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Timothy
7th May 2004, 22:04
In XP the GPF has been replaced by an iritating suggestion that MS might give a f**k whether a program has failed unexpectedly.
We all know that they don't and aren't going to do anything about it, so we all press "Don't Send", right?
So, is there a way of switching off said irritating message?
Timothy
18-Wheeler
7th May 2004, 22:42
Right-click on "My Computer"
Properties -> Advanced tab.
Click on "Error Reporting"
Click on "Disable error reporting" and "But notify me when critical errors occur"
That's it.
Phoenix09
7th May 2004, 22:45
To turn off error reporting go to Control Panel - System - Advanced tab and click on the Error Reporting button towards the bottom. You can then disable the error reporting but still have Windows notify you of any critical errors if you wish.
Timothy
7th May 2004, 22:47
Snap!
Thank you both!
Timothy
BlueEagle
7th May 2004, 23:09
Just for the record, I have had two unsolicited messages from MS relating to two separate reports I sent, each identified the problem and directed me to a cure! MS can't be all bad!;)
Flybywyre
8th May 2004, 09:14
Recently had the same experience as Blue Eagle. A TV card I had installed caused the error, sent the error message and back came a link from Microsoft to the manufacturers site for a patch that fixed the problem. I was quite impressed :D
I remember having a beer with a bloke from the evil empire at a conference - he said that the error reports generated when Internet Explorer or Media Player fail can tell you a lot about the particular flavour of porn being watched when the program crashed. Users who would presumably not want to admit to visiting goats*x.com or watching sheepshágger.mpg happily tell Microsoft about it... :O
Saab Dastard
8th May 2004, 09:32
MS use the information gathered from returned reports to identify and fix bugs with their software, pass problems to third parties and help with resolving known problems.
Quit griping and send back the report. It is the best way to actually make a difference.
SD
Timothy
8th May 2004, 17:34
Ah, yes, but most of the GPFs on my PC are caused by our own software in development/Beta...I wish Bill would fix it for us, but somehow I doubt it!
Saab Dastard
8th May 2004, 19:20
Timothy,
Point taken! :D
SD