I agree, Rick, but it appears, from the numerous posts on this subject int
he various newsgroups, that many, want to turn DEP off completely, as they
have done in Windows XP. Personally i don't have any trouble with DEP either
in Vista or XP.
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"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Yes, but is turning it off a good idea? Better to adjust the system so
> that it is working correctly than to disable something that is protecting
> it.
>
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> "John Barnett MVP" <freelanceit@mvps.org.NOSPAM> wrote in message
> news:evTJir1%23GHA.4268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> this is the fix i've seen:
>>
>> Right click on the command prompt icon in start menu and select 'run as
>> administrator'
>> From the command prompt window type: bcdedit.exe /set {current} nx
>> AlwaysOff
>>
>>
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>> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:Oq0qwB1%23GHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi Steve,
>>>
>>> Change the settings under the Control Panel/System/Advanced sytem
>>> settings/Advanced tab/Performance settings/DEP tab. You can't turn it
>>> off, but you can adjust that which it protects.
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>> "SteveC" <sconklan.nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:7A76BEA1-7259-4AAA-BDFD-C0BABA2C598B@microsoft.com...
>>> I keep running into Vista programs running because DEP shut it down and
>>> it tells me to turn off DEP, but when I try to do so, it says DEP must
>>> be on for this program. Anyway to turn DEP off altogether?
>>
>