Chapter 6 Analyzing System Failures: Dr. Watson

Microsoft Windows Dr. Watson is a diagnostic tool for the Microsoft Windows operating system. It detects system and application failures caused by Windows applications and can store information in a disk file. This file can help you find and fix problems in your applications.

Only a single instance of Dr. Watson can be run at a time. Dr. Watson uses the dynamic-link library TOOLHELP.DLL, so it runs only in standard or 386 enhanced mode. Dr. Watson cannot trap faults in a Windows MS-DOS session.