Configuring Dr. Watson to get crash dump files on Windows
 Technote (FAQ)
 
Problem
Some Microsoft® Windows® systems are not set up correctly to get a Windows crash dump. This technote explains how to ensure that Dr. Watson is correctly enabled.
 
Cause
Some systems are not set up correctly to get a Windows crash dump.
 
Solution
  1. Open a command prompt window.

  2. Enter the command drwtsn32.exe.

    The following window will display:
    • For Windows 2000:



    • For Windows XP:



  3. In the Log File Path field, type the location to where you want the DrWatson log to be stored.

  4. In the Crash Dump field, type the file name and location where you want the user.dmp file to be stored.

  5. Make sure that the following options are selected:
    1. Dump Symbol Table
    2. Dump All Thread Contents
    3. Visual Notification
    4. Create Crash Dump File

  6. If you are running Windows XP, set Crash Dump Type to NT4 Full Compatible.

  7. From a command prompt, enter drwtsn32 -i to re-enable Dr. Watson as your default Windows debugger. This will make the necessary changes in the Windows registry.
 
 


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > Crash
Operating system(s): Windows
Software version: 4.0
Software edition:
Reference #: 1113013
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Jun 30, 2005