How to open memory.dmp file in Visual Studio 2012
In previous versions of Visual Studio, you could open a .dmp file. See the link:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fk551230(v=vs.100).aspx
But there is no option for VS 2012 in the version selection compiler on this MSDN page. Empirically I cannot open these files in 2012 Ultimate, the IDE tells me:
There is no editor for "C: \ Windows \ MEMORY.DMP". Make sure the application for the file type (.dmp) is installed.
Is it the fact that I cannot open it, and that there is no documented confirmation of the match there?
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You need to install Windows Debugging Tools , which is part of the Windows SDK . You can only install standalone debugging tools, you don't need to install the entire SDK. See for example these resources:
- Debugging Tools for Windows (WinDbg, KD, CDB, NTSD)
- Use dump files to debug apps and app hangs in Visual Studio
- How to analyze a BSOD crash dump
You can download standalone debugging tools for Windows or entire Windows SDKs .
If you just need to quickly check the minidump , you can use the great little BlueScreenView utility . It's simple, doesn't even require installation or any dependencies (you don't need any debugging tools) and can display whatever the mini drive contains. This is best for finding out the possible causes of the BSOD, use the debugging tools for any subsequent debugging.
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If you want to do this in Visual Studio 2013 and are wondering why Dawid's answer doesn't seem to fix your problem, you probably have to open a DMP file from VS2013 by selecting "File-> Open-> File ..." if you double clicked.
I couldn't automatically open DMP files with VS2013, getting the same error as Puplett.
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