vertarget

1: kd> vertarget
Windows Vista Kernel Version 6000 MP (2 procs) Free x86 compatible
Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS Personal
Built by: 6000.16830.x86fre.vista_gdr.090302-1506Machine Name:
Kernel base = 0x81c00000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0x81d11e10
Debug session time: Mon Oct  5 23:46:03.774 2009 (GMT+8)System Uptime: 1 days 23:01:16.559

 

From the vertarget command, we can know the information below:

1. The OS version information: it's the Vista 6000.16830.x86fre.vista_gdr.090302-1506 in this dump file.2. You can know the exact and correct the dump file create time by "Debug session time".

3. The most important is that you can know how long the system running before theBSOD by "System Uptime". 

        a. If all the BSOD dump files have the near "System Uptime", it mean it has some rule cause this failure.

        b. If it take long time to get the failure, it also mean the failure rate is very low.

        c. If it take very short time to get the failure, it means the failure was happened when entering Windows.