![]() This file may very well be several megabytes in size, since the log may be appended to each time Dr. ![]() This location is configurable using the Dr Watson configuration tool (drwtsn32.exe) The log file is called Drwtsn32.log and it typically in the following directory:Ĭ:\Documents and Setting\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Dr Watson Watson will generally catch it and make a log entry as well as catch a dump of the faulting process. Debugging is very much an art, and a complicated one at that, so we are only going to touch on the really basic concepts in this discussion. You can do something as simple as viewing the Dr. A crash can be caused by something as simple as a value being set to zero when a function is expecting a non-zero response, or trying to access a section in memory that has either become damaged or that belongs to another process.ĭetermining the cause of an application crash can be very simple, or extremely complicated - depending on the failure. Watson popup and application exit, and in the case of the kernel, a Bugcheck. ![]() In the case of an user mode process that generally means a Dr. A crash is when something experiences a fault and has no choice but to exit. Watson error.įirst, let's discuss terminology. These crashes usually result in the infamous Dr. One of our common issues is troubleshooting application crashes (for example, the Print Spooler or a third-party application). ![]() First published on TECHNET on May 29, 2007
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