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Active 2 years, 11 months ago. Viewed 20k times. In Windows environments XP and Win 7 : What is the best way to automatically have a crash dump generated when processes crash on the system? Can an installer MSI package do this? CJ7 CJ7 That's a global setting. Installers for a single program should definitely not alter global settings. If your program needs a crash dump, put the logic in your program. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5. For more details, you can refer the below link. Just have a try on XP.

Close the Windows Error Dialog. Check the configured folder for dump file. As per the Microsoft documentation, it works starting from below platform only. Yes, divide by zero will work provided you unmask the floating point exception for divide by zero. By default, the run-time library will mask all the floating point exceptions.

Clarifying Information. Error Message. Defect Number. Enhancement Number. Resolution Dr. Watson is a program error troubleshooting tool that traps program faults and generates a snapshot of the operating system that you can use to diagnose the fault. This tool interprets program errors in Windows-based programs and attempts to diagnose them. When Dr. Watson is running, it automatically creates a log file when a program fault occurs. The log file indicates which program created the fault, the program that the fault occurred in, and the memory address where the fault occurred.

Watson cannot create a snapshot if the program does not respond hangs. Watson needs to be started in order to obtain a Dr. Watson log when an unhandled exception occurs within an application.

It is not started by default. To start Dr. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums.

Windows Server General Forum. Sign in to vote. Thanks, CD. However, they are necessary if you want to restore the default use of Dr. Registry entries for debugger programs are located in the AeDebug key in Windows. The Dr. Watson program is installed by default in Windows, and is configured to run when an application error occurs with a data value of 1 for the Auto value.

The default values are as follows:. Alternative debuggers will have their own values and parameters. Check whether the problem is fixed. If the problem is fixed, you are finished with this section.