May need Mod's help? Editing Old Post with BBCode

ionbasa · January 17, 2017

A while back before all the new forum updates, I wrote the BSOD posting instructions thread for the Troubleshooting sub forum (which is now pinned in that sub forum). A vast majority of it was formatted with the old editor which allowed editing of BBCode.

After the forum upgrade, all of that post was truncated and it no longer renders as intended. Using the new editor to fix it is a possibility, but at the expense of loosing a large chunk of the content due to the new editor not parsing the old BBCode properly.

Would it be possible for a Mod to download the BBCode and have it sent to me? That way I can comb through the old content and update as needed in the new editor without BBCode. Or could a Mod please try and fix it in their spare time? The thread in question is located at:

Another option would be for me to re-create the thread and asking for the old one to be removed, while pinning the new one.

Blade of Grass · January 17, 2017

Sadly, the forum no longer uses BBCode, so there's no way for me to get you the BBCode content of the post. Best I can do is the post's raw HTML, but that's not really beneficial to you, so here's the (mostly) HTML-stripped content of the post.

Spoiler


Forum Specific Instructions for Posting BSODs:

If you are encountering BSODs and are asking for help in the troubleshooting sub forum here in LTT, there are some things we need you to do to help us help you!
First, we need the dump files produced by Windows at the time of the blue screen. The dump files contain information about what possibly caused the BSOD and also contains debugging information.

To obtain these file(s) follow either procedure below:

The following "tool" (Sysnative BSOD Dump + System File Collection App) is not my own, nor does it have any association with LTT or the LTT STAFF. Therefore it has to marked as UNOFFICIAL.

Method A has been adapted by myself (@ionbasa) from the Sysnative forum thread here: <a href="http://www.sysnative.com/forums/bsod-crashes-kernel-debugging/68-blue-screen-of-death-bsod-posting-instructions-windows-10-8-1-8-7-vista.html" rel="external nofollow">http://www.sysnative.com/forums/bsod-crashes-kernel-debugging/68-blue-screen-of-death-bsod-posting-instructions-windows-10-8-1-8-7-vista.html
  
The tool is working property of Sysnative and its authors:

  jcgriff2 - J. C. Griffith, Microsoft MVP
  TheOutcaste - Jerry Wines
  Patrick - Patrick Barker, Microsoft MVP
  niemiro - Richard
  Tekno Venus - Stephen
  ©  <a href="http://www.sysnative.com/" rel="external nofollow">http://www.sysnative.com/</a>
  ©  sysnative.com - MVP
  © 2008 - 2014 sysnative.com
  New Jersey, USA; Oregon, USA; New York, USA
  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED


If you have any objections to using the aforementioned app, there are instructions below on how to alternatively grab the needed files manually.

Download the Sysnative BSOD Dump + System File Collection App here: <a href="http://www.sysnative.com/apps/SysnativeBSODCollectionApp.exe" rel="external nofollow">http://www.sysnative.com/apps/SysnativeBSODCollectionApp.exe</a>

Run the app - Double-click on the downloaded application file. Give the application ample time to collect the necessary files and system information, this may take up to 10-15 minutes, please be patient! Here is a screenshot showing the utility in action:

<img alt="rUBtSUp.png" src="http://i.imgur.com/rUBtSUp.png">

Once the tool finishes, bring up an elevated administrative CMD prompt:

Windows 7 & Vista - START | type cmd.exe into the start search box | right-click on cmd.exe | select "Run as Administrator"
Windows 8.1 & 8 - Press WIN +X keys | select "Command Prompt (Admin)"

Run the following command: 
perfmon /report</pre>

This should bring up the Resource and Performance Monitor, as follows:
<img alt="TSR5fVO.png" src="http://i.imgur.com/TSR5fVO.png">

Once PERFMON has finished collecting data for 60 seconds, save the output by selecting: File | Save As | Save as: (Report Files) HTML

Zip up the PERFMON output; create a new thread <a href="http://linustechtips.com/main/forum/46-troubleshooting/">HERE</a>.

Unfortunately, the forum currently forbids that .zip files be uploaded to your post. Therefore an alternate method has to be used to share your two zip files. You will have to use an online file service such as: Dropbox, Mega, OneDrive, Google Drive, etc. to share your two zip files. In your post, include a link to the two zip files.

