Vista - DEP and Windows Explorer shutting down

There have been two problems recently nagging me on Vista.

1. Data Execution Prevention closes many programs I need, and I can not edit
the settings.

2. Everytime I try going to My Documents, Control Panel, My Computer, etc,
Windows Explorer needs to close and I can not access any of it.

This has been really annoying and I need help, fast.

Dear M Puppets,

I have exactly the same problem as you experienced. I find that under normal
Windows startup, the Windows Explorer just doesn't work and I cannot access
My Document, Computer....only if I start up in Safe mode this is available
again. I have reinstalled Vista and it remains the same. I suspect that
during one of the application installation it deleted one of the Windows file.

Seems that I may need to reformat the computer to reinstall everything from
the very beginning.

"M Puppets" wrote:

Windows Explorer has really only been a problem since Vista updated today,
but I have had the DEP problem for a while now.
I'm glad to hear it is not just me though, I wasn't sure if it was a virus.

"Alien" wrote:

Hi M Puppets,

I would recommend doing a Repair install. This will allow you to repair your Vista installation without loosing your files, settings, and programs. You can see how to do one in this tutorial.

Repair Install For Vista

Shawn