Another Computer Question (my first)

[aceduecetrey]

Here is the problem....... Everytime I open some programs (My pictures, my documents, my computer, control panel, among others) I get a error message......Data execution Prevention- Microsoft Windows To help protect your computer, windows has closed this program.........Then I have to click close message and it closes the program. I thought it might be a isolated problem on my computer, but now I heard from a friend that he has the same problem. Any suggestions?

 

[TTinCO]

Well, the easy solution is to uninstall Win XP service pack 2. If you don't want to do that, things get a little complicated.

There is a "workaround" in this technote http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875351

 

[aceduecetrey]

tt- can you tell me how to uninstall SP2? Is there any disadvantage to doing so?

Thanks for the help.

 

[SportSavant]

go to control panel....

go to 'add remove programs'...

find service pack 2 & remove it....

 

[TTinCO]

There are some disadvantages to uninstalling it, but nothing that I'd worry about IF you have a firewall on your machine. If you don't, then you could potentially be opening yourself up to some security issues.

I just realized that you can't uninstall it anyhow (since control panel shuts down on you).

Here is how you can disable DEP

Click Start, Run.
Enter Attrib C:\Boot.ini -r -h -s
Click Start, Run
Enter Notepad C:\Boot.ini

Under [operating systems] replace the parameter /NoExecute=xxxxx with /Execute

Save the Boot.ini file
Click Start, Run
Enter Attrib C:\Boot.ini +r +h +s
Restart the computer

That should eliminate your problem

 

[kidslick]

what about a SYSTEM-RESTORE

 

[JohnnyDeMarco]

ADT

Install SP2 and your machine will sing again. From reading your posts I can so no disadvantage to installing SP2. Plus install microsoft-anti spyware beta and run it too. The cool thing about both these fixes is that they are both free.

 

[Dr.Pepper]

what about a SYSTEM-RESTORE

i re-concur