Re: How to debug memory dumps in the field (.evt files?)

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From: Ying Peng [MSFT] (yingp_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/01/04

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    .evt file seems to be for events.

    Check MSDN for capturing and debugging memory dump files:
    http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmd_stp_ivhh.asp 

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> If my application crashes in the field, it produces an .evt file.  Is
> this the equivalent of a 'core' file in unix?  Is there some way to take
> the file and run it against the debugger in VC++6.0?
>
> If not, is there any tool (or documentation) to help debug WIN32 apps
> that fail in the field short of loading up the IDE on the computer where
> it fails?
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