@joblini said:
After experiencing several blue screens this evening, I wondered if I could check the .dmp files to gain some insight.
Open the .dmp with C++, then start debug, but VC++ complains about the dump file format.
Google "windows crash dump analysis" suggests a Technet Webcast by Mark Russinovich, Chief Software Architect and Cofounder, Winternals Software (Microsoft Tech·Ed)
Sounds good, but to see the broadcast, I have to register. To register for the broadcast, I first have to register for a Microsoft Live ID. But wait, I think I already have one, I can't log in though. OK, get the password emailed to me, manage to log in. <snip> <snip> I click cancel and give up.
You are much more patient than I am! I don't even bother with sites that require me to register unless I have no alternatives. And if after registration there are any further steps, especially if it asks me to install any software to view their content, I give up. For one, any site that makes you go through such trouble to view there content probably has poor content in the first place and they want to get all their page views in before you, the user, figure it out. Secondly, it doesn't take special software to watch a streaming video or read a pdf, I probably wouldn't want the help of any site that thinks it does.
I'm sure you eventually found your answer at a much less complicated website.