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Appendix 9 – Crash Logs Retrieving Software Crash Files from a Console
Additionally the number of crashes to save is limited to 10 by default. Once the
limit has been reached, the system will no longer generate new log files. To
en
Proc
Windo d into the Microsoft Vista
operating system. By default, Vista uploads the crash logs to Microsoft, but does
opy of the crash logs, the registry must be
extensions - see below for details on changing this
behavior). The file must have the file extension ".reg".
ndows Explorer, find the file and double-click on
ation crashes, the crash information will be written into
tQueue" (where
modification date of the directory to make sure that the appropriate directory is
yed.
nd files) from the user by default. This
can be changed in the Control Panel by selecting Folder Options -> View Tab ->
s and Folders -> Show Hidden Files).
sure that data is collected users should periodically remove log files.
edure for Windows Vista:
ws Error Reporting (WER) has been integrate
not save a local copy. To save a local c
reconfigured by following these steps:
1.
Download the file “ActivateCrashDumps.reg” file from the Jands Vista
website http://www.jandsvista.com/ActivateCrashDumps.reg . Some
browsers helpfully add a ".txt" to the filename (which may not be shown if
Windows is hiding file file
2.
Save the file to the PC.
3.
Using Wi
ActivateCrashdumps.reg to run it.
4.
Respond affirmatively to any prompts.
5.
Reboot the PC.
The next time any applic
a folder located inside
"%LOCALAPPDATA%\local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Repor
%LOCALAPPDATA% is usually "c:\Users\user\AppData"). Check the
being displa
Windows Vista hides many directories (a
Hidden File
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