WinDbg Dr. Watson minidump - requires pdb/dll originally built for installed version?

Question

I have a mindmp file from a target\'s application crash. Is it possible for me to rebuild the dll/pdb files for a version of software and have windbg load symbols correctly?

Answer 1

if you still have the exact source code the image was compiled from, then rebuild it producing a new pdb file and then instruct WinDbg to forcibly load this pdb when you open the crash dump - it worked once in my practice.