dumprep 0 -u and cache files

[Guest]

I recently had a serious problem with my PC and I needed to go into msconfig

Start-Up tab. One of the choices that I had was to check dumprep 0 -u.

What does dumprep 0 -u do and should I check that box? There are no restore
points when I tried a system restore even though I created one myself several
days ago and my computer is programmed to create one every two days. In the
past, restore points were always available.

Also, I was recently told that I should empty my cache files. I did a
search for the word cache and received 58 hits. Should I empty these files?
They're full of files that I don't think I should delete.

Last question . . . what are .dll files?

Thanks . . . Denise

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Dumprep.exe = Windows Error Reporting Dump Reporting Tool

[[The Dumprep.exe tool is a Windows XP fault logging program. If a serious
error occurs, Dumprep.exe writes the error details to a text file. The
Dumprep.exe tool then prompts you to send the error information to
Microsoft. The Dumprep.exe tool is a non-essential system process that is
installed for third-party use.]]

dumprep 0 -u is a user fault check
From...
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
[[Generally the latter is seen when a user changes the default options in
the
startup and recovery settings to a small memory dump.]]

dumprep 0 -k is a kernel fault check

dumprep 0 -s appears to be ShutdownEventCheck

You can disable this....
Right click My Computer | Properties | Advanced tab | Under Startup and
Recovery | Settings button | Under System Failure | UNCheck: Write an
event to the system log | Under Write debugging information | Select (None)
| Click OK | Click Apply | Click OK

Write an event to the system log = dumprep 0-k
[[Specifies whether Windows will write event information to the system log
when the system stops unexpectedly.
You must be logged on as a member of the Administrators group to set
recovery options.]]

Write debugging information:
[[Specifies what type of information Windows should record when the system
stops unexpectedly, and the name of the file that holds this information.]]

Dump file:
[[Provides a space for you to type the name of a log file that Windows can
use to write the contents of system memory when the system stops
unexpectedly.
You must be logged on as a member of the Administrators group to set
recovery options.]] %systemroot%\MEMORY.DMP is the default.

If you have other, serious problems, then dumprep 0-k is automatically
enabled.

If you have Error Reporting enabled, this entry may show up for the first
time after your PC has experienced a Windows XP dump crash, or an Office
XP or Internet Explorer 6 crash where you were prompted about sending the
crash results to Microsoft.

To disable Error Reporting....
Right click My Computer | Properties | Advanced tab |
Error Reporting button | Disable error reporting

Also.
Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
Scroll down to and double click: Error Reporting Service | Click Apply |
Click OK

The Windows XP-based computer may run slowly and you may receive Dumprep.exe
error
messages
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;899870

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..dll files are Dynamic Link Library files.
[[A .DLL file is a support file and is used by one or more programs. As an
example, if several parts of a program need to perform the same action that
action may be placed into a .DLL file (library) that the various program
parts can all use. This saves space and makes it easier when that particular
routine needs to be updated. You should never have a need to "open" a .DLL
file on its own; indeed, there really is no way to do so. ]]
from...
http://www.filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=dll


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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