Hi Don,
Yes, Dr.Watson can bring a system to its knees, to the point where it becomes
unresponsive (freeze).
One of the ways to regain control is to bring up TaskManager and terminate the
Dr Watson process.Tip:Set priority of TaskManager to "High" - at least you'll stand a
fair chance for it to run.After that, disable Dr Watson if you don't want anymore of
this nonsense.
Below are some more links from my "arsenal";) about Dr Watson:
* Please Note: In all links and descriptions note there is a difference
between Drwatson.exe and Drwtsn32.exe
Sometimes both can be found even on XP (Result of upgrading)
Description of the Dr. Watson for Windows (Drwtsn32.exe) Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308538
Some excerpts
*If a program error occurs, Dr. Watson for Windows starts automatically.
*By default, the log file created by Dr. Watson is named Drwtsn32.log and is saved in
the following location:
drive:\Documents and Settings\All Users.WINNT\Application Data\Microsoft\Dr Watson
*Note Drwatson.exe is an older program error debugger that was included with earlier
versions of Windows NT. Microsoft recommends that you use Drwtsn32.exe instead of
Drwatson.exe in Windows XP.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Watson_(debugger)
http://www.computerhope.com/software/drwatson.htm
http://www.hotcomm.com/FAQ/FAQ_drwatson.asp
Lots of info and links here too
Very useful site -explore ;)
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/Windows2000/RegistryTips/RegistryTools/DrWatson.html
Regards,
Peter E.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Hard drive full
From: Don Penlington <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: 25-Jan-2009 9:00:56 AM
Peter wrote:
A lot of people "use" it without even knowing it,because of their settings and wonder
about severe slowdowns.>>
I never knew that Dr Watson could be a cause of slowdowns. That's another item to add
to the list of performance factors I'm sure most people would be unaware of. Thanks
for that.
Does it really have any useful function these days? I looked at the debugger file but
was none the wiser except that I now have a nice rude hi-tech name to call my
computer when it goes wrong!
Just logging errors doesn't seem to help much as these would be in Event Viewer in
any case.
Don Penlington
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