I have created a "minidump" file using the Visual Studio 2008 C++ debugger (Debug menu -> Save dump as...). I am running on Windows 7, 64-bit.
What program can I run to view the contents of the dump file in a meaningful way?
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Only a debugger can show a meaningful view of a .dmp file. You have one: Visual Studio. – Hans Passant Jun 11 '11 at 20:47
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@Hans - How do I open a .dmp file from within Visual Studio 2008? When I open the file, it displays as raw hex. – Dan Nissenbaum Jun 11 '11 at 21:08
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3Use File + Open + Project/Solution and change the filter (above the Open button) to "Dump files". You are using File + Open + File. – Hans Passant Jun 11 '11 at 21:27
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What information are you trying to get out of it?
WinDbg is my tool of choice.
It's part of the Windows SDK. You can get download links from here: http://www.windbg.org/
Note that there are three plaforms for it - x86, x64, and IA64. You want the version based on what the application is designed for, not your architecture. So if it is a 32-bit process, either by running on x86 Windows or WOW64 on x64 Windows, you want the x86 version. Only use x64 if the dmp came from a 64-bit process.
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In my opinion WinDbg is the best.
It is supplied as part of Microsoft Windows SDK.
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