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# Throwback Thursday: May 15, 2025
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/throwback-thursday-2025-05-15/
- Published: 2025-05-16T03:13:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T12:45:36.000Z
- Description: This week's Throwback Thursday article features tips, tricks, and tools for tracking down hard-to-diagnose bugs.
- Author: Mike Wolfe
- Tags: Throwback Thursday, #Import 2026-05-20 02:59

*With over a million words scattered across more than 1,500 articles on this blog, you've probably missed a few things here.*

*That’s why each week in "Throwback Thursday," we’ll revisit some standout posts. Expect a blend of my personal favorites, insightful articles from other great minds, and a touch of coding humor to keep things light.*

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## Highlights from NoLongerSet.com

[KnowledgeBase MausoleumLooking for that long-lost KnowledgeBase article from 2003 but only finding a 404 error? This website brings dead KB articles back to life.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2021/04/Mausoleum.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/microsoft-knowledgebase-mausoleum/)

[Breaking Down Windows Error CodesDid you know there is a method to the madness behind those crazy-looking VBA error numbers like 0x80070005 or its decimal equivalent -2,147,024,891?![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2022/05/jackhammer-91101_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/breaking-down-windows-error-codes/)

[Using ProcMon to Troubleshoot Registry CallsFinding the correct registry keys for JetShowPlan and ODBC TraceSqlMode can be tricky. Let ProcMon take the guesswork out of the process.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2022/02/needle-1419606_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/procmon-troubleshoot-registry-calls/)

[Debugging Automation ErrorsCome join me on a journey debugging hard-to-reproduce “Automation error” bugs.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2020/11/vlad-bagacian-d1eaoAabeXs-unsplash.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/debugging-automation-errors/)

[Debugging Private ProceduresAfter more than 14 years as a VBA developer, I recently discovered that you can debug private procedures without temporarily making them public!![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2021/05/monkey-thoughts.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/debugging-private-procedures/)

## Wisdom from Around the Web

[VBA – Debug.Print – spc, tab, semi-colon, comma and more |The Ins and Outs of working with the VBA/VBE Debug.Print method and using spc(), tab(), comma (,), semi-colon (;), ? and other special operators.![](https://www.devhut.net/favicon.ico)Daniel Pineault![](https://www.devhut.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CARDA_HfH.jpg)](https://www.devhut.net/vba-debug-print-spc-tab-semi-colon-comma-and-more/)

## Developer Humor

### Wisdom of the Ancients

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2025/05/image-13.png)](https://xkcd.com/979/)

All long help threads should have a sticky globally-editable post at the top saying 'DEAR PEOPLE FROM THE FUTURE: Here's what we've figured out so far ...'

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