Microsoft KB Archive/246182

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Complete Memory Dump Setting Is Default Using 2 GB of RAM or More

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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SUMMARY
When you install 2 gigabytes (GB) or more physical RAM on your computer, Windows 2000 Startup and Recovery option uses the Complete Memory Dump setting by default.

MORE INFORMATION
When a computer contains 2 GB or more of RAM, the Startup and Recovery option should use the Kernel Memory Dump setting by default.

You can change the default value using the following steps:


 * 1) Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
 * 2) On the Advanced tab, click Startup and Recovery.
 * 3) Under Write Debugging Information, click Kernel Memory Dump, and then click OK.

A complete memory dump with 2 GB of memory in the computer requires 2 GB of free disk space and takes a long time to write the dump file. In the majority of cases you can find the issue if you use the Kernel Memory Dump setting.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv diskmem

Version : WINDOWS:2000

Platform : WINDOWS

Issue type : kbinfo

Technology :