How to Use Dumpchk.exe to check a memory dump file

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When I typed dumpchk c:\windows\minidump min091405-01, the computer told me
that DebugClient cannot open DumpFile - error 80070002. I don't konw what
the wrong is. Please help me. Thank you.
 
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8007 errors mean the last 4 digits are a Win 32 error number, so type

C:\Program Files\Support Tools>net helpmsg 2

The system cannot find the file specified.


If you look at what you typed in your message, and that is what you actually typed then it's not surprising.
dumpchk c:\windows\minidump min091405-01

or is it

dumpchk c:\windows\minidump\min091405-01

but as dump files have extensions this still won't work.

dumpchk c:\windows\minidump min091405-01.dmp

might if everything else you said is correct.

Dumpchk does nothing useful (except verify that it's a valid dump). If you are trying to find what is says then the info is in english (or gibberish) in Event Viewer.

If you want to solve a blue screen do this

Type verifier in Start Run, follow the wizard but choose All Drivers. This will slow down your computer and cause more blue screen crashes but will pinpoint what is causing the crash (if the original error message didn't). Once you fix it you rerun verifier and turn it off.

If you can't start after enabling verifier
choose Last Known Good Configuration at the Failed Boot menu (which will
start without verifier).


You will be creating a crash dump file in c:\windows\minidump every blue screen. Make sure you are set to record minidumps (Small Memory Dumps) - type it in Help to see how.

Then

If you have the XP SP2 Security Update CD (else see
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/­devtools/debugging/symbolpkg.m­spx
)


Install symbols from <CD Drive Letter>:\SUPPORT\SYMBOLS

Download
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/installx86.mspx

Load the crash dump file into windbg
and read what it says. You may need to tell it where the symbols are. Read it.
Type
!Analyze -v
into Windbg's command line.
(this will hopefully tell you the faulty component)

If the above is too technical then email the crash dump files to davidc @ mvps.org. Don't send me lots of them. Just the one from your last crash after you turn verifier on. And only one per mail.

You can look up specific details here
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ddtools/hh/ddtools/BCIntro_ea8b9fd0-2d81-4a04-a7ed-c1c6a80bd501.xml.asp

If it indicates faulty memory might be the cause you can get a memory tester
here
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/wi­ndiag.asp


If it mentions a core windows system file, meaning it a MS fix is required,
upload a minidump to

http://oca.microsoft.com

Also try typing the main error code in Help while online (ie,
Stop 0x50
and also try in the 8 digit form
stop 0x00000050)
and if there are too many hits use a filename if available. Generally memory
addresses are different for each computer (as each computer has a different
mix of drivers) so parameters that are memory addresses aren't that useful for searching, but NTStatus codes are (plus you can look them up here http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/mingw/w32api/include/ddk/ntstatus.h?rev=1.2).




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"ANDYZENG" <ANDYZENG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4B6BE012-25AE-4FA3-86DC-52B955B13DA1@microsoft.com...
> When I typed dumpchk c:\windows\minidump min091405-01, the computer told me
> that DebugClient cannot open DumpFile - error 80070002. I don't konw what
> the wrong is. Please help me. Thank you.