按照 这个 帖子，先打开sxstrace.exe的调试模式：

sxstrace trace -logfile:C:/trace.bin

然后再打开应用程序，这时候在C盘根目录的trace.bin已经生成了，于是退出sxstrace，再运行以下命令：

sxstrace parse -logfile:C:/trace.bin -outfile:C:/trace.log

因为sxstrace trace出来的文件是二进制的，所以用上述命令将其转换成txt的。

打开trace.log，内容如下：

=================
Begin Activation Context Generation.
Input Parameter:Flags = 0ProcessorArchitecture = Wow32CultureFallBacks = en-US;enManifestPath = C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\1\7zS4BF7914E\installer.exeAssemblyDirectory = C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\1\7zS4BF7914E\Application Config File =
-----------------
INFO: Parsing Manifest File C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\1\7zS4BF7914E\installer.exe.INFO: Manifest Definition Identity is (null).INFO: Reference: Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="9.0.21022.8"
INFO: Resolving reference Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="9.0.21022.8".INFO: Resolving reference for ProcessorArchitecture WOW64.INFO: Resolving reference for culture Neutral.INFO: Applying Binding Policy.INFO: No publisher policy found.INFO: No binding policy redirect found.INFO: Begin assembly probing.INFO: Did not find the assembly in WinSxS.INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\9.0.21022.8__1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.DLL.INFO: Did not find manifest for culture Neutral.INFO: End assembly probing.INFO: Resolving reference for ProcessorArchitecture x86.INFO: Resolving reference for culture Neutral.INFO: Applying Binding Policy.INFO: No publisher policy found.INFO: No binding policy redirect found.INFO: Begin assembly probing.INFO: Did not find the assembly in WinSxS.INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\9.0.21022.8__1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.DLL.INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\1\7zS4BF7914E\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.DLL.INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\1\7zS4BF7914E\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.MANIFEST.INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\1\7zS4BF7914E\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.DLL.INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\1\7zS4BF7914E\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.MANIFEST.INFO: Did not find manifest for culture Neutral.INFO: End assembly probing.ERROR: Cannot resolve reference Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="9.0.21022.8".
ERROR: Activation Context generation failed.
End Activation Context Generation.

看起来是 Microsoft.VC90.CRT.dll 这个reference没有找到，这个是属于 Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable 的一个动态链接库。去M$的网站下一个装上，一切就OK了。

对于windows我一向没有好感，不评价，写这篇blog主要是为了记录 sxstrace.exe 这个 工具，感觉用来debug不错。