Data Execution Prevention

Question

the data prevention box pops when i try to open anything up thats uses windows explorer it says.                                               To help pretect your computer , windows has closed this program.                                            name: windows explorer                                            publisher: microsoft corporatio     then when i close the message box the program quits, and windows error reporting gives you the option to send error report .

goatlady1965 · Answer

its a desk top dimension 4550

boppo · Answer

what system are you having trouble with?

boppo · Answer

i mean laptop desktop 8000 2400?

boppo · Answer

does your system have pc restore ctrl+f11?

goatlady1965 · Answer

windows xp ,with alot of upgrades infact so many that my computer says that my cd that lets you reformat is to old to use ..

goatlady1965 · Answer

so your saying it will wipe everything out thats been put on the computer ..cant i just find away to shut the data execution prevention off .

Denny Denham · Answer

goatlady1965,

That confirms that at least a part of your problem is spyware (which probably accompanied your screensaver download). To get rid of that specific problem see this. To further clean up things download Ad-aware from here, Spybot from here and Microsoft AntiSpyware from here. Check online for updates to their databases then run them and delete all the spyware they identify.

goatlady1965 · Answer

so far just actions like trying to open up my computer and control panel ..i didnt know about Dep untill this happend ..i been wondering if it has something to do with this desk top screen saver i got from freeze.com did this because after i down loaded it mess up my screen then something poped up about debugging it so it would work right ..i run my virus scan and nothing was picked up .. i dont know for sure all what it messing up ..my out look is working ok and my exsplorer page is coming up ok ..i read something about a upgrade for Dep do you think that would help ? if so where can i get it .

goatlady1965 · Answer

and would it hurt anything to shut Dep off ..

goatlady1965 · Answer

when i boot up every thing seems to be doing ok ..but when i log into my name i also get a error message that says rundll error loading c:/progra~1
ewdot~1~2.ll  and then says the specified module could not be found

Denny Denham · Answer

goatlady1965,

From Help and Support:

If you turn off Data Execution Prevention (DEP) for a specific program, it might become vulnerable to attack. A successful attack could then spread to other programs on your computer, to your contacts, and damage your personal files. If you suspect that a program does not run correctly when DEP is turned on, check for a DEP-compatible version or update from the software publisher before you change any DEP settings.

I take it you are able to boot to Windows without a problem. Does DEP kick in when you try to do anything at all or only when you try specific actions?

boppo · Answer

when you bootup and you see the blue dell.com screen that when you hold the ctrl key and tap f11 key. caution if you do this it will put your system back to when you took it out of the box.

goatlady1965 · Answer

yes and just tells about why data execution does what it does ..it wont let me open my computer or the control panel . i havent really tried any thing else because every time i do this after it kinda reboots the tool bar and everything freezes up till its done ..

goatlady1965 · Answer

ok i will do this and get back with you tomorrow ok ..thanks a bunch ..audrey

goatlady1965 · Answer

it has a restore in systems ,tools but i dont know about ctrl - f11. why

Windows General

Data Execution Prevention

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