diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
index 2db436630e4..cd13aa1940d 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-10-26 Mikhail Khodjaiants
+	Fix for PR 45534: gdb/MI error in retrieving a register can lead to an empty register pane.
+	* CRegister.java
+	* CRegisterGroup.java
+
 2003-10-23 Mikhail Khodjaiants
 	Core support of the new workbench preferences: 'Source Locations' and 'Search 
 	For Duplicate Source Files'.
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CRegister.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CRegister.java
index 04f7b173c8f..8f8f3192a7f 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CRegister.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CRegister.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package org.eclipse.cdt.debug.internal.core.model;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.CDebugCorePlugin;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.ICDebugConstants;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.model.ICDIRegister;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.model.ICDIVariableObject;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugException;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IRegister;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IRegisterGroup;
@@ -21,6 +22,14 @@ import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IValue;
  */
 public class CRegister extends CGlobalVariable implements IRegister
 {
+	public static class ErrorRegister extends ErrorVariable implements ICDIRegister
+	{
+		public ErrorRegister( ICDIVariableObject varObject, Exception e )
+		{
+			super( varObject, e );
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Constructor for CRegister.
 	 * @param parent
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CRegisterGroup.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CRegisterGroup.java
index ac29a9e3bbb..8e896567227 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CRegisterGroup.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CRegisterGroup.java
@@ -93,16 +93,16 @@ public class CRegisterGroup extends CDebugElement implements IRegisterGroup
 	private ICDIRegister[] getCDIRegisters() throws DebugException
 	{
 		ICDIRegister[] results = new ICDIRegister[fRegisterObjects.length];
-		try
+		for ( int i = 0; i < fRegisterObjects.length; ++i )
 		{
-			for ( int i = 0; i < fRegisterObjects.length; ++i )
+			try
 			{
 				results[i] = ((CDebugTarget)getDebugTarget()).getCDISession().getRegisterManager().createRegister( fRegisterObjects[i] );
 			}
-		}
-		catch( CDIException e )
-		{
-			targetRequestFailed( e.getMessage(), null );
+			catch( CDIException e )
+			{
+				results[i] = new CRegister.ErrorRegister( fRegisterObjects[i], e );
+			}
 		}
 		return results;
 	}