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Physical Memory Dump

Hi futurehler:

The blue screen you get is still BSOD. The difference is that Windows is not creating a minidump when it encounters a Stop Error. But instead creates either a kernel or complete memory dump. Just let it finish dumping the crash information. Actually a kernel or complete memory dump is better than a minidump from a debugging point of view because it contains more information about the crash. The kernel or complete memory dump can be found in C:\Windows\Memory.dmp.

The minidump is the default way Windows creates crash information because it takes let space on the hard drive. But contains little information.

If you want you can set it back to creating minidumps (also known as small memory dump) instead of kernel or complete memory dumps. Here's how:
  1. Log on to Windows as a user with administrative privileges.
  2. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.
  3. On the Advanced tab, under Startup and Recovery, click Settings.
  4. Under Write Debugging Information, choose Small Memory Dump.
 
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