dmp xml

[J Lunis]

Getting frequent error messages in XP with a popup asking if I want to
send the info to Microsoft.
One option is to read the error - apparently in .dmp files or .xml
files. When I try to open these files I am asked which application I
want to use with these extensions. None of them I try seems to work.
How do I open these files for viewing?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

..xml files should open in Internet Explorer. .dmp files should open with
Notepad.

Error Reporting, Memory "Dumps" and Memory.dmp & Minidump File info here...

Preparation Before You Contact Microsoft After Receiving a STOP Message on a
Blue Screen
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314103

You're not going to find much that's gonna help you by viewing these files.

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[Wesley Vogel]

Forgot this one.

Post-Mortem Debugging Your Application with Minidumps and Visual Studio
..NET - The Code Project - Debug tips
http://www.codeproject.com/debug/postmortemdebug_standalone1.asp

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[J Lunis]

..xml files should open in Internet Explorer. .dmp files should open with
Notepad.

Error Reporting, Memory "Dumps" and Memory.dmp & Minidump File info here...

Preparation Before You Contact Microsoft After Receiving a STOP Message on a
Blue Screen
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314103

You're not going to find much that's gonna help you by viewing these files.

Thanks. I was hoping to get more valuable data. My PC crahses with a
half-second (too fast to read) BSOD. When it reboots, I get 4-6 popups
over 15 seconds of 'System has recovered from a serious error' with a
link to the files noted above.
No other way to narrow down the cause?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

This won't fix your problem, but it'll keep your machine from rebooting.

Unless the rebooting is caused by a hardware problem.

It may also help reading a BSOD. Blue Screen Of Death.

Choosing recovery actions if Windows stops unexpectedly

Right click My Computer | Properties | Advanced tab |
Click the Settings button under Startup and Recovery |
Under System Failure | UNCheck: Automatically restart |
Click OK | Click Apply | Click OK

[[Specifies whether Windows will automatically reboot whenever the system
stops unexpectedly.
You must be logged on as a member of the Administrators group to set
recovery options.]]

Look in the Event Viewer to see if there are any related errors.

To open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | Click OK

For any Events that seem related to the problem...

Double click the event in Event Viewer | Click: the button below the second
arrow (looks like two pages) [[Copies the details of the event to the
Clipboard.]] | Paste into Notepad | Also click on:
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Read all info | Copy and paste to Notepad | Click the [+] Related Knowledge
Base articles | Follow any links that might be useful

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427

Event Viewer overview
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/.../xp/all/proddocs/en-us/event_overview_01.mspx

This can also be very useful.
You need to have the Event ID & the Event Source.

To view Windows XP Events and Errors, type the Source (for example, Print)
and/or the Event code (for example, 20) into the ID field, then click the Go
button. Source and Event codes may be found in the Event Viewer logs.

Windows XP Home/Professional Events and Errors
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/su...e=Windows Operating System&MajorMinor=5.1&LCI
D=1033
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