Debugging Tools for Windows, read mini dump

Solution:

• Download/Install Debugging Tools for Windows 32-bit Version

• open c:\windows\minidump\ here you find all the blue dump error files.
  

• Click on Start- Run- and type CMD and press ok
• Now copy and paste bold command cd "c:\program files\debugging tools for windows (x86)" and press Enter

Diagnostic command: kd -y srv*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols -i c:\windows\i386 -z %1

it will diagnose the error and show the particular file.

%1 is the path of dump file like: c:\windows\minidump\minidump.dmp

So total path will be:

• Now copy and paste total command: we can change red portion

kd -y srv*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols -i c:\windows\i386 -z c:\windows\minidump\Mini070609-01.dmp

1. http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/DevTools/Debugging/default.mspx
2. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315263