dATA eXECUTION pREVENTION

[Guest dennthemen]

I have a UK accounting system (Sage). When I try to install updates Vista

comes back and tells me it has terminated the program for DEP reasons.

Do you know how I get around this please.

[Guest Richard Urban]

I would get around it by obtaining a copy of the program that was properly

designed for Windows XP - let alone Windows Vista.

 

Your program is trying to execute code in a protected area of memory. This

is exactly what some malicious software does. This action was not desirable

under XP and it is prevented since XP service pack 2 and also in Vista.

 

Can it be turned off? YES!

 

Would I do it or recommend it? NO!

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875351

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875352

 

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServe...3.mspx?mfr=true

 

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Richard Urban

Microsoft MVP

Windows Desktop Experience

 

 

 

"dennthemen" <dennthemen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:9624DBF0-3848-4F49-8D70-969C9C8586BF@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

>I have a UK accounting system (Sage). When I try to install updates Vista

> comes back and tells me it has terminated the program for DEP reasons.

> Do you know how I get around this please. </span>

[Guest SCSIraidGURU]

See if your motherboard has NX or data exception switch in the BIOS. If

your motherboard, supports DEP at the hardware level use it. I disabled

DEP because of my old applications don't support it. No newer versions

that support DEP. Microsoft will always tell you to leave it on. I

don't know of many newer applications that fully support DEP.

 

 

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SCSIraidGURU

 

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