Microsoft Application Termination Reporting Beta Program
Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 11 February 2003 - 10:43 · 8 comments & 939 views
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#1 Posted by creamhackered on 11 Feb 2003 - 13:03
- Well I am on this, dunno how but hey
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#1.2 Posted by Kemistry on 11 Feb 2003 - 13:22
- Me Too! I got networked connections.... crap graphics on betaplace
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#1.3 Posted by rob.derosa on 11 Feb 2003 - 13:24
- They must have spent hours doing the graphics
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#1.4 Posted by Jason on 11 Feb 2003 - 16:11
- Its irrelivant what the graphics look like the site does its job perfectly fine.
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#1.5 Posted by rob.derosa on 11 Feb 2003 - 16:46
- OK I was joking, no need to get all serious
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#2 Posted by dacbo on 11 Feb 2003 - 16:01
- me 2 wow!!
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#3 Posted by Greenmuncher on 12 Feb 2003 - 01:44
- wow i got on another beta...
We want to improve the ability to terminate and restart an application that is unresponsive (a.k.a. “hung”). Windows XP improved on previous versions of Windows, but there are still some types of hangs that we don’t fully understand. When you attempt to terminate an application that won’t close (using the End Program dialog), this update will collect and report additional data along with the standard information when you submit error reports to Microsoft. The results will help Windows and application or driver writers to improve their code.
It is important to note that the update does not “call home” nor does it collect any personally identifiable information without your permission. If you are prompted for and agree to send additional information, we will include your BetaID along with the report. This will enable us to contact you in order to request further help, if necessary.
We need you to send us all your error reports! Your feedback is critical to the success of our investigations. Regular and consistent participation, in the form of always providing us with your Windows error reports, is expected throughout the program. If you know of specific ways to hang an application (for example, trying to burn a CD or DVD), we’d like you to cause this to happen and provide us the error reports.
Please note that this reporting update is only designed to work on 32-bit, English language (non-localized) versions of Microsoft® Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 1 or later.
You also need to be aware that subsequent critical updates from Microsoft may not be compatible with the Application Termination Reporting (ATR) Update. Your system should not fail or become unstable, however if you apply subsequent critical updates and then uninstall the ATR update, you may inadvertently lose your critical update, which could create a security risk or other problem. Therefore, you should disable your computer's Auto Update before installing the ATR update. If you need to apply a subsequent update from Microsoft, then you should first uninstall the ATR update. Please see the newsgroup announcements for current information.
What happens during installation?
After you download the self-extracting ZIP file, it launches a batch file that executes two programs:
BetaID - This simple utility prompts you for your Beta ID and saves it in the registry. This is optional and your Beta ID is never sent to Microsoft without your permission. The reason we ask for this is to help us get in touch with you if we need to follow up with further assistance. Although it is up to you whether to provide your BetaID, you should consider whether participation in this beta program makes any sense for you if you are not willing to provide this information.
ATR installer - Installs the Application Termination Reporting Update.
How can I remove (uninstall) the Application Termination Reporting Update?
Run Add or Remove Programs from Control Panel and (or run appwiz.cpl), and then click Remove for Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Application Termination Reporting Update (Release 1159). Alternatively, you can launch %WINDIR%$NtUninstallApp Term Reporting 1159$spuninstspuninst.exe. If you have installed other critical updates from Microsoft since first installing the ATR update, please be sure to reapply those subsequent updates. Otherwise, you could inadvertently lose a critical security fix.