How to remove drwtsn32 error

drwtsn32.exe file information

The process DrWatson Postmortem Debugger or DrWatson - debuger typu postmortem or DrWatson Postmortem-Debugger belongs to the software Microsoft® Windows® Operating System or System operacyjny Microsoft® Windows® or Betriebssystem Microsoft® Windows® or Microsoft? Windows? Operating System or drwtsn32.exe or MicrosoftR WindowsR Operating System by Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: File drwtsn32.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 45568 bytes (97% of all occurrence), 47104 bytes, 65536 bytes, 49152 bytes.
It is a Windows core system file. The program is not visible. File drwtsn32.exe is a Microsoft signed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 4% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as drwtsn32.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the drwtsn32.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

sometimes when i work in certain maps my windows freezes and a window opens that say that drwtsn32.exe must be shut down, when i open taskman i can close it down, after that there is a "shutdown" like if i shutdown explorer.exe but it reloads almost instant and then i can use windows like always even though all the windows has bin closed. i recently changed name on the file in system32 and windows works...
   

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  Jesse R (ImCanadianEh15)   (further information)

creates an error log using ALL of C: freespace
   

I had 3,200 drwtsn32.ece processes open, choking the CPU. I think it may be related to psyme virus. I don't have Dr Watson installed.
  Gary  

If it screws up it creates this white box in the middle of the screen and does not do anything.
   

I deleted it and my XP laptop seems to be running better. It shut down my system when accessing "my documents" when it was installed.
  Tramtrammertrau  

program conflict both versions
  V8matey  

Just some stupid Micro$oft debugging program. Whoever named it is sick, but no problems here. If it really takes all your cpu, either your processor sucks, or its been reinstalled by a virus/trojan/backdoor.
  InfamousMyzt  

Your pc needs maintenance like your body,drwtsn32.exe is like your body immune system,which prevents you from crashing, little learning is dangerous thing, goto www.microsoft.com
  isinpt   (further information)

it gets in the way and i think its a virus, because i never seen it before now it pops up with an error, and i just closed it out and explorer.exe started working again so theres something wrong with this prog
  jj  

It uses up a lot of my memory and causes almost every program i use to close for no particular reason
  Emko  

All it really does, from what I've seen is devour CPU usage.. but I cant remove it "Access Denied" and whatnot....
  UnrealFox  

It's an insufferable wannabe busybody symptom of DCS* that starts up when some other app is crashing, just so it can crash too. On the rare occasion that it doesn't crash, it will provoke MyCrudSoft's web site to open and blame the crash on some application that wasn't even running, or may not even be installed on your PC, just to pass the buck. *DCS = Disobedient Computer Syndrome, in which your PC will hunt down any piddly little excuse to do anything other than the task you're trying to accomplish.
  Downstrike   (further information)

Es gibt genug vertrauenswürdigere Programme als ein Debugprogramm von Microsoft! Und dieses hier verursacht nur probleme! ich kann z.b. eine videodatei nicht anwählen, weil sich dann sofort diese exe öffnet und mein Desktop abschmiert. Aber herkömmlich löschen kann ich es nicht...Windows scheint das automatisch wiederherzustellen.
   

is not dangerous in itself, but if it crashes then usually it is linked to another spyware or adware software
  Brandon  

DO NOT remove this application...it's an essential process
  Lionhead  

drwtsn32.exe mostly runs when i am trying to open some windows media files, may be becuz some files or corrupted when this happns explorer shuts down and is restarted again, it only happns with certain wma files.
  Latz  

drwtsn32.exe. blocks my pc every time I click the right button from a file on the desktop
  Bigongo  

Nothing except that its not computer friendly
  slhvirgo30  

It stops me from viewing pictures and movies. I have to close it in task manager, then it closes the folder and files I was trying to view. When I go back to try again, DrWatson32 again freezes my computer and I continue the cycle of shutting it off, trying to view files, it closing all open applications, etc.
  Ed  

i have just found two versions of drwtsn32.exe in system32 folder , one was 45k in length the other was 23k long i have deleted the 23k file
  napysak  

When I start computer a message appears that Dr.Watson has detected an error. When I clik to report I am informed that I must be on line but the sign on window is not functional. It blocks all programs.
  jglenn32  

It consumed nearly all system resources. In the task manager there were more than 1200 processes running and most of them were drwtsn32.exe.
  Dave  

wreaks havoc on computer, can't right-click on desktop or add new file folders. Can't remove program, must wipe hard drive & start over, grrrr.
  reluctant IT  

Unter mein Windows XP Home+Service Pack 2 im Ordner System32 hab ich die datei drwatson.exe Beschreibung:Win. Fehlererkennungsprogramm 27,6 KB groß und eine drwtsn32.exe Programmbeschreibung: DrWatson Postmortmem -Debugger 46 KB groß, die Datein sind doch ungefährlich wa oder?
  Martin  

not much at all
  Galaky  

This file has done what "A Name" said, just ate up everything and made my comp crash. What is this thing??
  Galaky  

WindowsTask Manager show me as operator and not the system also i found a log file in the C:\windows\Crypto\
   

I've NEVER had Dr. Watson installed on my system but this file came from somewhere and its trying to connect to the internet.
  James  

Dr. Watson for Windows is a program error debugger that gathers information about your computer
  sedam   (further information)

For the last few days i have been noticing that my DR watson post mortem debugger has been encounternig errors like i was watching movies and it would pop up i fid it anoying and should be checked immeditaly for viruses
  Duke Raster  

This is the Dr. Watson Postmortem Debugger application. Do NOT turn this off
  berensflame   (further information)

starts everytime XP boots and uses 90 % CPU + reserves more and more mem. File is ca. 47 k, when removed it always comes back.
  David  

it doesnt let any application work
  kevin  

ate up my resources till computer crashed, second time I stopped it in the task manager
  A Name  

DRWTSN32.exe is used to gather debug information when a program crashes. It creates a log file in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\DrWatson\drwatsn32.log
  I love to Dump   (further information)

Safe - launches when an application thats part of the OS fails
   

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