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Using Dr. Watson

Dr. Watson is the built-in debugger that is included with Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003. This debugger is named drwtsn32.exe.To configure Dr. Watson on your system:

On your Windows system, click Start.
From the menu that appears, select Run.
In the Run window, type drwtsn32.
Click OK.

The Dr. Watson fönster appears:

The following table describes the fields and check boxes that you can modify in this window:

Field or Check Box	Description
Log en samling dokument eller en elektronisk lagring av data Path	The path of the log file created when a schema crashes. This log file, and the map file generated while building the program, can be used to find the cause of the problem.The user that is running the program must have write access to this folder, or a File Open dialog box will open when when the program crashes.
Crash Dump	The location of the dump en samling dokument eller en elektronisk lagring av data created when a program crashes. You can us • How to Install Symbols for Dr. Watson Error Debugging Symbols must also be installed for any Service Packs and hotfixes. Follow the appropriate step below for the Service Pack currently installed on the system. Service Pack on CD-ROM Use Explorer or a command prompt to copy the Symbols directory and its contents from the CD-ROM \Support\Debug\<platform> directory, where <platform> is one of the following: I386, Alpha, MIPS, PPC, to the %SystemRoot% directory. For example, to copy the symbols for the Intel platform, type the following command: Xcopy E:\Support\Debug\I386\Symbols\. C:\Winnt\Symbols /S Service Pack from Internet If you downloaded the Service Pack from the FTP or WWW site, you will also need to download the symbol files and follow the appropriate step below for the Service Pack currently installed on your system: SP1 or SP2: Type the following command at a command prompt: Sym_400i.exe -d C:\Winnt\Symbols SP3: Type the following at a c • Description of the Dr. Watson for Windows (Drwtsn32.exe) Tool MORE INFORMATION Dr. Watson for Windows is a program error debugger that gathers information about your computer when an error (or user-mode fault) occurs with a program. Technical support groups can use the information that Dr. Watson obtains and logs to diagnose a program error. When an error is detected, Dr. Watson creates a text file (Drwtsn32.log) that can be delivered to support personnel by the method they prefer. You also have the option of creating a crash dump file, which is a binary file that a programmer can load into a debugger. Note Windows XP also provides an Error Reporting service that monitors your computer for both user-mode and kernel-mode faults ("stop" error messages or error messages that are displayed on a blue screen, as well as improper shutdown events) that affect both the operating system and any programs. This service allows you to send error reports to Microsoft when an e

Field or
Check Box

Description

Log en samling dokument eller en elektronisk lagring av data Path

The path of the log file created when a schema crashes. This log file, and the map file generated while building the program, can be used to find the cause of the problem.The user that is running the program must have write access to this folder, or a File Open dialog box will open when when the program crashes.

Crash Dump

The location of the dump en samling dokument eller en elektronisk lagring av data created when a program crashes. You can us

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How to Install Symbols for Dr. Watson Error Debugging

Symbols must also be installed for any Service Packs and hotfixes. Follow the appropriate step below for the Service Pack currently installed on the system.

Service Pack on CD-ROM

Use Explorer or a command prompt to copy the Symbols directory and its contents from the CD-ROM \Support\Debug\<platform> directory, where <platform> is one of the following: I386, Alpha, MIPS, PPC, to the %SystemRoot% directory. For example, to copy the symbols for the Intel platform, type the following command:

Xcopy E:\Support\Debug\I386\Symbols\*.* C:\Winnt\Symbols /S

Service Pack from Internet

If you downloaded the Service Pack from the FTP or WWW site, you will also need to download the symbol files and follow the appropriate step below for the Service Pack currently installed on your system:

SP1 or SP2: Type the following command at a command prompt:

Sym_400i.exe -d C:\Winnt\Symbols

SP3: Type the following at a c

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Description of the Dr. Watson for Windows (Drwtsn32.exe) Tool

MORE INFORMATION

Dr. Watson for Windows is a program error debugger that gathers information about your computer when an error (or user-mode fault) occurs with a program. Technical support groups can use the information that Dr. Watson obtains and logs to diagnose a program error. When an error is detected, Dr. Watson creates a text file (Drwtsn32.log) that can be delivered to support personnel by the method they prefer. You also have the option of creating a crash dump file, which is a binary file that a programmer can load into a debugger.

Note Windows XP also provides an Error Reporting service that monitors your computer for both user-mode and kernel-mode faults ("stop" error messages or error messages that are displayed on a blue screen, as well as improper shutdown events) that affect both the operating system and any programs. This service allows you to send error reports to Microsoft when an e