Re: Data Execution Prevention (DEP) with Windows Explorer
- From: "Richard Urban [MVP]" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:18:01 -0400
Do you have one of the newer AMD processors that have DEP built into the
chip? If so, see if it can be turned off in the bios.
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Regards,
Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you think you know,
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"Kenhoyer" <Kenhoyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:A51861C8-E422-4709-B4D3-B37A246A4CAE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> For the past few few weeks, I have been hounded by DEP (Data Execution
> Prevention).
>
> I have a Sony VAIO Computer not even a year old. Until recently, I had no
> problems. However, now, whenever I run Windows Explorer, it is shutdown by
> the standard DEP error message. After a few weeks of this, I did a clean
> install. Without even installed a single other program installed, the
> error
> messages returned.
>
> I went into the System panel in Control Panel and opted out of protection
> for Windows Explorer... NO CHANGE!!! It runs 30 seconds to a few minutes
> and
> still shuts down.
>
> Determined, I browsed the Microsoft site and found out the ins and outs of
> DEP. Today, I went so far as to edit the boot.ini file to turn DEP
> completely
> off (/NoExecute=AlwaysOff)... STILL NO CHANGE!!!
>
> What is it? / What can I do?
>
> With DEP turned completely off (no options even available in System
> Control
> Panel), I still can not use Windows Explorer. I am guessing it is some
> conflict with a fairly recent XP2 update, but I'm not sure.
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