Ken, the 4th Ed does not cover Vista, so while a useful primer it may lead
to a few "bum steers"

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Mike Brannigan
"Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> If you really want to analyze these files yourself, then download WinDBG
> (part of the Debugging Tools for Windows) from the Microsoft website.
>
> Open WinDBG and type the following commands:
>
> .symfix
> .reload
> !analyze -v
>
> That performs some automated analysis of the dump file, and may give you
> some pointers. That said, reading dumps generally requires some knowledge
> of Window internals, and how Windows works. If this is something you'd
> like to learn about, then Windows Internals 4th Ed (by Mark Russinovich
> and David Solomon) is worth buying.
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
>
> "muitommy" <muitommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A2E0E760-2981-4F41-93EC-3D098411CD49@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>>i got a blue screen issue accidentally after boot up for a day. btw, i got
>> the *.dmp file, but dun know how to analysis and find the problems. how
>> can i
>> open this? thankss[/color]
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