I've gotten a lot of messages lately about servers generating error logs and the inability to open them as a plain text document. Here is a handy solution to the problem using Windows Debugging Tools.
Note: This download is straight from Microsoft and requires you to either 1.) burn it and read it off a disk, or 2.) mount the file with a popular ISO managing program. I like UltraISO, but Daemon Tools has a virtual drive system built in as well.
Download Link:http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/A/2/4A25C7D5-EFBE-4182-B6A9-AE6850409A78/GRMWDK_EN_7600_1.ISO
Overview:The Windows Driver Kit (WDK) Version 7.1.0 is an update to the WDK 7.0.0 release and contains the tools, code samples, documentation, compilers, headers and libraries with which software developers create drivers for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2003. This development kit does not contain device drivers for your personal computer. If you are looking for drivers for your personal computer, go to Microsoft Update for downloads, or visit Windows Hardware Help for more information to find device drivers and hardware. A working knowledge of C programming is necessary to use this kit to develop Windows drivers.
System Requirements:* Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows Server 2003 x64 editions; Windows Server 2008; Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 3
Instructions:This download is available to customers running genuine Microsoft Windows. Click the Continue button in the Validation Required section above to begin the short validation process. Once validated, you will be returned to this page with specific instructions for obtaining the download. This release of the Windows Driver Kit is available only as a DVD ISO image. It is recommended that you download the ISO image and then burn a DVD. Your machine must have DVD burning software installed.
Once you download the ISO and can view the files inside, locate to the Debuggers folder, and choose the appropriate installation according to what architecture you are running:
dbg_amd64.msi - AMD 64-bit
dbg_ia64.msi - Intel 64-bit
dbg_x86.msi - 32-bit processors
Once installed, open your start menu to Debugging Tools for Windows > WinDbg.
Once inside the debugging tools, navigate to File > Open Crash Dump and locate the mdmp file in question.
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