Microsoft KB Archive/259974

= Use Switch to Turn Off Audio and Visual Notification in Dr. Watson Utility =

Article ID: 259974

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q259974



SUMMARY
You can run a switch from the command prompt or in a batch (.bat) file to turn off visual and sound notification in the Drwtsn32.exe (Dr. Watson) utility. The -iq switch is for Quiet mode and it must be used when you reset the Dr. Watson utility as the default program debugger. An example of a possible line run from a command prompt is:

drwtsn32 -iq



MORE INFORMATION
The following example shows how you can set up a possible command line (to be run from a command prompt):

drwtsn32 [-i] [-g] [-p pid] [-e event] [-g] [?]

Description:

-i Install Drwtsn32 as the default program error debugger

-g Ignored, but provided as compatibility with WinDBG and NTSD

-p pid Process id to debug

-e event Event to signal for process attach completion

-? Usage help

Additional query words: watson crash debug

Keywords: kbinfo KB259974

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