WS2008: Windows Error Reporting

re: WS2008: Windows Error Reporting

molotov — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:35:18 GMT

I've been enjoying the blog very much - thanks for the great articles!

Recognizing that the material in this topic is largely taken from "Collecting User-Mode Dumps" @ http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb787181.aspx and "MINIDUMP_TYPE Enumeration" @ http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms680519.aspx, I wonder if you might be able to comment on the following scenario.

Given the following settings, what is the value of DumpCount used for myapp.exe?

[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\DumpCount] = 0x14

[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\myapp.exe\DumpFolder] = "C:\MyAppDumps"

Is it 0n10, because that's the default value, or is it 0n20 because that's the value configured in LocalDumps?

(Presumably, the answer will not be specific to DumpCount, but to the other settings that are not present for a specific app as well.)

Thanks!

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re: WS2008: Windows Error Reporting

Bob Danks — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:49:08 GMT

Since buying my Vista enabled computer about six weeks ago I suddenly became aware that I had "used "around 90 Gb of hard drive capacity!!

This seemed extraordinary as I am a "light" user, I download very little and the 90GB represents four times as much as my previous computer's total hard drive capacity!!!

When I explored the possibility of a disc cleanup, on the list of items which were available to be "cleaned" were "per user archived Windows Error reporting", and "per user queued Windows Error Reporting".

Not wanting to cause a major catastrophy I "Googled" these terms and noted that someone with a similar situation had dumped items under these same headings and lost most of their programmes.

Can I indeed employ the cleanup facility to dump these??

Regards Bob Danks.

re: WS2008: Windows Error Reporting

molotov — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:45:40 GMT

Hi Bob,

The .DMP files are diagnostic "snapshots" of contents of the memory from the program that crashed. I can not see how removing these .DMP files could be harmful to the system or any programs that are installed.

However, if you truly have a large amount of disk space consumed by .DMP files, it seems some program is frequently crashing. You may wish to determine which program is doing so, and seek an update to the program that eliminates the crashing, or an alternative program that provides the same functionality.

re: WS2008: Windows Error Reporting

Bob Danks — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:57:51 GMT

Thanks for the very speedy reply molotov, however I have not been aware of a crash at all!!!!

Is there a way of turning off the Error mreporting??

Rgds B D.

re: WS2008: Windows Error Reporting

molotov — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:02:55 GMT

If you run Problem Reports and Solutions (Start Orb -> Problem...) and click "View Problem History", is there any indication as to the program that is crashing?

It seems you can turn off / further refine error reporting configuration from Problem Reports and Solutions by clicking "Change Settings", and then "Advanced Settings".

re: WS2008: Windows Error Reporting

Bob Danks — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:36:19 GMT

Managed to look under"View Problem History" and found that the computer seems to have crashed, only once, without my even realising !!! (90+ GB) still seems to be a hell of a lot of stored info on one crash.

I have a Reg. analysis and correcting programme on the computer which,as the computer seems to have it's own similar system I intend to get rid of.Could this be the culprit?

Thanks again Bob D.

re: WS2008: Windows Error Reporting

molotov — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:41:36 GMT

Bob,

So as not to hijack the comments in this blog (sorry, CC Hameed!) perhaps this discussion is more suited to a support forum envorinment. I hang out at http://forum.sysinternals.com - you might consider posting details about your problem to the Troubleshooting forum there (or any of the other quality forums on the Internet as well).

Kind regards,

--molotov

re: WS2008: Windows Error Reporting

Vladimir — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:28:51 GMT

It's working here.

vladimir@bcc.ufla.br

re: WS2008: Windows Error Reporting

Basso P — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:05:14 GMT

Hi,

Office 2007 dumps are not being created (very rarely) using these settings.

Other applications work fine.

Even Office 2003 dumps are rarely created. Why is it so?

I use Windows Vista SP1 32 bit version.

Regards,

Basso