How to fix Dr Watson Postmortem Error

Dr Watson for Windows is a debugger which is designed with the purpose to debug and creates log files when an error occurs within a program. This way, the technicians will analyze the log files and resolve the error correctly. By the way, if you are encountering an error 2753 during install or uninstall process, directly move to this post! However, when running some applications like Outlook, Internet Explorer, some users might annoyingly receive a Dr Watson Postmortem Error message and debugger crashes as well. What the hell is going on and how can you fix this error yourself?

First of all, you should know that the Dr Watson is part of the Windows and it may come onto your machine as you install the Windows. When finding it does not work as usually and display you some frustrating error message, just make sure to click send report on the error report window, and let Microsoft do the rest. They will most of the time analyze it and reply you soon with a proper solution.

Also, you can directly repair your Windows so as to get the application run correctly without the Dr Watson Postmortem Error message. Now, I take Windows XP as an example to show you how to perform a Windows repair install:

*Boot the computer by using the XP CD. But you may need to change the boot order in the system BIOS so the CD boots before the hard drive first.
*When you see the “Welcome To Setup” screen, you will see the options below:
->To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.
-> To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.
->To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
*Press R to start the repair.
* Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows installations.
*Follow the on-screen steps to go.
*When the repair finishes, you will find your computer and the added applications run properly without the Dr Watson Postmortem Error message any more.

If you do not want the message “Dr.Watson Postmortem Debugger has encountered a problems and needs to close” and want to run the computer & installed applications correctly, directly disable it with these steps:

*Click Start>Run>type Regedit in the box and click OK to bring in the Registry Editor.
*Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version
*Select AeDebug in the right pane, double click it and enter value 0.
*Close registry editor, restart your computer.

When coming to the Windows registry, you need to know that every time you alter basic system configuration information, install software or perform other routine tasks, all these changes will be reflected and stored in the Windows Registry. However, as time passes this database accumulates outdated configuration information and settings, including traces of obsolete programs, stopping the computer from launching properly. If the Dr Watson fails to recall its required entries in this database and cannot to record the log files properly, it might display a Dr Watson Postmortem Error message finally. After all the above steps, it is highly recommended that you can run a registry tool like RegCure Pro to completely scan and repair all errors inside the registry database. When there is no registry error existing, there won’t be an unexpected errors occurring.

With these steps, you can easily troubleshoot your machine for any error, fix Dr Watson Postmortem Error as well as improve PC performance at the same time. Do not rush to the computer repair store when the computer suddenly displays some unfamiliar errors! Check it first with the step-by-step instructions above, you can most of the time fix the issue yourself!