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Need Version 0.80 of Dr. Watson
I need a copy of Dr. Watson version 0.80 to track down a problem in Windows for Workgroups 3.11. The version Microsoft puts up on their web and ftp sites (WW0440 I
believe) is version 0.76, which is not for Win 3.1 or 3.11
but for Win 3.0. Microsoft actually has a Knowledge Base answer saying you need to use at least version 0.80 of Dr.
Watson for Win 3.1 or 3.11, but tell you it was not on your
system disks if you have Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (gee MS, thanks a lot). They say it was included with regular
Windows 3.1 and 3.11.
Anyone know where I can get a copy of 0.80 Dr. Watson?
believe) is version 0.76, which is not for Win 3.1 or 3.11
but for Win 3.0. Microsoft actually has a Knowledge Base answer saying you need to use at least version 0.80 of Dr.
Watson for Win 3.1 or 3.11, but tell you it was not on your
system disks if you have Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (gee MS, thanks a lot). They say it was included with regular
Windows 3.1 and 3.11.
Anyone know where I can get a copy of 0.80 Dr. Watson?
I wouldn't bother using it, it seldom finds anything, use something like wincheckit, comes as a trial on a lot of magazine covermount CD's
What's your problem that you're trying to troubleshoot? Maybe we can help you fix it without Dr. W.
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Kayton, the problem stems from a crash in Realaudio I'm trying to track down. I was looking for a program that when the GPF occurs, the system would do a memory dump so I could track it to the exact problem.
All sorts of things have been changed to try and prevent the problem (too long a list to list here), but suffice it to say I'm not a computer novice. Probably don't know as much as many of the people in here, but have been a mainframe programmer and system operator by trade for a number of years. Memory dumps don't scare me off and that's what I thought Dr. Watson might give me (as well as a list of all programs in memory and where they are in memory at the time of the crash).
The problem is Realaudio 5.0 will, seemingly randomly get a GPF (or sometimes a Page Fault), usually in "Module Unknown", and must be closed. At this point WFWG will run along fine UNTIL you try to close another program. At this point it will many times drop straight out to the DOS prompt (just crash right out of Windows). Reinstalls have also been down to no avail. I thought Dr. Watson might give me the info I was looking for.
All sorts of things have been changed to try and prevent the problem (too long a list to list here), but suffice it to say I'm not a computer novice. Probably don't know as much as many of the people in here, but have been a mainframe programmer and system operator by trade for a number of years. Memory dumps don't scare me off and that's what I thought Dr. Watson might give me (as well as a list of all programs in memory and where they are in memory at the time of the crash).
The problem is Realaudio 5.0 will, seemingly randomly get a GPF (or sometimes a Page Fault), usually in "Module Unknown", and must be closed. At this point WFWG will run along fine UNTIL you try to close another program. At this point it will many times drop straight out to the DOS prompt (just crash right out of Windows). Reinstalls have also been down to no avail. I thought Dr. Watson might give me the info I was looking for.
Did you try a different audio player?
The 'crash out to DOS' may indicate that the original GPF was an intrusion into the video driver's memory.Try a standard Win driver at 640x480x16.
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Realplayer and realaudio have a compatibility issue with WIN32s, Real Media state that the win 3.xx version is 16bit only and will not work with win32s installed, they also state that they plan no further support for the win3xx platform and don't plan to bring out a win 32 compatible version.
Regards,
Road Warrior
Regards,
Road Warrior
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Thanks for all the advice. Am still looking into the problem. Many thanks to "ahgrey" for giving me a link to get V0.80 of Dr. Watson. It *did* indeed trap the problem and gave me a dump to work from. As per suggestions of using another video driver, I have used several, and the problem still seems to be there. Realaudio V5.0 really wants hi-color (64K or better) and can get flakey trying to use a 256-color or lower driver. Roadwarrior, Win32's are not installed so they are not an issue, but thanks for the thought.
Am going to delve into the Watson dump and see what I can come up with.
Brighton
Am going to delve into the Watson dump and see what I can come up with.
Brighton
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