Dump file reading via WinDbg
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I'm trying to read a Dump file from a client, and I'm not sure how to do this with WinDbg. 1. If I'm not certain about the client's OS, can I download multiple Windows OS symbols to the same path, or do I need to download the symbols to seperate path for each OS version? 2. If I have the symbols for an OS with service packs installed, can I still use these symbols with a dump file from an OS that doesn't have any service packs installed? 3. Is there any clean way to examine the dump file to determine which OS it's for, and what version or service pack it has with it? 4. If I wanted to use VC++ 7.1 to examine the dump file, exactly how would I do that? I'm currently waiting for the client to send some msinfo32 output that I believe will tell me about the OS and service pack, but I was wondering if there are other options for getting this information via the dump file. Top ten member of C++ Expert Exchange. http://www.experts-exchange.com/Cplusplus