Crash detectors for XP?

[imported_Neeraj]

I am almost finished making my computer stable, but a problem I've had for about a year is still present. The BSODs I get are always different but I think the cause of the crash is from the same source.

Is there any program that wll tell you where the crash was caused from and keep a log or something so after the reboot I can see what may have caused the failiure?

I'm on XP, and Event Viewer is useless.

 

[babcom]

You could try the Microsoft Debugging Tools for Windows:

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/default.mspx

Specifically the WinDbg tool in that package will allow you to open the crash dump file that Windows creates in the systemroot/minidump folder after a BSOD.

I think once you have opened the .dmp file, there is an analyse option which gives you detailed information and this will tell you the driver that caused the crash. I'm a bit vague on the last part as I don't have any .dmp files lying around.

 

[imported_Neeraj]

Thank you, I'll give it a try on the next memory dump.

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: Neeraj
Thank you, I'll give it a try on the next memory dump.

Don't wait. You already have the dump files in c:\windows or c:\windows\minidump - download the debugger, set it up, and open up the files you have.

 

[daniel49]

Originally posted by: Neeraj
Thank you, I'll give it a try on the next memory dump.

yeah after it loads the symbols just type !analyze -v and hit enter.
Only a minidump but might help