Dr Watson is a tool. Below is copied from MS website.
Description of the Dr. Watson (Drwatson.exe) Tool
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SUMMARY
This article describes the Dr. Watson diagnostic tool included in Windows 98
and Windows Millennium Edition (Me).
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Dr. Watson is a diagnostic tool that gathers information about your computer
when a problem occurs with a program. The information gathered by Dr. Watson
is called a snapshot. The