Troubleshooting "Unrecoverable Application Error" in DrWatson

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q75490
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

If you use DrWatson to assist you in troubleshooting a Microsoft Windows version 3.0 Unrecoverable Application Error (UAE), you may encounter the "Recoverable Application Error" (REA) instead. The RAE is DrWatson's interpretation of the Unrecoverable Application Error (UAE) and should be treated like a UAE.

NOTE: DrWatson is included in Windows versions 3.1 and 3.11 and Windows for Workgroups version 3.1. It is not included with Windows 3.0 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11.

MORE INFORMATION

A sample RAE is as follows: 

   "RECOVERABLE APPLICATION ERROR"

        "PP" ( PowerPoint, for example) "has failed in HPPCL5A.DRV"

                "IGNORING FAULT IS RISKY"

                "Cancel"        "Ignore"
If you choose Cancel, you usually are returned to the current program,. If you choose Ignore, you usually receive the same error or a UAE. However, the second line of the error, which mentions which program failed in a particular area, gives some clue as to what caused the error, and should be considered in troubleshooting.

For example, if DrWatson mentions the program failed in a certain driver, delete that driver and reinstall the driver. You may have to copy the EXPAND.EXE program over to your hard drive and expand the driver to your hard drive from the original Windows disks.

For more information on how to use the EXPAND.EXE program, query on 

   expanding and files and from and original and disks and windows

KBCategory: kbtool
KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00a win30 dr watson

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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