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<blockquote> "In WinDbg I can set breakpoints, but it is difficult for me to imagine at what point to set a breakpoint and at what memory location. Similarly, when I view the static code in IDA Pro, I'm not sure where to even begin to find the function or datastructure that represents the mine field." </blockquote> Exactly! Well, you can look for routines like random() that will be called during the construction of the mines table. This <a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0764574817" rel="nofollow noreferrer">book</a> helped me a lot when I was experimenting with reverse engineering. :) In general, good places for setting break points are calls to message boxes, calls to play a sound, timers and other win32 API routines. BTW, I am scanning minesweeper right now with <a href="http://www.ollydbg.de/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">OllyDbg</a>. Update: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/931257/how-can-i-find-the-data-structure-that-represents-mine-layout-of-minesweeper-in-memory#1160282">nemo</a> reminded me a great tool, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheat_Engine" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Cheat Engine</a> by Eric "Dark Byte" Heijnen. Cheat Engine (CE) is a great tool for watching and modifying other processes memory space. Beyond that basic facility, CE has more special features like viewing the disassembled memory of a process and injecting code into other processes. (the real value of that project is that you can download the source code -Delphi- and see how those mechanisms were implemented - I did that many years ago :o)
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