Use the following info to read minidumps:
kd -z C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\{file}.dmp
kd>.logopen c:\debuglog.txt
kd>.sympath srv*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
kd>.reload;!analyze -v;r;kv;lmnt;.logclose;q
look for c:\debuglog.txt
windbg is the windows debugger user interface.
Both found in the debugger packages found here:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/installx86.mspx
