Troubleshooting
Problem
How to disable Windows error message popups
Symptom
see below
Resolving The Problem
There are 2 possible ways to disable a windows error message popups:
1. Disable Dr. Watson message boxes on the system:
Dr Watson uses this registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AeDebug for the entries named Debugger and Auto. The value for the Debugger entry specifies the command for the debugger that will be used to analyze program errors. If the value for the Debugger entry is found, the system checks to see if the value for the Auto entry is set to zero or one.
- If the value for the Auto entry is set to zero, the system generates a message box that notifies you that a program error has occurred. If the value for the Debugger entry specifies the command for a valid debugger, the message box will display two buttons: OK and Cancel. If you click OK, the program is terminated. If you click Cancel, the specified debugger is started. If the value for the Debugger entry is empty, the message box will display only OK, and no debugger will start.
- If the value for the Auto entry is set to one and the value for the Debugger entry specifies the command for a valid debugger, the system automatically starts the debugger and does not generate a message box.
Try setting Auto to 1 and not have a debugger program referenced in the Debugger namevalue.
2. If disabling Dr. Watson message boxes does not work, you can disable all error message popups on the system. This method should be used with an understanding that ALL error message popups will be disabled. But all error messages will still be logged in the Event Logs.
Find the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows
Modify the value of "ErrorMode" according to these options:
Value Description
-------- -----------------
0 All errors appear in popups (Default)
1 System errors disabled, application errors still using popups
2 Neither system nor application errors use popups
Setting the value to 2 will disable all error message popups.
Product Synonym
TADDM
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Document Information
More support for:
Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager
Software version:
7.2, 7.1.2, 7.2.1
Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Windows
Document number:
144083
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21446412