Help quickly re .dmp files

[Anakist]

What do I view it with?? Got a 2kpro comp that is BSOD ing at startup.

First got a 0x50, then 0xc2. Trying to read the dmp file but with notepad, wordpad and word it is just gibberish. What do I use to read it so it is sensible??

James

 

[LeeJend]

Notepad should work... Can you boot in safe mode to avoid the BSOD?

 

[Anakist]

I get "pagepagepagepage" for lines and lines all over the place. It only does it sometimes so it is a bugger to debug. Done it twice so far, two different error messages.

James

 

[LeeJend]

Damn I hate intermittent problems. Delete the dump file that is there now and you might get an uncorrupted one next time it happens.

 

[Anakist]

There is two. I will check the other. I have been told to "not make it worse" so I am not sure it is worth fixing to discover the underlying fault.

James

 

[LeeJend]

BSOD will only get worse. Of course you can wait until it dies completely and see if it will boot in safe mode then.

 

[Anakist]

Found a description in event viewer. Is 0x00000001 in between 001000000 and 1ffeffff??

If so I think I have it done.

James

 

[LeeJend]

Not if you are using straight binary. If it is 1 or 2's complement I think yes.

 

[Anakist]

This time I got:
0xc2 (0x0000007 0x00000b8a 0xe274f380 0xe274f388)

Haven't got it yet.

James