NOTE:
The app auto-zips the SysnativeFileCollectionApp output folder. It is located in your Documents folder. Windows Explorer should open and highlight the zipped folder.
Please do not modify the output files!

INFO:
The Sysnative BSOD Dump + System File Collection App does not get installed (it is a stand-alone EXE) nor does it make any changes to the registry. It only creates the SysnativeFileCollectionApp output folder + a zipped version - both located in Documents folder. You can delete them at any time, but we suggest that you wait until our work together is completed before doing so.

This Method involves manually copying the dump files.


Start by opening Explorer

In the address bar at the top, enter the following folder structure: "%SystemRoot%\Minidump\".
You should see one or more dump files. If there are none, or the folder cannot be found, then a dump file was not created when Windows blue screened.

Select all the dump files and <strong><u>copy</u></strong> them.

Create a new zip folder on the Desktop and <strong><u>paste</u> </strong>the dump files in the zipped folder.
NOTE: You cannot move the files nor can you use the context menu to "send to zip' or 'send to desktop'! The files have to be manually coppied over.

Next, bring up an elevated administrative CMD prompt:
Windows 7 & Vista - START | type cmd.exe into the start search box | right-click on cmd.exe | select "Run as Administrator"
Windows 8.1 & 8 - Press WIN +X keys | select "Command Prompt (Admin)"

Run the following command: 
perfmon /report</pre>
This should bring up the Resource and Performance Monitor, as follows:
<img alt="TSR5fVO.png" src="http://i.imgur.com/TSR5fVO.png">

Once PERFMON has finished collecting data for 60 seconds, save the output by selecting: File | Save As | Save as: (Report Files) HTML

Zip up the PERFMON output; create a new thread <a href="http://linustechtips.com/main/forum/46-troubleshooting/">HERE</a>.

Unfortunately, the forum currently forbids that .zip files be uploaded to your post. Therefore an alternate method has to be used to share your two zip files. You will have to use an online file service such as: Dropbox, Mega, OneDrive, Google Drive, etc. to share your two zip files. In your post, include a link to the two zip files.

Please also include the following information:

· OS - Windows 8.1, 8, 7, Vista ?· x86 (32-bit) or x64 ?· What OS was originaly installed on the system?· Is the OS an OEM version (came pre-installed on system) or full retail version (YOU purchased it from a retailer)?· Age of system (hardware)· Age of OS installation - have you re-installed the OS?· CPU model· Video Card model· MotherBoard - (if NOT a laptop)· Power Supply - brand & wattage (if laptop, skip this)· System Manufacturer· Exact model number (if OEM or laptop)· Laptop or Desktop?

ionbasa · January 17, 2017

1 hour ago, Blade of Grass said:

Sadly, the forum no longer uses BBCode, so there's no way for me to get you the BBCode content of the post. Best I can do is the post's raw HTML, but that's not really beneficial to you, so here's the (mostly) HTML-stripped content of the post.

Hide contents



Forum Specific Instructions for Posting BSODs:

If you are encountering BSODs and are asking for help in the troubleshooting sub forum here in LTT, there are some things we need you to do to help us help you!
First, we need the dump files produced by Windows at the time of the blue screen. The dump files contain information about what possibly caused the BSOD and also contains debugging information.

To obtain these file(s) follow either procedure below:

The following "tool" (Sysnative BSOD Dump + System File Collection App) is not my own, nor does it have any association with LTT or the LTT STAFF. Therefore it has to marked as UNOFFICIAL.

Method A has been adapted by myself (@ionbasa) from the Sysnative forum thread here: <a href="http://www.sysnative.com/forums/bsod-crashes-kernel-debugging/68-blue-screen-of-death-bsod-posting-instructions-windows-10-8-1-8-7-vista.html" rel="external nofollow">http://www.sysnative.com/forums/bsod-crashes-kernel-debugging/68-blue-screen-of-death-bsod-posting-instructions-windows-10-8-1-8-7-vista.html
  
The tool is working property of Sysnative and its authors:

  jcgriff2 - J. C. Griffith, Microsoft MVP
  TheOutcaste - Jerry Wines
  Patrick - Patrick Barker, Microsoft MVP
  niemiro - Richard
  Tekno Venus - Stephen
  ©  <a href="http://www.sysnative.com/" rel="external nofollow">http://www.sysnative.com/</a>
  ©  sysnative.com - MVP
  © 2008 - 2014 sysnative.com
  New Jersey, USA; Oregon, USA; New York, USA
  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED


If you have any objections to using the aforementioned app, there are instructions below on how to alternatively grab the needed files manually.

