SoftICE
Sign in to saveSoftICE is a kernel mode debugger for DOS and Windows up to Windows XP. It is designed to run underneath Windows, so that the operating system is unaware of its presence. Unlike an application debugger, SoftICE is capable of suspending all operations in Windows when instructed. Due to its low-level capabilities, SoftICE is also popular as a software cracking tool.
Key facts
- Software.name
- SoftICE
- Software.title
- SoftICE
- Software.caption
- SoftICE debugger interface
- Software.author
- NuMega
- Software.developer
- Compuware
- Software.released
- (DOS)
- Software.discontinued
- yes
- Software.latest release version
- v4.05
- Software.operating system
- Microsoft Windows
- Software.genre
- Debugger
- Software.license
- Proprietary
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- software version identifier
- 4.0.5
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SoftICE is a kernel mode debugger for DOS and Windows up to Windows XP. It is designed to run underneath Windows, so that the operating system is unaware of its presence. Unlike an application debugger, SoftICE is capable of suspending all operations in Windows when instructed. Due to its low-level capabilities, SoftICE is also popular as a software cracking tool.
Microsoft offers two kernel-mode debuggers, WinDbg and KD, without charges. However, the full capabilities of WinDbg and KD are available only when two interlinked computers are used. SoftICE, therefore, is an exceptionally useful tool for difficult driver-related development. The last released version was for Windows XP.