Windows 7: Dump Files - Configure Windows to Create on BSOD

Brink · 11 Jul 2011

How to Configure Windows to Create a Dump File when you get a BSOD

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Click here to read the entire tutorial

Last edited by Brink; 23 Oct 2012 at 01:43 PM..

Brink · 26 May 2012

Hello WJR, and welcome to Seven Forums.

The tutorial below can help show you how to get your dump files and post them to get help with your BSOD issue.

http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-d...tructions.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

WJR · 26 May 2012

Thanks -- is that the only way I can view them? I thought maybe I could just open and read them and maybe glean a little information for myself.

On the BSOD posting instructions listed above, it says that the file MUST be in the default location. My default location is %SystemRoot%\Memory.DMP and that isn't one that you have listed. Should I change the default to one that you have listed or are yours examples and not meant to be all inclusive?

Brink · 26 May 2012

WJR,

Unfortunately, you will need to use the program in the link above to be able to make any sense out of it.

That's the same location to set it as in steps 7 an 8. You may be thinking about step 6 for a minidump instead.

WJR · 26 May 2012

Thanks for your help. Sure would be nice if Microsoft made it easier in the first place

Brink · 26 May 2012

I agree. Clear cut error messages in a plain txt file would be nicer.

Pe85000kg · 15 Nov 2012

None of the options above worked for me, and "wmic" is not recognized as a internal or external command by the elevated command prompt. Still no .dmp files being created with the BSOD's I am getting randomly every day.

Brink · 15 Nov 2012

Hello pe85000kg, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Go ahead and run a sfc /scannow command to see if it may find and repair any corrupted system files.

Next, double check to make sure that the Windows Management Instrumentation service is set to started and automatic.

Afterwards, try the tutorial again to see if you may be able to enable getting dump files.

Hope this helps,

Shawn

Pe85000kg · 16 Nov 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by Brink

Hello pe85000kg, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Go ahead and run a sfc /scannow command to see if it may find and repair any corrupted system files.

Next, double check to make sure that the Windows Management Instrumentation service is set to started and automatic.

Afterwards, try the tutorial again to see if you may be able to enable getting dump files.

Hope this helps,

Shawn

Did a sfc / scannow command and checked that Windows Management Instrumentation Service was set to Start and automatic, and retried the tutorial again.

But still no .dmp files showing up.

Brink · 16 Nov 2012

What message are you getting on the BSOD?

If these BSODs have just recently started happening, then you might see if doing a system restore using a restore point dated before this started may help.

Pe85000kg · 16 Nov 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by Brink

What message are you getting on the BSOD?

If these BSODs have just recently started happening, then you might see if doing a system restore using a restore point dated before this started may help.

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