause in the emptiness. Inhale red. Say, with passion: "READ THE FAQ AND SEARCH BEFORE POSTING!." Again: blow, pause, inhale, and say: "READ THE FAQ AND SEARCH BEFORE POSTING!." Blow. Pause. Inhale. And with intensity say: "READ THE FAQ AND SEARCH BEFORE POSTING!."

Exhale strongly. Make a noise. Pause. Inhale bright red and say or yell: "READ" Exhale loudly. Pause. Inhale red; say/yell: "THE" Again, exhale with a noise, pause, inhale red. Say/yell: "FAQ!" (You can put a pillow or towel on your face and yell into it.)

adaptation of...
Kundalini Meditation
By: Susun S. Weed


do a search in this forum for winxp and softice,you'll find alot.
no need for downgrading,may be consider ollydbg(search again).

Haha,

Alright, well thanks for the help I suppose I checked out the FAQ but didn't find a lot about this issue, probably because I just scanned through it and searched for keywords,heh. I got Olly as well but no idea how to use that. It seems that there aren't many tutorials around for this program unless, I am probably wrong. Thank you.

Illmasz

ollydbg forum:

http://ollydbg.win32asmcommunity.net/?


Regards,

creative, quite creative . . .

1. v4.0.5 is no longer stable on WinXP. DS 3 is the way to go

2. You need to be in the correct context to break the point

3. What API you think the program is using, it may actually not be using.

4. Generally not a good idea to scrap a program because you cannot work it out. Crank up the brain cells and get that damned ice working. Show it whos the boss!

5. Softice is softice. Ollydbg is Ollydbg. When it comes to bare-metal bones, nothing beats ICE. Might be worth your time and effort to learn a couple of things of ICE. May I sugges a complete week off from cracking and simply sitting with the SoftICE manual?

Have Phun

Ok. I will try to use a DS 3 and see how it goes. I have heard great things about Softice and want to use it over Olly but also thinking to use Windows 98 instead of XP for reversing since I have read that some breakpoints cant be used in XP because it is using NT technology. How will this effect cracking? Thanks for the much help guys.

Illmasz