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How Do I read a Mini Crash .Dmp file?
Hi All,
I've been getting some random BSODs and I am wondering how to read the mini dump (.dmp) file or if someone can read it for me and tell me what it means.
The last two times my system crashed, I was using VOIP applications which makes me wonder if the crashes are a driver issue. The BSODs are happening very rarely... like maybe every 3 months (and I use my PC daily)... but I still have to wonder what is causing the problem.
Here's what Windows Event Viewer says:
The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x1000007e (0xffffffffc0000005, 0xfffff88007941f8a, 0xfffff88002939898, 0xfffff880029390f0). A dump was saved in: C:\Windows\Minidump\041313-44117-01.dmp. Report Id: 041313-44117-01.
Anyway... I went to Microsoft's Debugging Tools page but I am not sure what to custom install after I download the winsdk_web.exe file as there are debugging tools listed under the sections "Redistributable Packages" and "Common Utilities". Which one of these contains WinDbg which will allow me to read the .dmp file??
Download Microsoft Windows SDK 7.1 from Official Microsoft Download Center
If anyone can provide me with any assistance on this it would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
Cricket