Use all of the settings given here and you will see your bsod screens.
After configuring the settings and rebooting, then run the enclosed script and attach the resulting minidumpsettings.txt file to your next post.
[FONT="]MEMORY DUMPS - REQUIREMENTS[/FONT]
Enable automatic management of the Paging file
WIN + PAUSE/BREAK key combo |
Advanced system settings (left-hand side) |
Advanced tab,
Performance section,
Settings |
Advanced tab,
Virtual Memory section,
Change |
checkmark
Automatically manage paging file size for all drives |
OK | OK | OK
STARTUP AND RECOVERY SETTINGS
WIN + PAUSE/BREAK key combo |
Advanced system settings (left-hand side)
|
Advanced tab,
Startup and Recovery section,
Settings |
System Failure section |
checkmark Write an Event to the system log
| uncheck Automatically restart |
Under
Write debugging information, select
Small memory dump |
in the
Small dump directory: box, enter
%SystemRoot%\Minidump| OK
If Overwrite any existing file is checked, then:
Ø Under
Write debugging information, select
Kernel memory dump
Ø Uncheck Overwrite any existing file
Ø Under
Write debugging information, select
Small memory dump
Ø OK button
If you get a crazy message from Win 7 about your paging file being too small, then just ignore the message since we have already made sure that the paging file is set to be managed by Win 7.
ENABLE THE WINDOWS ERROR REPORTING SERVICE
WIN key
| type
SERVICES.MSC | ENTER |
Scroll down to
Windows Error Reporting Service |
Rt-clk on
Windows Error Reporting Service | Properties |
General tab | for
Startup type, choose
Automatic |
In
Service status,
Start button (unless grayed out)
| OK
ASSURE THAT CCLEANER IS NOT DELETING DUMPS
CCLEANER | Cleaner icon |
Windows tab |
System category |
Uncheck Memory Dumps
· WINDOWS ERROR REPORTING SERVICE must
NOT be disabled!
· WIN | Services.msc | Enter
· Under
Name, locate
Windows Error Reporting Service
· If
Status is not
Started, then
Right-click on
Windows Error Reporting Service |
choose START
· If
Startup Type is not
Automatic, then
Right-click on
Windows Error Reporting Service |
choose Properties | General tab
|
set
Startup type to
Automatic
· Close
Services.msc (I like to use
ALT + F4)
After a crash, the minidump file will be in
%SystemRoot%\Minidump
%SystemRoot% is generally C:\Windows
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# **********************INSTRUCTIONS**************************
# STEP 1 ** RUN POWERSHELL AS ADMINISTRATOR ******************
# ************************************************************
#
# WIN key | type POWERSHELL | do NOT hit ENTER |
# in the PROGRAMS list, right-click on WINDOWS POWERSHELL |
# choose "Run as administrator" |
# Click on the YES button (if such appears)
#
# WIN key = key with Microsoft log on top
#
# for the guru:
# WIN | type POWERSHELL | CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER key combo | ALT+Y keycombo
# ************************************************************
# STEP 2 ** COPY AND PASTE ***********************************
# ************************************************************
#
# COPY the script using CTRL+C,
# COPY every line of script down thru both EXIT statements
#
# PASTE into Powershell
#----Right-Click at the PowerShell Prompt
#----(Ctrl+V does not work)
#
# Start copying with first script line without a # at start of the line
# Note: Actually, you can paste the entire file if you rather
#-------Lines starting with a # are ignored by PowerShell
# ************************************************************
# STEP 3 ** SCRIPT OUTPUT & SCRIPT PURPOSE *******************
# ************************************************************
# --The script output and purpose is given at the very front of the script
#
# --The script output and purpose is given at the very front of the script
#
# ************************************************************
# ***************** NOTE - POWERSHELL VERSION*****************
# if you receive this error msg:
#--The system can not find the path specified
# you may need to update your PowerShell
# you must be using Powershell 2.0 or later.
#
# To determine your Powershell version:
#---Run PowerShell
#---enter $host.version
#---you should see at least:
# Major Minor Build Revision
# ----- ----- ----- --------
# 2......0......-1.....-1
#
# If you do not see the above, update your Vista/Win 7.
# ************************************************************
# *************** NOTE - EXECUTION POLICY*********************
# If you haven't set the execution policy, you may need to:
#---Run PowerShell
#---enter SET-EXECUTIONPOLICY -EXECUTIONPOLICY REMOTESIGNED
# ************************************************************
PHP:
# **************************************************************
# Puts MiniDumpSettings.TXT in your user profile folder
# WIN | type %userprofile%\ then click on MiniDumpSettings.TXT
# to view the important minidump settings
# WIN = key with Microsoft logo on top
# **************************************************************
gwmi Win32_OSRecoveryConfiguration |
select minidumpdirectory, expandedminidumpdirectory, overwriteexistingdebugfile, kerneldumponly,`
debuginfotype, autoreboot, writedebuginfo, writetosystemlog | fl > $env:userprofile\desktop\minidumpsettings.txt
EXIT
EXIT
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