How to enable Structured Exception Handling Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) in Windows

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  1. MrBrian

    MrBrian Registered Member

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    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956607
    http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archiv...xploitation-of-seh-overwrites-with-sehop.aspx
    http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/11/20/sehop-per-process-opt-in-support-in-windows-7.aspx
     
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    Sorry if it's a dumb question but...........

    if you have windows 7 64 bit, DisableExceptionChainValidation is still to be defined as a DWORD?

    Thanks in advance

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    I have Windows 7 x64 and ran the automated Fix It; the resulting value is defined as a DWORD.
     
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    Konata Izumi Registered Member

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    for windows XP?
     
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    No, Vista and above
     
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