TorrentSpy lawyer battling 'copyright extremism'

TalkBack 6 of 26:

Next »

« Previous

• Thread View
• Flat View

How to save contents of RAM to file in Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/244139

Programmers need to do memory dumps all the time to see what other code is stomping all over their perfectly crafted, sleek, streamlined programs. Nothing new here. As a matter of fact, MS initiates a memory dump (RAM + virtual memory) after every Blue Screen of Death (BSoD), so that if you have the bucks, and want to know why it happened, MS Product Support Services will happily sift through the bits and give you an answer.

The link above lists a registry change one can make on Windows Server 2003, whereby an individual can initiate a BSoD and subsequent memory dump to file, using a standard, every-day keyboard.

The judge didn't just decide, out of the blue, "Hand over your RAM, bucko!" The plaintiff said to the judge, "Make the defendant turn over the contents of their RAM as if it's a discoverable <ocument." If the defendant claims "Wah! This is impossible. RAM is volatile! Can't do it!", then the plaintiff brings in a developer as expert witness to point out that any computer for which developers are writing software has a mechanism to initiate a core dump.

I suspect the legal manouvering revolved more around whether one can rely on the dump file as being an accurate snapshot of the state of RAM at the time of the dump. How do you authenticate a memory dump to ensure that it reflects the actual state of RAM on a particular machine at a particular time, with no monkey business occurring.

Posted by: robert.rohr@...   Posted on: 08/02/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

Alert moderator to an offensive message

Subscribe to this discussion via Email or RSS

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

• Why Isn't Server Virtualization Saving Us More? A Few Small Changes May Dramatically Increase Your Efficiency VMware Companies have rapidly adopted server virtualization over the past few ... Download Now
• The True Costs of Virtual Server Solutions VMware In an economic environment that is repeatedly heralding the message "do ... Download Now
• Building the Virtualized Enterprise with VMware Iinfrastructure VMware VMware virtualization software has been adopted by over 120,000 enterprise ... Download Now