How do I turn off Data Execution Prevention errors?

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After following Simon Main's instructions on page 7 I've finally been able to start Internet Explorer. I have had ie in all of it's previous versions and never had a problem. Wish me luck as I blindly forge forth into the future of uncertainty.

Hi Leo,
i have the same problem for itunes and internet explorer but this first started happening to my iTunes, and i reasearched it and it was frequently closing, so i sis the same thing you did to the Foxit reader, but then it stated that it needed to run with this DEP program. So i started to reasearch more information on how to turn it off temporarily, so then in the command prompt i put in:
bcdedit.exe/set nx AlwaysOff
doing that i then restarted my computer and tried to open iTunes, but again my attempt to try to fix this problem failed.
So for about 2-5 more times i was typing the same thing in the command prompt but turning it On and Off
so then it was still not working and so then I uninstalled it and reinstalled the set up for me to try to set it up again, than at this point it was when i tried to open my internet explorer and it was forced closed because of DEP.
Now was when i was very upset because of this program, so then i tried to open the iTUNES SETUP but then it said that there was an invalid driver":F"

thank you,
Loren

Hi Everyone,

I know that this DEP issue is a major problem for a lot of people and I have been dealing with the DEP error with IE 7.0 issue all day until I finally found this site!

bcdedit.exe worked for me but to clarify, the only way I was able to make it work was to take out {current}. Be sure you are an Administrator when you do this but it solved my very annoying IE 7.0 issue! I don't intend on turning DEP back on since it seems to cause more problems than it's worth.

bcdedit.exe/set nx AlwaysOff
bcdedit.exe/set nx AlwaysOn

GOOD LUCK! I would uninstall VISTA if I could!

"I've just had this a couple of days ago. Seemingly working iTunes suddenly stops working, Vista warns of DEP problems.

I re-installed iTunes 8 - same issue.
Turned off DEP - iTunes still crashed.

Turned out it was an installation of a CODEC pack for Vista that must have corrupted QuickTime. Nothing to do with iTunes after all.

Uninstalled QT.
Uninstalled the codec pack
Installed QT from the stand-alone installation

iTunes immediately runs again.

I've since turned DEP back on, just to be safe"-fatbloke

i found this at the forums and thought it would help...i just don't know how to remove this codec lol

Data Execution Prevention, I would say it's a dangerous portion of Windows Operating System because this is the second time I have had this since three years apart, I forgot how to work around this. It does not seem to revert into orginal working state! Nothing have helped especially the command-line excution works even!

My problem is the iexplorer.exe stopped working after I clicked on MSN messenger for checking e-mails. This always been working ever since I've used it up until just recently tonight (spent an entire evening that is, tofigure how to fix it). Imagine me being a I.T. personnel can't solve this. I even asked someone whom knows as much as I do, also says it's an inevitable error.

I found a way to solve this problem!!! “restore”

1. start button
2. run
3. enter “msconfig”
4. select “tool” tap
5. select “System restore”
6. Restore you computer configurations to the date last working

Good luck.

I had posted a question on yahoo answers related to a problem on my computer. Here is the question
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090429023644AAr3V9u

In case you can spare the time, I would like to know if its a problem with DEP or something else that can be solved.
Thank you :)

I have the Data error too, but in my case it tells me that windows explorer is the program causing the problem. What would one do in a case like this, add it or not, as it is not a program, could I be indeed tricked by a hacker perhaps? I will leave it as it is for the moment till I can get some clarification about this, I hope someone out there can assist with any ideas/solutions - thank you!

I am also having problems with the Explorer 8 "update". Formerly my computer worked very well. Now I am not being allowed to go to certain websites. These are horribly dangerous things like Discovery News and Doonesbury comic strips. Also, most live links don't work any more, and the internet is horribly slow.
I DID go and try to reconfigure the DEP -- does not work. When I excepted Windows Explorer I was able to reach a couple of Discovery News articles, but the Doonesbury site still does not work.
I cannot follow your advice to except programs, as this is an internet site, not one of my own programs. I believe from a note that flashed on the screen that there is something to do with Adobe Flash player, but what and how I do not know.
Anyway, I already have a firewall, antivirus, two anti-adwares, and several other security programs operating. I do not need Windows to come in and slow down my computer and stop access to websites in order to duplicate things that were already working well. I do want this thing off my computer.
A reply would be helpful.

Hi Leo! I've only had DEP problems while using the internet. Before I downloaded IE8 my computer ran great. Now it closes IE when I go to various sites that I know are save. It also closes when I try to respond to emails. I've tried everything from your article and still have problems. This seems to be a common question. Thank you for your help!

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