You can gather information on deadlocks on SQL Server 2008 and better without ever setting a trace flag. Just use the system_health extended event session that is running automatically on your system. It captures deadlock graphs. For a lot more information about deadlocks, I'd suggest this article by Gail Shaw[/url].
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