troubleshooting

Getting the system running correctly and procedures to take when it doesn't run correctly or at all

recover an NTFS volume or partition

It is possible that if you format an NTFS drive that the data still exists and can be recovered. While nothing is guaranteed here, it is a way to possibly get back what you think you have lost for eternity.

"insufficient space" when converting FAT To NTFS

"Insufficient disk space" is reported when using CONVERT.EXE to convert a file system from FATx to NTFS.

Show Hidden Devices in Device Manager

    XP hides many different devices from you even when the 'show hidden devices' is clicked in the device manager. It will such as a USB stick or a ghosted drive.

Examine a dump file with a batch file

You might want to simplify the commands by using a batch file which you can do once you have identified the command that you must have to load memory dumps, you can create a batch file to examine a dump file. For example, create a batch file and name it Dump.bat. Save it in the folder where the debugging tools are installed.

Examine the dump file at the command ANALYZE

There are several commands that you can use to gather information in the dump file, one of them being the command "ANALYZE".

Open the dump file with debugging tools

There are two ways to get to a mini-dump that was previously created. One of them is to use debuging tools like windb.exe or kd.exe.

reading the dump file with Dumpck.exe

There are two ways to get to a mini-dump that was previously created. One of them is to use a tool named Dumpchk.exe.

To configure the system to create the small memory dump

To get to the debugging information a mini-dump gives you, you need to make some small menu changes so that a mini-dump will be created the next time there is a system fault.

creating a memory dump

A small memory dump file is a debugging tool for when your computer crashes. It records the smallest set of useful information that may help. But you need to make some configuration settings to create the minidump.

The recovery command

The Rebuild command checks an installation for valid startup information and files and can help bring an XP installation back to life.

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