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    Anyone had app problems with HP's DEP?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by IdontexistM8, Sep 6, 2007.

  1. IdontexistM8

    IdontexistM8 Notebook Consultant

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    Recently I've been having some trouble launching a couple of apps (one being Flash Renamer) on my nc6320. After uninstalling and reinstalling a couple of times I wondered what might be up as I've been able to run this app in the past. What I've discovered is that if I disable Data Execution Prevention in the Bios via ProtectTools and reboot it launches and works fine.

    Now Flash Renamer is a simple file renaming tool so I'm not sure what upsets HP's DEP. Has anyone else has similar issues with DEP or found alternative solutions? I can't find any other settings apart from enable and disable outside of XP's DEP.

    Edit - I managed to get the app to work using the Windows DEP settings. Although when I tried this before with another app (the rather old RegCleaner) it didn't work. Hmmm..
     
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    samov Notebook Consultant

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    HP did not invet DEP... it's standard in all newer platforms... to add program exceptions on DEP (to software that has problems with it) see the pic below
     

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  3. IdontexistM8

    IdontexistM8 Notebook Consultant

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    Eh? I never said (or implied) they invented it! :confused:

    Anyway as I mentioned in the edit I changed the setting in XP as you've highlighted but the other app refused to work when I did that previously. Suffice to say I'm no longer using that app...well it is a few years out of date now, so probably sensible anyway.
     
    IdontexistM8, Sep 6, 2007
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    Hackez Notebook Evangelist

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    If you look into slipstreaming you can actually remove DEP from Windows XP.

    I am running a semi barebones Windows XP, has all the functions I need and none that I don't. The CD of my current slipstream with all Windows XP updates up to June 22nd is only 300 MB, compared to the stock SP2 CD which I believe is bordering 600 MB.

    Just a thought ;)
     
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    Disable DEP:

    Edit the file boot.ini, add the following parameter /noexecute=AlwaysOff

    Do not copy and paste this bit below. This is an _example_

    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center Edition" /noexecute=AlwaysOff /fastdetect
     
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    Teraforce Flying through life

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    I had to disable DEP on my machine in order to get some photo editing software (Nikon Capture, to be exact) to run. Before that, every time I'd run it, I get a BSOD, then my PC would restart.
     
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  7. IdontexistM8

    IdontexistM8 Notebook Consultant

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    I thought DEP within XP was supposed to notify you when it stop an app running. I've seen nothing in any of my examples, the latest being Qwix when I was trying to create an iso file.
     
    IdontexistM8, Sep 9, 2007
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