Re: Prime95 and Windows XP SP2

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From: Mirko (mirko_at_pchome.com.tw)
Date: 09/01/04 

Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 00:18:19 +0200

"Don Taylor" <dont@agora.rdrop.com>
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> "Mirko" <mirko@pchome.com.tw> writes:
>>"Don Taylor" <dont@agora.rdrop.com>
>>:xcWdnV-N3bLmdq7cRVn-uQ@scnresearch.com...
>>> "Mirko" <mirko@pchome.com.tw> writes:
>>>>Today I tried to run "Prime95" (http://www.mersenne.org/prime.htm) for
>>>>the
>>>>first time since I installed Service Pack 2.
>>>>I click on the "Prime95.exe", but nothing happens.
> ...
>>> I just checked mine and it appears to be working fine
>>> after having (mostly successfully) upgraded to SP2.
>
>>ok, I just found out that the execution of Prime95 is being prevented by
>>DEP.
>>With DEP disabled Prime95 works fine.
>
> I just checked and the whole DEP config page is grey. So I believe that
> in my case it is in the default state where it is only protecting "core
> windows programs", if I understand the help page.
>
> Did you turn on DEP for everything and that was how your Prime95 was
> blocked?
>
> Just trying to make sure that I'm in line with what you are doing.
>
> Thanks

Yes, I activated DEP for everything and exclude the programs that don't work
with DEP.

I don't know why, but my Windows XP SP2 (running on an Ahtlon64) doesn't
give me any notice when it is preventing a program from executing. So it's
not easy to know whether a program does not run because of DEP or because of
other reasons.

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