Disabling Server Crash Boxes/Notification

[markg]

im having an issue i need help on.

one of my tf2 instances is crashing periodically (steam related) so i need to have it auto restart. no big deal.

but, i keep getting a popup box showing the error. i want this box disabled, as i dont care what the errors are, i just want to restart the server. and the pop up box blocks he restart, as it thinks the game isnt fully crashed/closed.

this is what ive tried so far (and a subset normally works, maybe windows 2008r2 is different)

• Computer configuration -> Administrative Templates
  Windows Components -> Windows Error Reporting
  Set "Prevent display of the user interface for critical errors" to Enabled
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Windows\ErrorMode = 2
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\DontShowUI = enabled

its possible one or more of those are unnecessary for windows 2008r2, and its clear i need something else/more.

ideas?

thanks

[kraze]

Try adding this to your command line.

-nocrashdialog

[AciDPuke]

-nocrashdialog is fine in your command line but that's not the problem and has nothing to do with Windows Error Reporting

As Administrator

Go to your Control Panel / System and Security / Change User Account Control Settings

Move that slider down to....... never notify

Restart your computer and you wont deal with that pop up box again

[Edge100x]

-nocrashdialog is just what you need here. Even with error reporting disabled, TF2 will still pop up a box unless you put that on the command line.

[markg]

thanks, ill try that, as i have had uac disabled from day 1 and im still getting the crash dialogue.