Microsoft® Windows® Internals: Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000, 4th Edition
by Mark E. Russinovich, David A. Solomon
Chapter 14. Crash Dump Analysis
Almost every Windows user has heard of, if not experienced, the infamous "blue screen of death." This ominous term refers to the blue screen that is displayed when Microsoft Windows crashes, or stops executing, because of a catastrophic fault or an internal condition that prevents the system from continuing to run.
In this chapter, we'll cover the basic problems that cause Windows to crash, describe the information presented on the blue screen, and explain the various configuration options available to create a crash dump, a record of system memory at the time of a crash that can help you figure out which component caused the crash. This section is not intended to provide detailed troubleshooting information on how ...
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