Data Execution Prevention in Windows XP - No warnings when closing a program

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  1. freakish

    freakish Registered Member

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    Does the Data Execution Prevention feature of Windows XP give a warning message if
    it has closed an application?

    I have recently turned on DEP for all programs, and after that, some of my programs
    (Counter Strike: Condition Zero, Riva FLV Player and a few other programs) don't run
    anymore. Opening them gives no prompt or error message - they just don't run. I have
    tried setting DEP for Windows Programs and services only and they work fine if this
    is the setting I choose. My processor (Intel Celeron M) supports hardware-based DEP
    protection.
     
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  2. farmerlee

    farmerlee Registered Member

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    You should recieve a warning like this.
     

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  3. freakish

    freakish Registered Member

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    I have now included Condition Zero's executable in the DEP exclusion list.

    I am wondering if I have changed a setting somewhere as I don't get any prompts/warnings at all. Some programs just don't run after enabling DEP for all programs.
     
  4. farmerlee

    farmerlee Registered Member

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    I notice that my system running windows 2003 does the same thing, by default it automatically shuts down apps with no warning. There must be a setting for it somewhere unfortunately i have no idea where.
     
  5. Mele20

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    Usually it is your AV that is the problem. Get a different AV if you cannot use DEP. There is little point in using DEP if you have to exclude anything.
     
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