Alan J Brown

US Patent:

20080184079, Jul 31, 2008

Filed:

Jan 31, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/700992

Inventors:

Loren Merriman - Duvall WA, US
Gordon Hardy - Seattle WA, US
Curtis Anderson - Kent WA, US
Alan T.B. Brown - Ellensburg WA, US
Richard L. Wright - Redmond WA, US
Jared Wilson - Redmond WA, US
Xun Zhang - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 11/00

US Classification:

714 48, 714E11001

Abstract:

Computing environments, each executing at least one software program, are monitored for failures occurring during execution of the software program. Information associated with the failure, such as an identification of the software program and a failure type describing the failure, is recorded. The failure information is quantified to report the number of times the software program has failed or the number of times a particular failure has occurred. The quantified data may provide help in prioritizing what program or what failures merit investigation and resolution. Reports may be received from failing computing systems stopped at a state following the occurrence of the failure. In response, hold information is checked to determine whether to instruct the failing computing system to hold a state existing upon the occurrence of the failure.