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    What the heck is this Dr Watson thing

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Sequoia225, Sep 20, 2007.

  1. Sequoia225

    Sequoia225 Notebook Deity

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    Every time I go to some folders that have pictures and movies Ive put on my computer (from my camera), those folders freeze up and I get a message saying this Dr Watson debugger program has crashed.

    I cant find good info on the net other than its a Windows thing and no one seems to know what causes it.

    any help?

    I cant play these movies Ive just put on here cause as soon as I put my mouse over the icon, the folder stops responding.

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    Sequoia225, Sep 20, 2007
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    booboo12 Notebook Prophet

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    Dr Watson is a program that watches for system errors, such as a program crash, and lets you record in a log file detailed information about the error
     
    booboo12, Sep 20, 2007
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    I've had this problem myself. you need to update the xvid or divx codecs. are you running vista or xp?
     
    Harper2.0, Sep 20, 2007
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    Im running XP.
    It happens though before I click on the files. It seems to happen when I open folders with a LOT of photo of video files. It happens in this paticular recent folder when I put the cursor on any of the video files. I dont even get to click on it yet, just put the cursor over it, and I get an hourglass, then cant do anything, then eventually get the Dr Watson error. Then I force quit the folder of the files and then its fine (as long as I dont repeat that action that is). So its not when I open the files to play. Its as soon as I put the cursor over the files.

    Could it have anything to do with the fact that Ive got 4 Gs left on a 60 G drive. I know thats too full for a drive.
     
    Sequoia225, Sep 20, 2007
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