Use Switch to Turn Off Audio and Visual Notification in Dr. Watson Utility

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SUMMARY

You can run a switch from the command prompt or in a batch (.bat) file to turn off visual and sound notification in the Drwtsn32.exe (Dr. Watson) utility. The -iq switch is for Quiet mode and it must be used when you reset the Dr. Watson utility as the default program debugger. An example of a possible line run from a command prompt is:

drwtsn32 -iq

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The following example shows how you can set up a possible command line (to be run from a command prompt):

drwtsn32 [-i] [-g] [-p pid] [-e event] [-g] [?]

Description:

-i Install Drwtsn32 as the default program error debugger
-g Ignored, but provided as compatibility with WinDBG and NTSD
-p pid Process id to debug
-e event Event to signal for process attach completion
-? Usage help