Analysing the Windows XP MiniDump

Analysing the Windows XP MiniDump

Requirements: Microsoft Debugging Tools, Internet connection get communicate with Symbols from Microsoft website.

- Open command prompt
- Navigate to debugging tools installation directory
- kd -z \Minixxxxxxxx-xx.dmp
- kd> .logopen \debuglog.txt
- kd> .sympath srv*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
- kd> .reload;!analyze -v;r;kv;lmnt;.logclose;q
- \debuglog.txt will be having the debug information.

Check the MODULE_NAME and IMAGE_NAME entries in the Debug logs, which shows you the process/program caused the BSOD crash.