i got a blue screen issue accidentally after boot up for a day. btw, i got the *.dmp file, but dun know how to analysis and find the problems. how can i open this? thankss

"muitommy"

Dump file are really for sending to Microsoft for debugging. There is very little in there that will be of use to you. You can upload your dump to OCA oca.microsoft.com/en/Welcome.aspx or send it to an engineer if you open a case about it. As an end user if you just want to do bit of work yourself the blue screen information contained all the relevant information you require to work on this problem.
Mike Brannigan

Hi,
If you really want to analyze these files yourself, then download WinDBG (part of the Debugging Tools for Windows) from the Microsoft website.
Open WinDBG and type the following commands:
..symfix ..reload !analyze -v
That performs some automated analysis of the dump file, and may give you some pointers. That said, reading dumps generally requires some knowledge of Window internals, and how Windows works. If this is something you'd like to learn about, then Windows Internals 4th Ed (by Mark Russinovich and David Solomon) is worth buying.
Cheers Ken
"muitommy"

Ken, the 4th Ed does not cover Vista, so while a useful primer it may lead to a few "bum steers"

Mike Brannigan "Ken Schaefer"

It can, but it usually can at least pin it to a specific driver. At least in my case it was able to.
Joe
"Mike Brannigan"

You can also download and install windbg from Microsoft. Run it as administrator and open the dump file.
Use the commands:
..symfix ..reload !analyze -v
It should at least pin down the driver that caused the BSOD.
Joe
"muitommy"