How to bypass Microsoft Error Reporting.

[Guest Control Freq]

I know this is the wrong solution to this problem.

But, my application uses a third party DLL which sometimes crashes.

The crash generates the usual "Send Error Report" screen which we are

all familiar with.

 

However, the cause of the crash is trivial to me, I just need to

automatically relaunch the app when the crash happens. There is no

corruption or loss of data in this system.

 

The developer of the DLL no longer works for the supplier, and they

want money to fix it, and my manager doesn't want to pay for it to be

fixed.

 

So, what I need is to disable the generation of the error report. And

let a scheduled task relaunch the app in a few minutes time.

 

The big problem here is that this system is running on a Windows XP

Pro machine in a server cabinet, and doesn't have a user sitting

there. So, the "Send Error Report" screen could be there for quite a

while before anyone notices that this app isn't running anymore.

 

Consequently, there is nobody there to click the "Don't Send" button.

I really need to surpress this screen.

 

Any advice appreciated.

 

Regards

[Guest Bob I]

Re: How to bypass Microsoft Error Reporting.

 

 

To enable or disable error reporting

Open System in Control Panel.

On the Advanced tab, click Error Reporting.

Click Disable error reporting or Enable error reporting.

Notes

 

To open System, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and

then double-click System.

If you disable error reporting, you can still have Windows notify you

when an error occurs. To do so, select the But notify me when critical

errors occur check box.

To report operating system errors, select the Windows operating system

check box.

To report program errors for programs, such as Microsoft Word, select

the Programs check box.

 

 

Control Freq wrote:

> I know this is the wrong solution to this problem.

> But, my application uses a third party DLL which sometimes crashes.

> The crash generates the usual "Send Error Report" screen which we are

> all familiar with.

>

> However, the cause of the crash is trivial to me, I just need to

> automatically relaunch the app when the crash happens. There is no

> corruption or loss of data in this system.

>

> The developer of the DLL no longer works for the supplier, and they

> want money to fix it, and my manager doesn't want to pay for it to be

> fixed.

>

> So, what I need is to disable the generation of the error report. And

> let a scheduled task relaunch the app in a few minutes time.

>

> The big problem here is that this system is running on a Windows XP

> Pro machine in a server cabinet, and doesn't have a user sitting

> there. So, the "Send Error Report" screen could be there for quite a

> while before anyone notices that this app isn't running anymore.

>

> Consequently, there is nobody there to click the "Don't Send" button.

> I really need to surpress this screen.

>

> Any advice appreciated.

>

> Regards