Analyzing a Memory Dump

If you have pulled a memory dump using the .dump command, you can load and analyze it as follows:

1. Invoke WinDbg.exe and set up symbol paths and source file paths as above.
2. Load the memory dump file by File, then Open Crash Dump.
3. Analyze the memory dump by typing the following command into the command window:

   !analyze -v

   The !analyze command will produce a verbose stack trace and an error exception, much like those that WinDbg produces when you are debugging online. The main difference is that you cannot run the program and sometimes lack complete access to runtime variables.