Re: what is "dumprep 0 -k" in start-up?

"John John" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Malke wrote:

John John wrote:


It's used to collect information when there are errors/crashes or bugs
and then it asks you if you want to send the information to Microsoft.
It's not a necessary program, you can disable it if you want.

John

your name wrote:


Under startup tab in msconfig I see dumprep 0 -k
Googled with no luck.
specific command line looks like this...
%systemroot%/system32/dumprep 0 -k

location is
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run


The OP can disable it, but a better solution would be to find out what
is failing and fix the problem. Since he didn't tell us anything about
the machine, I can only suggest the usual general troubleshooting:

I don't see him saying that he has problems with it, he only asked what it
was. Even if you turn off dummprep you will still get other error
messages or memory dump when errors occur, you just won't get dumprep
error logging or the prompt asking to send the dump error log to
Microsoft.

John


This is correct, I haven't experienced any problems, just happened to see it
and wondered what/why it was there.
That said, it appears that IF it is there, then there IS something wrong.
eventviewer shows only one recently in "system"...
Source: sidebyside
category: none
event: 59

nothing else.

I have been contemplating a clean reinstall of the OS as I think some
performance issues are related to the fact that I have dinged the registry
trying to IMPROVE performance over the last year or so( blackviper.com).

I have everything backed up, might be the time to do it.


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