Error Report Transfer Driver Registry Settings
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8/27/2008
The HKEY_Local_Machine\System\ErrorReporting\DumpSettings registry key enables values for error report generation. The following table shows the named value.
| Value : type | Description |
|---|---|
DumpDirectory: REG_SZ |
Default is \Windows\DumpFiles. Location of the directory that holds error report dump files. |
ExtraFilesDirectory: REG_SZ |
Default is \Windows\ExtraDumpFiles. Location of the directory that holds additional files for error report. |
CabDirectory: REG_SZ |
Default is \Windows\DumpFiles\CabFiles. Location of the directory that holds compressed files for error report. |
UploadClient: REG_SZ |
Default is \Windows\Dw.exe. Location of the upload client module. |
MaxDiskUsage: REG_DWORD |
Default is 4 x result of DrWatsonGetSize. Sets maximum size for storing dump files. |
DumpEnabled: REG_DWORD |
Default is 1. Enables error report generation. |
MaxDumpSize: REG_DWORD |
Optional. No default value. This advanced setting designates a maximum size for the error report dump file. If this value is not set in the registry, the maximum size for the error report dump file is the result of DrWatsonGetSize. |
DumpType: REG_DWORD |
Default is 2 (System Dump). This advanced setting is optional, and designates the type of dump generated. Possible values are as follows:1 Context Dump2 System Dump |
In addition, the HKEY_Local_Machine\Drivers\BuiltIn\ErrorReporting registry key enables advanced settings values for error report generation.
The following table shows the named value.
| Value : type | Description |
|---|---|
Dll: REG_SZ |
Default is DwXfer.dll. The name of the transfer driver. |
FriendlyName: REG_SZ |
Default is Dump File Transfer. A friendly name for transfer functionality. |
PollInterval: REG_DWORD |
Default is 600000 (10 minutes). The time interval for transfer polling. |
PollPriority256: REG_DWORD |
Default is 249 (Highest Priority). The priority for transfer activity. |