Questions tagged [data-execution-prevention]
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Data Execution Prevention (DEP) still disabling programs after it has been disabled
After installing a disk encryption tool, Data Execution Prevention (DEP) starts killing the Spooler Subsystem. This is a known issue with this encryption program and the fix is to set DEP to run on all programs except those I specify. So I make this…
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Deactivating DEP to run older video games and applications is it risky?
Hello Superuser community.
I am helping my friend get in to some retro gaming via good old games (GOG). And many of the older titles require the DEP to be turned off to function correctly. My question is if I make DEP to be opt out, what kind of…
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Sharing network responsible for Windows Media Player "Server Execution Failed "in windows 7
While playing LAN games i did kind of a messed up up with the sharing options for network.
After that i noticed LAN is perfect, but Windows Media Player is not playing any files. It is showing SERVER EXECUTION FAILED..
Is there any option to RESET…
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How can I make sure only my browser uses flash?
I don't want dumb stuff like this to happen, causing MSN Messenger to take 1.5 GB:
How can I make sure that only my browser is able to run Flash?
Tamara Wijsman
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Hyper-V installation on Windows 8 CP with a DEP not being correctly recognized
Seems like I am unable to add a Hyper-V Platform to Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Windows Feature addition dialog is reporting an error: "Hyper-V cannot be installed: Data Execution Prevention is not enabled".
DEP should be available on i7-975 Extreme…
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Data Execution Preventing Popup
After uninstalling a couple print drivers and restarting my system, I got this weird Data Execution Prevention popup window (see attachment). It's weird because it states that it shut down the Microsoft Spooler SubSystem App, which kept crashing,…
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My Windows machine is not able to start due to DEP program has blocked everything help me
Its very Urgent as there is a DEMO of my project today and all my data is in my system
My Windows machine is not able to start due to DEP program has blocked everything, help me out.
I am using windows XP service pack 2
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Google Drive Sync disables Data Execution Prevention (DEP)
So, I just happened to be toying around in Task Manager on Windows 10 1709 (Fall Creators Update), and noticed that Google Drive Sync is the only program that has Data Execution Prevention (DEP) disabled.
Does anyone know why this would be…
Trevor Sullivan
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