Download the Sysnative BSOD Dump + System File Collection App here: <a href="http://www.sysnative.com/apps/SysnativeBSODCollectionApp.exe" rel="external nofollow">http://www.sysnative.com/apps/SysnativeBSODCollectionApp.exe</a>

Run the app - Double-click on the downloaded application file. Give the application ample time to collect the necessary files and system information, this may take up to 10-15 minutes, please be patient! Here is a screenshot showing the utility in action:

<img alt="rUBtSUp.png" src="http://i.imgur.com/rUBtSUp.png">

Once the tool finishes, bring up an elevated administrative CMD prompt:

Windows 7 & Vista - START | type cmd.exe into the start search box | right-click on cmd.exe | select "Run as Administrator"
Windows 8.1 & 8 - Press WIN +X keys | select "Command Prompt (Admin)"

Run the following command: 
perfmon /report</pre>

This should bring up the Resource and Performance Monitor, as follows:
<img alt="TSR5fVO.png" src="http://i.imgur.com/TSR5fVO.png">

Once PERFMON has finished collecting data for 60 seconds, save the output by selecting: File | Save As | Save as: (Report Files) HTML

Zip up the PERFMON output; create a new thread <a href="http://linustechtips.com/main/forum/46-troubleshooting/">HERE</a>.

Unfortunately, the forum currently forbids that .zip files be uploaded to your post. Therefore an alternate method has to be used to share your two zip files. You will have to use an online file service such as: Dropbox, Mega, OneDrive, Google Drive, etc. to share your two zip files. In your post, include a link to the two zip files.

NOTE:
The app auto-zips the SysnativeFileCollectionApp output folder. It is located in your Documents folder. Windows Explorer should open and highlight the zipped folder.
Please do not modify the output files!

INFO:
The Sysnative BSOD Dump + System File Collection App does not get installed (it is a stand-alone EXE) nor does it make any changes to the registry. It only creates the SysnativeFileCollectionApp output folder + a zipped version - both located in Documents folder. You can delete them at any time, but we suggest that you wait until our work together is completed before doing so.

This Method involves manually copying the dump files.


Start by opening Explorer

In the address bar at the top, enter the following folder structure: "%SystemRoot%\Minidump\".
You should see one or more dump files. If there are none, or the folder cannot be found, then a dump file was not created when Windows blue screened.

Select all the dump files and <strong><u>copy</u></strong> them.

Create a new zip folder on the Desktop and <strong><u>paste</u> </strong>the dump files in the zipped folder.
NOTE: You cannot move the files nor can you use the context menu to "send to zip' or 'send to desktop'! The files have to be manually coppied over.

Next, bring up an elevated administrative CMD prompt:
Windows 7 & Vista - START | type cmd.exe into the start search box | right-click on cmd.exe | select "Run as Administrator"
Windows 8.1 & 8 - Press WIN +X keys | select "Command Prompt (Admin)"

Run the following command: 
perfmon /report</pre>
This should bring up the Resource and Performance Monitor, as follows:
<img alt="TSR5fVO.png" src="http://i.imgur.com/TSR5fVO.png">

Once PERFMON has finished collecting data for 60 seconds, save the output by selecting: File | Save As | Save as: (Report Files) HTML

Zip up the PERFMON output; create a new thread <a href="http://linustechtips.com/main/forum/46-troubleshooting/">HERE</a>.

Unfortunately, the forum currently forbids that .zip files be uploaded to your post. Therefore an alternate method has to be used to share your two zip files. You will have to use an online file service such as: Dropbox, Mega, OneDrive, Google Drive, etc. to share your two zip files. In your post, include a link to the two zip files.

Please also include the following information:

· OS - Windows 8.1, 8, 7, Vista ?· x86 (32-bit) or x64 ?· What OS was originaly installed on the system?· Is the OS an OEM version (came pre-installed on system) or full retail version (YOU purchased it from a retailer)?· Age of system (hardware)· Age of OS installation - have you re-installed the OS?· CPU model· Video Card model· MotherBoard - (if NOT a laptop)· Power Supply - brand & wattage (if laptop, skip this)· System Manufacturer· Exact model number (if OEM or laptop)· Laptop or Desktop?