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123536 2003-02-24 08:47:00 hi my comp running wxp pro crashes now and again so i have some mini dump files that i would like to open to see why it is crashing what software do i need to open them with
please and thanks in advance
pete
petemit (1134)
123537 2003-02-24 10:50:00 Try Notepad.

I don't have any dmp files on my computer so can't test it but Notepad often works on files containing text.
Heather P (163)
123538 2003-02-25 04:29:00 sorry heather notepad doesnt work just a whole lot of giberish thanks for your reply
peter
petemit (1134)
123539 2003-02-25 04:53:00 Dump files are often not very (human) readable. They are usually kept compact (in binary form) so they can be transmitted to debuggers at a software company. There's a DOS programme called LIST by Vern Buerg(available on Simtel) which will display a file in hexadecimal (as well as do many other things). There will be other such programmes around.

But unless you have lots of information about the programme which caused/created the dumps (like source code, assembly code listings...) it's hard to work out what happened. :D
Graham L (2)
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