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Dr. Watson Stopped Logging Errors

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by bill in dallas

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Using NT4 w/SP6a. I wanted to clear out the old errors recorded in Dr. Watson and opened the drwtsn32.exe file and cleared the 10 Application Errors that were listed in the box. No other settings were changed.

Now when an app error occurs, Dr. Watson starts as usual, but nothing is recorded in the drwtsn32.log in the NT root directory.

Suggestions (other than quit screwing around with Dr. Watson)

Bill

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by emcs

You can control the behavior of Dr. Watson by editing the registry at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AeDebug\Auto

A data value of 0 in this type REG_SZ causes the system to display a message box notifying the user when an application error occurs. A data value of 1 (the default) causes the debugger to start automatically.

You can disable the good doctor by deleting the AeDebug subkey. If you wish to re-enable it, type drwtsn32 -i from a command promptHope this helps.

dennie

by bill in dallas

Without doing anything, Dr. Watson started logging again about 12/22. Maybe this is just a mystery of NT and the Dr. I would still like to know why it stopped in the first place and why it restarted.

by ann777

Do you have logging turned on? If it's on , then it should start logging whenever it encounters any type of error.

Have you checked in the application logs of event viewer?

by bill in dallas

yes, I have checked the event viewer logs, but they yield no clues. I imagine I will have to file this in the unusual behavior category and just go on with my life.
Thanks.

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