Comments on: Analyse system crashes http://www.ghacks.net/2008/06/04/analyse-system-crashes/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:14:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Inanis.net » Blog Archive » Geek follow-ups… (or is it follows-up?) http://www.ghacks.net/2008/06/04/analyse-system-crashes/#comment-380214 Inanis.net » Blog Archive » Geek follow-ups… (or is it follows-up?) Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:54:29 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4814#comment-380214 [...] I’ve been using this trick for years, but gHacks just recently posted about it. It’s all about using the Windows Debugging Tools to tear apart crash dumps. I have this tool on my Pen Drive (along with a whole bunch of other goodies, that’s for another post). Cool to see it mentioned again by someone else. GMTA! [gHacks.net] [...] [...] I’ve been using this trick for years, but gHacks just recently posted about it. It’s all about using the Windows Debugging Tools to tear apart crash dumps. I have this tool on my Pen Drive (along with a whole bunch of other goodies, that’s for another post). Cool to see it mentioned again by someone else. GMTA! [gHacks.net] [...]

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2008/06/04/analyse-system-crashes/#comment-363033 Martin Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:31:43 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4814#comment-363033 maybe it's deactivated. Make also sure the Error Reporting Service is running, not sure if any other services are needed though. Configure the dump type To configure startup and recovery options to use the small memory dump file, follow these steps. Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps. 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click System. 3. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Settings under Startup and Recovery. 4. In the Write debugging information list, click Small memory dump (64k). To change the folder location for the small memory dump files, type a new path in the Dump File box (or in the Small dump directory box, depending on your version of Windows). maybe it’s deactivated. Make also sure the Error Reporting Service is running, not sure if any other services are needed though.

Configure the dump type
To configure startup and recovery options to use the small memory dump file, follow these steps.

Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.
1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click System.
3. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Settings under Startup and Recovery.
4. In the Write debugging information list, click Small memory dump (64k).

To change the folder location for the small memory dump files, type a new path in the Dump File box (or in the Small dump directory box, depending on your version of Windows).

]]> By: rruben http://www.ghacks.net/2008/06/04/analyse-system-crashes/#comment-363020 rruben Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:18:43 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4814#comment-363020 I can't come further than the minidump. I could not find it in the directory. Do you know why? Because I have had blue screens for many times no, so there should be a dump file, or not? I can’t come further than the minidump. I could not find it in the directory. Do you know why? Because I have had blue screens for many times no, so there should be a dump file, or not?

]]> By: rruben http://www.ghacks.net/2008/06/04/analyse-system-crashes/#comment-361003 rruben Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:48:53 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4814#comment-361003 Thanks for the info. I've got blue screen crashes for a couple months now in vista. I think it most be something with the drivers of the graphic card but I am not sure. I hope this tool will bring me further to the solution. Thanks for the info. I’ve got blue screen crashes for a couple months now in vista. I think it most be something with the drivers of the graphic card but I am not sure. I hope this tool will bring me further to the solution.

]]> By: Matt http://www.ghacks.net/2008/06/04/analyse-system-crashes/#comment-360997 Matt Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:28:22 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4814#comment-360997 Thanks for posting this - it was just the kickstart I needed to diagnose my SP3 woes. Thanks for posting this – it was just the kickstart I needed to diagnose my SP3 woes.

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