thank you, but what about the other question about where the information is being saved. is it in the mini dump folder because then it won't help you diagnose anything because minidump doesnt seem to work on my computer.
Have you gone to start --> control panel--> folder options --> "view" Tab, and checked the circle next to "show hidden files, folders and drives"?
For minidumps, search
%SystemRoot%\Minidump
For kernel memory dumps, search.
%SystemRoot%\MEMORY.DMP