What specific program prompts the DEP message? You mentioned Windows Explorer in your initial post but that can cover a multitude of things. If you go into Help and Support and search on
DEP you will see instructions for methods of disabling Data Execution Prevention for a specific program. Have you clicked a link for more information on the window that asks if you wish to send a report to Microsoft?
If you can open boot.ini, it will look something like this:
[boot loader] timeout=3 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
[yours might have a different partition number: leave that as it is; also instead of Optin, you might have OptOut or AlwaysOn]
change the NoExecute switch to /NoExecute=AlwaysOff
Save the change.
Reboot.
But you should still get rid of Newdot (and I suggest also that screensaver). You could also try going into safe mode, both to remove newdot and to change the boot.ijni file: restart the computer and immediately repeatedly tap F8 (before Windows starts loading), then choose safe mode.
Don't forget to edit the boot.ini file back to what it was after your PC is cleaned up.
Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 01-02-2006 03:32 PM
Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 01-02-2006 03:37 PM
well i tried what you said went and got window microsoft spyware got rid of the new dot prolblem but not the other one :( now when i try to go into the control panel or my computer the Dep doesnt pop up but it still does the mini reboot and doesnt let me go into them ..so now what do i do ..?
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What specific program prompts the DEP message? You mentioned Windows Explorer in your initial post but that can cover a multitude of things. If you go into Help and Support and search on DEP you will see instructions for methods of disabling Data Execution Prevention for a specific program. Have you clicked a link for more information on the window that asks if you wish to send a report to Microsoft?
JRosenfeld
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January 2nd, 2006 13:00
To turn off DEP, you could (if you can get to it) edit the boot.ini file in Notepad, Boot.ini is in C:\
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;875352
If you can open boot.ini, it will look something like this:
[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
[yours might have a different partition number: leave that as it is; also instead of Optin, you might have OptOut or AlwaysOn]
change the NoExecute switch to /NoExecute=AlwaysOff
Save the change.
Reboot.
But you should still get rid of Newdot (and I suggest also that screensaver). You could also try going into safe mode, both to remove newdot and to change the boot.ijni file: restart the computer and immediately repeatedly tap F8 (before Windows starts loading), then choose safe mode.
Don't forget to edit the boot.ini file back to what it was after your PC is cleaned up.
Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 01-02-2006 03:32 PM
Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 01-02-2006 03:37 PM
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January 2nd, 2006 20:00