Is This A Virus ?! [Dr.Watson Postmortem DeBugger Error]?

Question

It comes up when I log into my Bebo profile and then the "Non Responding thing comes up where it says - Send or Send later and then another one pops up saying about this DR.WATSON DEBUGGER ERROR. and I Click Dont Send and it closes down my internet...I log in again .. This time i press do send it closes it down again ! I doesnt happen on any other website only bebo !? so like whats happening, please explain it as simply as possible and PLEASE PLEAS tell me how to get rid of it !!!!!!!! THANK YOU !! ! =]

Answer 1

Dr. Watson is apparently a program used to diagnose problems with your computer.



If that's installed on your computer, try re-installing it.

Answer 2

DONT PANIC ITS NOT A VIRUS !!!Below is a definition of what Dr Watson is. I would recommend updating your internet explorer to latest or trying to get onto bebo using firefox. If you can use bebo with firefox you have a prob with internet explorer. Download firefox. its free and way faster and more reliable



DO NOT LISTEN TO NATHAN E HE IS TALKING OUT OF HIS BACKSIDE. HE HAS NOT READ YOUR QUESTION PROPERLY. THIS IS NOT A HARDWARE ISSUE IF THIS ONLY HAPPENS ON BEBO AND DOES NOT EVER HAPPEN ANY OTHER TIME



In Microsoft Windows, Dr. Watson[1] is an application debugger included with the operating system. It is usually named drwatson.exe, drwtsn32.exe or dwwin.exe depending on the version of Windows. It is named after Doctor Watson of Sherlock Holmes fame, with the idea being that it would collect error information (symptoms) following the problem. The use of the word "Watson" has since been expanded to include general end user feedback services.[1]



The information obtained and logged by Dr. Watson is the information needed by technical support personnel to diagnose a program error for a computer running Windows. A text file (Drwtsn32.log) is created whenever an error is detected, and can be delivered to support personnel by the method they prefer. A crash dump file can also be created, which is a binary file that a programmer can load into a debugger. Dr. Watson can be made to generate more exacting information for debugging purposes if the appropriate symbol files are installed and the symbol search path (environment variable) is set.



When a program error occurs in Windows, the system searches for a program error handler. A program error handler deals with errors as they arise during the running of a program. If the system does not find a program error handler, the system verifies that the program is not currently being debugged and considers the error to be unhandled. The system then processes unhandled errors by looking in the registry for a program error debugger for which Dr. Watson is the default. A third-party debugger can also be used in place of Dr. Watson. The Watcom C compiler includes a similar crash-analysis tool named "Dr. Watcom".[2]



Starting with Windows Vista, Dr. Watson has been replaced with "Problem Reports and Solutions".[3]

Answer 3

No, Dr. Watson Debugger is the windows utility that tries to sort out why something crashes. It sounds like that utility is having its own issues with crashing. However, this is only for an old version of windows. You may want to check your hardware (like your hard drive!) for errors using scan disk. You may also want to defragment your hard drive.



If those utilities don't solve it or say you have a hardware problem, the answer is a little more complicated and involves backing up your data to an external drive and reinstalling windows.

Answer 4

CCleaner is a good program if you want to improve the performaces of your pc and get rid of virus, worms and trojans. Free download here http://j.mp/UrAHrU

Very useful program!

Regards

Answer 5

i think Dr watson, was a windows thing, to check for errors.

I havnt heard/thought about it for ages, but did when using windows "me" and/or windows98.

Answer 6

dr watson stop unauthorized access or something, its a security feature

Answer 7

no it is not. it gives information to microsoft when there is an error on your computer.