Can anyone help me understand what this is??
I had an error message report flash up on my screen, did I want to report it to microsoft. I clicked don't send but as I did I noticed Dr Watson debugger had appeared. I haven't a clue what this is, I did a search on my pc and found that it was drwtsn32.exe and I'm still none the wiser.
Do I need to remove it from my PC or is part of some programme that I'm unaware of??
:confused:

Originally posted by Cutglass
Can anyone help me understand what this is??
I had an error message report flash up on my screen, did I want to report it to microsoft. I clicked don't send but as I did I noticed Dr Watson debugger had appeared. I haven't a clue what this is, I did a search on my pc and found that it was drwtsn32.exe and I'm still none the wiser.
Do I need to remove it from my PC or is part of some programme that I'm unaware of??
:confused:


Hi.


The file is perfectly safe and is installed during a fresh install from the Windows CD (ie. it is part of windows).


Details: http://www.computerhope.com/software/drwatson.htm.

Wow, thanks for replying so quickly and setting my mind at ease, I was having kittens thinking there was something wrong. Thank You :thumbsup:

drwtson.exe is a debugging tool.

If a program does something that causes an error within teh operating System it passes a load of information to the debugger that's installed. Typically this is drwtson.exe but you can tell Windows to use a different debugger.

Armed with this 'debug information' it's posisble for a programmer to see where things went pear shaped if they have the proper tools.

Having spent time working on these dumps of data it's as much fun as plucking nose hairs with a pair of pliers.

Joe :)

Thanks for the extra info Joe :thumbsup: I wasn't even aware it was on my system :confused:
But next time I will let it send error report to microsoft!