POST disk and windows Dr.watson how to disable

windows Dr.watson is a diagnostic utility. If someone thinks that this program and the self-test is too troublesome, it can be disabled. Today, Xiaobian teaches you how to disable these two programs.

Registry location:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession Manager]

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Important: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, be sure to back it up first, and be sure to know how to restore the registry if something goes wrong. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/) Microsoft Windows Registry Description

To disable Dr. Watson, follow these steps:

To enable Dr. Watson, follow these steps

Overview < Br>

This article describes how to disable and re-enable the Dr. Watson program for Windows.

More Information

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you will be able to resolve problems caused by improper use of the Registry Editor. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To disable Dr. Watson, follow these steps

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit.exe in the Open box, and then click OK.

2. Locate and then click the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersion AeDebug

Note: Steps 3 and 4 are optional; if you are restoring using Dr For Watson's default settings, you need to perform these two steps.

3. Click the AeDebug item and then click Export Registry File on the Registry menu.

4. Enter a name and location for the registry file you want to save and click Save.

5. Delete the AeDebug item.

In Windows, the registry key for the debugger is in the AeDebug entry. By default, the Dr. Watson program is installed on Windows and is configured to run when an application error occurs (the value of the Auto value is 1). The default value is:

Numeric Name = Auto

Type = String (REG_SZ)

Data Value = 1 or 0. (Default is 1)

Value name= Debugger

Type=String(REG_SZ)

Data value = drwtsn32 -p %ld -e %ld -g< Br>

Note: This data value (drwtsn32 -p %ld -e %ld -g) is Dr. Watson-specific. Other debuggers will have their own values ​​and parameters.

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To enable Dr. Watson, follow these steps

1. At the command prompt, type the following command line, and then press ENTER: < Br>

drwtsn32 -i

2. Double-click the .reg file created in steps 3 and 4 above.

Because there is a registry content involved, everyone should be cautious when modifying. The steps to disable these two programs are similar, so everyone should see what to change and how to change it.