WinXP Application Error Dialog Text File

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When an application crashes and you get the Win App Error Dialog, you
can view a "details" text file. It shows the file is on your drive.

@#!@#!! Microsoft deletes this file when you close the dialog.

Is there a way to prevent the "details" text file from being deleted?

There seems to be no way to save it, and since it is in-use by the
dialog you cannot copy it.
 
Tecknomage said:
When an application crashes and you get the Win App Error Dialog, you
can view a "details" text file. It shows the file is on your drive.

@#!@#!! Microsoft deletes this file when you close the dialog.

Is there a way to prevent the "details" text file from being deleted?

There seems to be no way to save it, and since it is in-use by the
dialog you cannot copy it.
Click to expand...

Check the Event Viewer:
Click Start > Run, type in: eventvwr.msc and press Enter or click Ok.
Expand the event viewer window.
Click once on either Applications or System in the Left pane.
Double click on an error listed in the Right pane to bring up a details window.
Click the link if present at the end of the description to a page with a "possible
solution".

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Check the Event Viewer:
Click Start > Run, type in: eventvwr.msc and press Enter or click Ok.
Expand the event viewer window.
Click once on either Applications or System in the Left pane.
Double click on an error listed in the Right pane to bring up a details window.
Click the link if present at the end of the description to a page with a "possible
solution".
Click to expand...

Thanks, that works, to a point.

Note that the details in the app viewer are not what I see in the
original error dialog. Much too short. The original error dialog
details I remember seem to be a CPU Register dump + abbreviated
sys-info. My memory could be wrong though.

I know the original details are what is supposed to be sent to MS if
you have that option enabled.


You forgot to mention you can copy the viewer information to the
clipboard via the page-icon on the dialog.

Also: Right-click "My Computer," select "Manage," expand "Event
Viewer" in left pane to see "Applications." I prefer clicking over
typing.
 
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