{"id":624,"date":"2011-03-11T08:41:02","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T13:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=624"},"modified":"2011-03-12T22:38:39","modified_gmt":"2011-03-13T03:38:39","slug":"turn-off-dep-to-prevent-program-crashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/turn-off-dep-to-prevent-program-crashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn off DEP to prevent program crashes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n<\/strong>This tip works in Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.<\/p>\n

If you have a program you use and the program will not run or keeps \t\t\tcrashing because Windows DEP (Data Execution Protection) keeps closing \t\t\tthe program, we’re going to show you how you can prevent DEP from closing \t\t\tit so you can continue to use the program.<\/p>\n

But before we show you how to do that, you need to know why DEP is important \t\t\tand why you shouldn’t turn it off globally (for all programs).<\/p>\n

Hackers and virus writers are always looking to exploit unpatched Windows \t\t\tvulnerabilities that allow them to put data on a computer and then trick \t\t\tthe computer into executing that data as if it were normal program code. \t\t\tIt’s one way to take control of, compromise, or “infect” a computer<\/p>\n

Data Execution Prevention protects the operating system by trapping \t\t\tmalicious attempts to execute data as if it were program code. It’s \t\t\tbeen proven since Windows XP to be a very way to block malicious code \t\t\tfrom executing. But, like all things, there are two side to that coin \t\t\t– some legitimate programs execute data as code, especially older ones \t\t\tand some newer ones which were created before DEP became part of Windows \t\t\t(with the release of Windows XP) and which were simply updated to work \t\t\twith Windows XP and newer versions of Windows.<\/p>\n

But… if you have a program you trust \t\t\tthat also happens to cause DEP errors, you can add it to the list of \t\t\texceptions and effectively turn DEP off for that program. Assuming your \t\t\tcomputer is protected with good antivirus and good antispyware (and \t\t\tyou keep them updated) you shouldn’t be increasing your risk of being \t\t\t“attacked” by malicious code simply because you turned DEP off for a \t\t\tparticular program or two.<\/p>\n

In Windows Vista or Windows 7 you can access \t\t\tthe DEP dialog by right-clicking “Computer” in the start menu (or on \t\t\tthe desktop) and choosing “Properties”. In the dialog that appears, \t\t\tclick the Advanced tab. Under Performance, click “Settings”.<\/p>\n

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Now click the Data Execution \t\t\tPrevention tab.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the image above you can see that there are two ways to turn off DEP. \t\t\tThe first way is to “Turn on DEP for essential Windows Programs and \t\t\tservices only” and the second is “Turn on DEP for all programs and services \t\t\texcept those I select.” Rather than turning off DEP for everything except \t\t\tessential Windows programs and services, a better (and safer) way to \t\t\tfix DEP errors with programs is to add those program (or program) \t\t\tto the exception list.<\/p>\n

It’s easy to do. Click on the Add… button. Now, browse to the program’s \t\t\texecutable (exe) file. If you have more than one program causing DEP \t\t\terrors and which is being shut down by DEP add it to the list also. \t\t\tBut remember – only add programs to the exception list that you know \t\t\tare safe and that you trust. And make sure you have good antivirus and \t\t\tantispyware programs running on your computer and you keep them updated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This tip works in Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. If you have a program you use and the program will not run or keeps crashing because Windows DEP (Data Execution Protection) keeps closing the program, we’re going to show you how you can prevent DEP from closing it so you can continue to use the program.\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[416,415,412,137,409,411,410,414,413,417,418],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":626,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624\/revisions\/626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}