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Dr. Watson - FATAL ERROR
Name: Gerald Date: May 11, 2000 at 08:24:08 Pacific
Comment:
Does any know what the following means:
Dr. Watson (window)
An application error has occurred and an application error log is being generated.
Dr. Watson FATAL ERROR (window)
Could not attach to the application Windows NT Error code = 87
Name: Stefan Date: May 11, 2000 at 11:59:45 Pacific
Reply:
It almost always means an error in the memory, either there's not enough, or some program tried to access an already used area or the swap file config isn't cohesive with the program (too small, not in right area).
Yes, Dr. Watson is a small application tool that is included with NT. It is a monitoring tool that will alert you when you have done something that it does not like and will write an event in the log. You can always remove Dr. Watson like I have done on my network here at work, or you can just click ok and view the log events in the event viewer under the administrative tools. If you need further assistance email me and let me know.
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Response Number 3
Name: Leticia Soto Date: November 28, 2000 at 12:14:37 Pacific
Reply:
DO I NEED DR WATSON ON THE NETWORK? BECAUSE ONCE I GET THE ERROR IT KICKS ME OUT THE EXCEL OR DOCUMENT WITH SAVING IT.
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Response Number 4
Name: Pat Dunsford Date: February 18, 2001 at 08:41:32 Pacific
Reply:
try looking up knowledge base article Q162623. it applies to dr watson and error 87.
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