4.7.2 Setting up user dump output
In Windows Server 2008 or later, because the Dr. Watson log file cannot be collected, use the procedure below to specify the output of user dumps to the registry as information equivalent to crash dumps. Great care should be taken because registry operation might affect the entire machine.
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From the Start menu, enter regedit in the Search programs and files field, and then press Enter.
If the User Account Control window is displayed, click the Yes button.
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In the tree on the left side of the window, expand the following key:
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting
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Right click on the Windows Error Reporting key, and select New, and then select Key.
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Enter LocalDumps in the new key.
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Select the created LocalDumps key, and then create the following three registries:
No.
Name of the value
Type of the value
Data
1
DumpFolder
Expandable string (REG_EXPAND_SZ)
Desired dump output path
(Example) c:\dump
2
DumpCount
DWORD (32-bit) value (REG_DWORD)
a (hexadecimal)
3
DumpType
DWORD (32-bit) value (REG_DWORD)
2 (hexadecimal)
User dumps cannot be collected by the user dump collection tool. If a problem occurs, collect user dumps with the data collected by the data collection tool.