Error Report Control Panel OS Design Development (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)
1/5/2010
The Error Report Control Panel provides a control panel icon and dialog boxes for setting options for error reporting.
This section describes the dialogs, Sysgen variables, and registry settings associated with the Error Report Control Panel.
Error Report Control Panel Dialogs
When a user first opens the Error Report Control Panel, the control panel code determines if the OEM who created the OS design reserved sufficient memory for the dump file. If the memory reserve is insufficient, the panel displays a message that notifies the user how much memory reserve is required.
The Error Report Control Panel includes a configuration dialog box that allows the user to change the error reporting properties.
The following list shows the error reporting properties the user can change from the control panel dialog:
- Enable or disable error reporting
On a device with a UI, error reporting is enabled by default. On a device without a UI, error reporting is disabled by default. - Display upload success or failure
If the OEM who created the OS design included the Client Upload UI in the design, the control panel dialog displays check boxes that allow the user to choose to display upload status. - Change the file system usage
The control panel dialog box contains a set of radio buttons that allow the user to select the amount of space to use on the file system for storing dump files.
The minimum size is the size returned by DrWatsonGetSize, the space reserved by the OEM for intermediate storage of the dump files.
The maximum size is typically 4 times the minimum.
OS Design Information
The following table shows operating system design information for the Error Reporting Control Panel.
| Concept | Description |
|---|---|
Dependencies |
Minimal COM, GDI Configuration, GWES Configuration, Window Manager Configuration, and Input Configuration Compression Control Panel applications Full C run-time Standard I/O |
Hardware considerations |
Assumes a target device with a user interface. |
Modules and Components
The following table shows the components and modules that implement Error Report Control Panel.
| Item | Module | Component |
|---|---|---|
Control Panel |
DwCtlPnl.dll |
Error Reporting Control Panel |
Implementation Considerations
The following table shows the Sysgen variables for the Error Reporting Control Panel.
| Sysgen variable | Description |
|---|---|
SYSGEN_WATSON_CTLPNL |
Generates the Control Panel icon and functionality for Error Reporting Control Panel. |