Where's the error log?

[Guest dumdedumdum]

Occasionally I'll get an error messsage such as this one today: Under the headline of "Program Error"...

 

"D4.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program. An error log is

being created".

 

Of course when this happens I want to take a look at the error log to find out what caused the problem so I can prevent

it's reoccurence. But there is nothing else in the error window, no way to track it down, the only clue is the name of

the offending .exe file. Any ideas for me on this, is it a Windows 2000 error or generated by the offending program.

I'd guess it's a Windows 2000 message since the format is always the same.

 

John

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Where's the error log?

 

From the "Run" box

drwtsn32

then in the "Application Errors" box highlight the error and "View" to see

the log file.

 

 

This article may help you.

 

Interpreting the DrWtsn32.log File to Identify Program Crash Data

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];246084

 

 

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"dumdedumdum" wrote:

> Occasionally I'll get an error messsage such as this one today: Under the

> headline of "Program Error"...

>

> "D4.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will

> need to restart the program. An error log is

> being created".

>

> Of course when this happens I want to take a look at the error log to find

> out what caused the problem so I can prevent

> it's reoccurence. But there is nothing else in the error window, no way

> to track it down, the only clue is the name of

> the offending .exe file. Any ideas for me on this, is it a Windows 2000

> error or generated by the offending program.

> I'd guess it's a Windows 2000 message since the format is always the same.

>

> John

>

>