Help With Blue Screen Crash & Reading Minidump File

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I am running Vista, on a Dell. I have been getting occasional blue screen crashes that reboot the computer before I can even begin to read what the screen says.

I've been reading threads and other sites, but I'm getting confused. I wanted to attach the minidump files, but I had to create a zip file so the Major Geeks board would accept them. I've never zipped a file before, so if it is wrong...sorry. There are actually 2 .dmp files and an xml file in there. Don't know how to read any of them.

Here is the information that Windows gave me:

The .xml file is in the zip file.

The .txt file reads:

Windows NT Version 6.0 Build: 6002 Service Pack 2
Product (0x2): Windows Vista (TM) Home Basic
Edition: HomeBasic
BuildString: 6002.18267.x86fre.vistasp2_gdr.100608-0458
Flavor: Multiprocessor Free
Architecture: X86
LCID: 1033

 

I cant read a mini-dump file but try disabling automatic restart on error. http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windowsvista/ht/arestartvista.htm

That will allow you to read the blue screen.

 

Heh! That would seem to be an excellent suggestion! Now I just have to wait for another crash...