Windows XP: Dr watson post Mortem debugger
Dr watson post Mortem debugger
by rbenn5 - 4/5/08 6:34 AMToday when I started the computer it would not boot up properly and I got the message that "Dr Watson postmortem debugger" encountered a problem and it needed to close. The computer never booted up properly and the desktop would constantly disappear. is this a virus? Also what is Dr Watson debugger,I never heard of it before. I am running my virus software to see if it is a virus. I am on my laptop now.
Computer specs:
Windows XP media center edition 2005 SP2
Gateway dual-core AMD
250 G hard drive
2 gigs of RAM
Stumper. Why?
by R. Proffitt
- 4/5/08 8:02 AM
In reply to: Dr watson post Mortem debugger by rbenn5
"The computer never booted up properly and the desktop would constantly disappear. is this a virus? Also what is Dr Watson debugger,I never heard of it before. I am running my virus software"
If the computer never booted up proper how did you manage to run your virus software?
stumper
by rbenn5 - 4/5/08 12:27 PM In reply to: Stumper. Why? by R. Proffitt
sorry about that- blond moment. the first time it stopped booting up after i turned it back on. I then booted it up in safe mode. I then shut it down after that. Then I booted it up and everything was fine. I just wondered what that was.
Things like this happen.
by R. Proffitt - 4/5/08 12:30 PM
In reply to: stumper by rbenn5
For example the lights flicker for a split second during boot up and it crashes. You reset and it works. This is something we must not look too deeply at.
Bob
Dr watson postmorten
by gassan1054 - 7/6/09 4:50 AM In reply to: Stumper. Why? by R. Proffitt
After I install service pack 2 for XP home edition, whenever I go into my computer, control panel, my network places and others I get a error message saying dr watson postmortem dugger has encounted an error blah blah blah, then crashes my computer and I need to restart it, I followed all your instructions and got so annoyed that I done a total system restore on my comp however im still getting the same thing happen to me. I uninstalled service pack 2 for the mean time but I would like to have it on there and without all these probs. here is a hjt log hope someone can help me. thanks in advance
Are you rbenn5 ?
by R. Proffitt - 7/6/09 6:12 AM
In reply to: Dr watson postmorten by gassan1054
If not, please create a new discussion in the forum and next time never write blah blah as we use those error messages to figure out what is happening.
Bob
Can't Defrag Dr. Watson
by enraged hormones - 9/29/09 2:54 AM In reply to: Are you rbenn5 ? by R. Proffitt
I'm having a different problem but it comes back to the Dr. Watson file. My free space on my C drive disappeared and I can't run defrag. when I run a partial it tells me it cannot defrag
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Dr Watson\drwtsn32.log
I've got Webroot spy sweeper and I'm constantly on the lookout for virus's. If this is a subject you can help me on I would appreciate it.
Re: defrag
by Kees Bakker - 9/29/09 2:56 AM
In reply to: Can't Defrag Dr. Watson by enraged hormones
If you can't defrag a certain file: why care? Nothing, really nothing, goes wrong if some files are still fragmented.
And what is "a partial"?
Kees
Partial Defrag
by enraged hormones - 9/29/09 3:15 AM In reply to: Re: defrag by Kees Bakker
There is not enough free space (15%) needed to run a full defrag and when I view the report it points to the smae file
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Dr Watson\drwtsn32.log
(82gb) over and over again. When I did finally get 15% space free the report came back the same.
I put in the free version of Auslogic Disk Defrag to see if it would help but no go. I've cleaned my registry, and my disks but I still can't defrag the rest.
Then Clear Out More Space and Defrag In Safe Mode
by Grif Thomas - 9/29/09 11:33 AM
In reply to: Partial Defrag by enraged hormones
Clean out some of the junk files on your computer by following the steps in the link below.. First, though try using the Disc Cleanup option in XP to eliminate all but the most recent restore points.. (Click on Start-All Programs-Accessories-System Tools-Disc Cleanup. When that opens, click on the "More Options" tab and click on the "Clean up" button in the "System Restore" section, then select "Yes", when it asks "Are You Sure?".
After that,,,,,,
How To Clean Unwanted Files From The Hard Drive
Then restart into Safe Mode and run Disc Defragmenter.
How To Start In 'Safe Mode'
Hope this helps.
Grif
Dr Watson
by enraged hormones - 10/1/09 12:51 AM In reply to: Then Clear Out More Space and Defrag In Safe Mode by Grif Thomas
Ran defrag in safe mode and the result I get is the same
Files Fragmented 19,151
File Size 82.61 GB
Documents and Settings/All users/applications data/microsoft/Dr Watson/drwtsn 32.ld.
Is the name of the folder I can't seem to get to
Re: drwhatson.
by Kees Bakker - 10/1/09 1:01 AM
In reply to: Dr Watson by enraged hormones
Three questions.
1. In a post above you say the file is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Dr Watson\drwtsn32.log. Now you say the file (folder??) is ocuments and Settings/All users/applications data/microsoft/Dr Watson/drwtsn 32.ld. So: what's the exact filename?
2. A filename isn't a message. A filename is a filename. There must be a context or a reason the filename is mentioned. What's that reason? That's not clear from your post. Can you make a screenprint and put it on some sharing site like imageshack?
3. Why do you want to have this file defragged? I already asked above, but you didn't tell yet?
Kees
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