Popular: svchost.exe | csrss.exe | spoolsv.exe | mrt.exe | lsass.exe

Forum posts for WerFault.exe

Win32: TerminateProcess defeated by Windows Error Report dialog

I'm working on a program ('A') which uses ShellExecuteEx to call another program ('B') that occasionally crashes. Program A can detect crash of B, and can kill B using TerminateProcess.

However, when B crashes (and before A has terminated it), up pops Windows' 'Program B has stopped working' dialog (WerFault.exe). So although A can kill B, that leaves behind an instance of WerFault.exe each time B fails.

I thought I might have some joy by using the WER api to invoke WerAddExcludedApplication and put B on the excluded list. However, all that seems to do is to change the 'has stopped working' dialog so that it offers only 'Close' and 'Debug', and omits 'Check online for a solution'.

Any idea how I can get B to just crash without invoking WerFault.exe? (Windows 7).

I did see this thread: How to crash a process on Windows-7 without getting the WER dialog? . However there the intent was to ensure that WER was always invoked, not how to disable or dismiss it.

Suggestions?

View complete forum thread with replies

Other posts related to WerFault.exe

What is the carbon footprint of your coffee?

Is it low? Is it high? Can this things really kill the planet Earth? Maybe the answer will surprise you. Maybe not.

>>> Check it now at GreenOrDie.org