Memory Dump Files
When a Stop error occurs, Windows Vista displays information that can help you analyze the root cause of the problem. Windows Vista writes the information to the paging file (Pagefile.sys) on the %SystemDrive% root by default. When you restart the computer in normal or safe mode after a Stop error occurs, Windows Vista uses the paging file information to create a memory dump file in the %SystemRoot% folder. Analyzing dump files can provide more information about the root cause of a problem and lets you perform offline analysis by running analysis tools on another computer.
You can configure your system to generate three types of dump file:
Small memory dump files. Sometimes referred to as "minidump" files, these dump files contain ...
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