Enable the complete Memory Dump in Windows server 2008

Jinish KGSpecialist
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I'm Jinish KG,  Total 13 years of experience in IT field.
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By default the complete memory dump option is disabled in windows . If we want to enable the complete memory dump for a diagnostic purpose, we have a solution for it. here we are using the registry method to enable this.
Operating systems
Windows server 2008,
Windows 7,
Windows Vista,
Windows Server 2003
Scenario
By default the complete memory dump option is disabled in windows. We have to enable the complete memory dump for diagnosing purpose.
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Solution
There is no GUI method for enabling the Complete Memory Dump option in windows server 2008. The only way we have to do is the registry editor.
To configure the complete memory dump you need to do it via the registry. Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl
Modify CrashDumpEnabled to a decimal value of 1. At present the value for CrashDumpEnabled is 3.
 
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Now the option for complete memory dump is enabled.
 
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Operating systems
Windows server 2008,
Windows 7,
Windows Vista,
Windows Server 2003
Scenario
By default the complete memory dump option is disabled in windows. We have to enable the complete memory dump for diagnosing purpose.
1033.imag1.jpg



Solution
There is no GUI method for enabling the Complete Memory Dump option in windows server 2008. The only way we have to do is the registry editor.
To configure the complete memory dump you need to do it via the registry. Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl
Modify CrashDumpEnabled to a decimal value of 1. At present the value for CrashDumpEnabled is 3.
 
8838.image2.jpg

Now the option for complete memory dump is enabled.
 
7571.image3.jpg
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Jinish KGSpecialist
CERTIFIED EXPERT
I'm Jinish KG,  Total 13 years of experience in IT field.

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