Dr. Watson...Who invited him?

[Guest]

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I recently had to re-install my OS and since I had to re-install SP1, I
finally decided to go with SP2. I figured, what the heck, it's been long
enough. The bugs should all be worked out, right?

Well since this re-install of my OS and the addition of SP2, I have been
visited A LOT by this Dr. Watson guy and immediately afterwards the computer
locks up and I have to do a hard reboot.

What the heck does the error box "Dr. Watson Post mortem debugger" mean? Is
it spyware? What is it for and how the heck do I rid my computer of it?
Thanks.

 

[Jim]

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"James D" <newsgroopie@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I recently had to re-install my OS and since I had to re-install SP1, I
>finally decided to go with SP2. I figured, what the heck, it's been long
>enough. The bugs should all be worked out, right?
>
> Well since this re-install of my OS and the addition of SP2, I have been
> visited A LOT by this Dr. Watson guy and immediately afterwards the
> computer locks up and I have to do a hard reboot.
>
> What the heck does the error box "Dr. Watson Post mortem debugger" mean?
> Is it spyware? What is it for and how the heck do I rid my computer of it?
No, it is a debugger and has been part of Windows for a very long time. You
get rid of it by curing the problem(s) that cause it to be invoked.

Jim
> Thanks.
>

 

[Guest]

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"Jim" <j.n@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> No, it is a debugger and has been part of Windows for a very long time.
You
> get rid of it by curing the problem(s) that cause it to be invoked.
>

Basically, he is telling you to uninstall SP2... That is what is causing
your problems... Not just for you, but thousands of others as well...

 

[Guest]

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SP2 is working for millions of other people, so the problem is not with SP2.
The OP may have something else wrong with their Windows XP.


"FeMaster" <FeMaster @ hotmail . com> wrote in message
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> "Jim" <j.n@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:vtpTe.1340$7D1.1219@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
>>
>> No, it is a debugger and has been part of Windows for a very long time.
> You
>> get rid of it by curing the problem(s) that cause it to be invoked.
>>
>
> Basically, he is telling you to uninstall SP2... That is what is causing
> your problems... Not just for you, but thousands of others as well...
>
>
>

 

[enkidu]

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James D wrote:
>
> I recently had to re-install my OS and since I had
> to re-install SP1, I finally decided to go with SP2.
> I figured, what the heck, it's been long enough.
> The bugs should all be worked out, right?
>
Um, SP2 is SP2 - the same original one that came out ages
ago. There have been patches after SP2 which you should get
from WindowsUpdate if you haven't done so.

Cheers,

Cliff

--

Barzoomian the Martian - http://barzoomian.blogspot.com

 

[Guest]

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Pardon me for sounding so dumb, but how does one decipher the mumbo jumbo to
figure out what is causing the problem?

> No, it is a debugger and has been part of Windows for a very long time.
> You get rid of it by curing the problem(s) that cause it to be invoked.
>
> Jim
>> Thanks.
>>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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When did the problem start? After you installed SP2, no? There's your
answer to what is causing the problem...

I don't know a single soul that has actually not had at least one problem
after installing SP2. Some are just luckier than others to the extent and
severity of it...


"James D" <newsgroopie@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Pardon me for sounding so dumb, but how does one decipher the mumbo jumbo
to
> figure out what is causing the problem?
>
> > No, it is a debugger and has been part of Windows for a very long time.
> > You get rid of it by curing the problem(s) that cause it to be invoked.
> >
> > Jim
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

 

[zardozfl]

I don't know a single soul that has actually not had at least one problem after installing SP2

I've actually had no problems on my computer. (Knocks very loudly on wood!)