What is core dump and why it is so?

Core dumb is a copy of the contents of RAM, produced when a process is aborted by certain kinds of internal error.

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TK

As far as I know, a core dump occurs when an application attempts to access a memory address which is unavailable. It may be trying to read or write to an address in use by another program or device.

A core dump is supposed to help with troubleshooting by giving you a list of what applications and/or drivers are loaded when a problem occurs. There is an application called DUMPEXAM.EXE which allows you to view more information about the memory contents and system status at time of crash, butI've never had call to use it.

As for solutions, they will vary from one situation to another. Often, a simple reboot will sort out the glitches that cause a core dump. You may need to re-install software which continually causes problems, or recreate a user's NT profile. I've frequently found that when a machine constantly bluescreens, the easiest way to solve is to rebuild.

Hope this helps!
Gary

A core dump is the symptom of a problem, rather than a problem itself.The phrase goes way back to when memory was made up of magnetic 'cores' and the memory chips we know today were just a dream. When your machine crashes, on a windows system there will typically be a 'blue screen of death' (a blue screen with white writing), the first two lines of which will describe the driver or component that has caused the problem. The crash sequence will then dump the entire contents of memory to a file (typically winnt\memory.dmp). The idea is that tech staff can look at that file and pinpoint what the problem is. To progress you will need to look at the blue screen, identify what component is causing the problem and investigate from there. Hope this helps...

A core dump is the symptom of a problem, rather than a problem itself.The phrase goes way back to when memory was made up of magnetic 'cores' and the memory chips we know today were just a dream. When your machine crashes, on a windows system there will typically be a 'blue screen of death' (a blue screen with white writing), the first two lines of which will describe the driver or component that has caused the problem. The crash sequence will then dump the entire contents of memory to a file (typically winnt\memory.dmp). The idea is that tech staff can look at that file and pinpoint what the problem is. To progress you will need to look at the blue screen, identify what component is causing the problem and investigate from there. Hope this helps...

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