memory dump

[luke]

every so often (and getting ever so more frequently) i get
a message saying that the memory is being dumped, why is
this happening, i have 256mb of memory.
Also what is system cache?
thanks

[Ron Martell]

"luke" > wrote:

>every so often (and getting ever so more frequently) i get
>a message saying that the memory is being dumped, why is
>this happening, i have 256mb of memory.
>Also what is system cache?
>thanks

Memory dumps are created as a result of a System Failure error having
occurred. These memory dumps can be used by a systems programmer to
diagnose the underlying cause of the error. Otherwise they are of
little or no value and can be safely deleted.

You can change the option that creates this file. Open Control Panel
- System - Advanced - Startup and Recovery Settings. In the System
Failure section of the Window change the setting for Write Debugging
Information from "Complete Memory Dump" to either "<none>" or "<small
memory dump 64kb>".

If you are ever involved in the detailed investigation of an error you
can always change the setting back again if you need to do so.

To see the details of the error that caused the memory dump to be
created you can right-click on "My Computer" and select Manage.
Expand the Event Viewer category to show the 3 sub-categories and
browse through each of these looking for red-flagged error records
that correspond to the date and time of your memory dumps. Double
click on an error record to see the details of that error.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."