title: "Symbols can not be loaded" when trying to read dump
body: <p>I have an application that sometimes causes a BSOD on a Win XP machine.  Trying to find out more, I loaded up the resulting *.dmp file (from C:\Windows\Minidump), but get this message when in much of the readout when doing so:</p>
  
  <pre><code>*********************************************************************
  * Symbols can not be loaded because symbol path is not initialized. *
  *                                                                   *
  * The Symbol Path can be set by:                                    *
  *   using the _NT_SYMBOL_PATH environment variable.                 *
  *   using the -y &lt;symbol_path&gt; argument when starting the debugger. *
  *   using .sympath and .sympath+                                    *
  *********************************************************************
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What does this mean, and how do I "fix" it?</p>