Dr. Watson is a debugger that generates a log file when an error occurs on your browser. Dr. Watson can throw errors when you have corrupt files on your system. It is important to understand that Dr. Watson is not a virus or any type of malware. You can use the “chkdsk” utility to correct errors generated by Dr. Watson. The “chkdsk” command, formerly known as “ScanDisk”, not only checks the hard disk volumes for errors, but also corrects them. Chkdsk can be accessed in MS-DOS mode.
Instructions
- Click on the “Start” menu and type “run” in the search bar. Press the “Enter” key. This will launch its “Run …” tool.
- Type
- “cmd” and press the “Enter” key. This will launch “Command Prompt”.
- type “chkdsk” and press the “Enter” key. This will start the scanning process. Chkdsk will identify errors including those related to Dr. Watson and fix them automatically.
- close the command prompt.
- Restart your computer.