BlueScreenView Changelog

What's new in BlueScreenView 1.55

Jan 29, 2015
  • Added Drag & Drop support: You can now drag a single MiniDump file from Explorer into the main window of BlueScreenView.
  • Fixed bug: BlueScreenView failed to remember the last size/position of the main window if it was not located in the primary monitor.

New in BlueScreenView 1.52 (Jul 17, 2013)

  • Added 'Google Search - Bug Check' and 'Google Search - Bug Check + Parameter 1' options

New in BlueScreenView 1.51 (Jun 20, 2013)

  • Added automatic secondary sorting ('Crash Time' column).
  • Added 64-bit build.

New in BlueScreenView 1.50 (Jun 3, 2013)

  • The 'Crash Time' now displays more accurate date/time of the crash. In previous versions, the value of 'Crash Time' column was taken from the date/time of dump file, which actually represents that time that Windows loaded again, after the crash. The actual crash time is stored inside the dump file , and now the 'Crash Time' displays this value.
  • Added 'Dump File Time' column, which displays the modified time of the dump file.

New in BlueScreenView 1.47 (Feb 18, 2013)

  • Added 'Auto Size Columns+Headers' option, which allows you to automatically resize the columns according to the row values and column headers.

New in BlueScreenView 1.46 (Sep 27, 2012)

  • Fixed issue: The properties and the 'Advanced Options' windows opened in the wrong monitor, on multi-monitors system.

New in BlueScreenView 1.45 (Dec 8, 2011)

  • You can now choose to open only a specific dump file - from the user interface or from command-line.
  • You can now also specify the MiniDump folder or MiniDump file as a single parameter, and BlueScreenView will be opened with the right dump file/folder, for example: BlueScreenView.exe C:\windows\minidump\Mini011209-01.dmp

New in BlueScreenView 1.40 (Sep 13, 2011)

  • Added 'Raw Data' mode on the lower pane, which displays the processor registers and memory hex dump

New in BlueScreenView 1.35 (May 27, 2011)

  • Added 'Crash Address' column.
  • Added 3 columns that display that last 3 calls found in the stack (Only for 32-bit crashes)

New in BlueScreenView 1.32 (Mar 28, 2011)

  • Added 'Mark Odd/Even Rows' option, under the View menu. When it's turned on, the odd and even rows are displayed in different color, to make it easier to read a single line.

New in BlueScreenView 1.31 (Jan 31, 2011)

  • Added 'Google Search - Bug Check+Driver' for searching in Google the driver name and bug check code of the selected blue screen.

New in BlueScreenView 1.30 (Dec 24, 2010)

  • Added 'Dump File Size' column.

New in BlueScreenView 1.29 (Nov 15, 2010)

  • You can now send the list of blue screen crashes to stdout by specifying an empty filename ("") in the command-line of all save parameters.
  • For example: bluescreenview.exe /stab "" > c:\temp\blue_screens.txt

New in BlueScreenView 1.28 (Aug 16, 2010)

  • Added 'Add Header Line To CSV/Tab-Delimited File' option. When this option is turned on, the column names are added as the first line when you export to csv or tab-delimited file.

New in BlueScreenView 1.27 (Jun 29, 2010)

  • Fixed issue: removed the wrong encoding from the xml string, which caused problems to some xml viewers

New in BlueScreenView 1.26 (May 3, 2010)

  • Fixed 'DumpChk' mode to work properly when DumpChk processing takes more than a few seconds.

New in BlueScreenView 1.25 (Apr 23, 2010)

  • Added 'DumpChk' mode, which displays the output of Microsoft DumpChk utility (DumpChk.exe). You can set the right path and parameters of DumpChk in 'Advanced Options' window. By default, BlueScreenView tries to run DumpChk from '%programfiles%\Debugging Tools for Windows'
  • The default MiniDump folder is now taken from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl

New in BlueScreenView 1.20 (Dec 28, 2009)

  • Added 3 new columns in the upper pane: Processors Count, Major Version, Minor Version.
  • Added 'Explorer Copy' option, which allows you to copy dump files to the clipboard and then paste them into Explorer window.

New in BlueScreenView 1.15 (Nov 5, 2009)

  • Added option to view the blue screen list of multiple computers on your network. The computer names are specified in a simple text file. (See below).
  • Added Combo-Box to easily choose the MiniDump folders available in the hard-disks currently attached to your computer.
  • Added 'Computer Name' and 'Full Path' columns.

New in BlueScreenView 1.11 (Sep 23, 2009)

  • Added /sort command-line option

New in BlueScreenView 1.10 (Sep 14, 2009)

  • Added accelerator keys for allowing you to toggle between modes more easily. Added command-line options for saving the crash dumps list to text/csv/html/xml file. Added command-line option for opening BlueScreenView with the desired MiniDump folder. Fixed focus problems when opening the 'Advanced Options' window. Added 'default' button to the 'Advanced Options' window. Added 'processor' column - 32-bit or x64.

New in BlueScreenView 1.05 (Aug 17, 2009)

  • Added support for x64 MiniDump files