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I'm running XP SP2 on a dual PIII system - i.e. my processors do not
support hardware-based DEP.
A mainstream software vendor's technical support has advised me to
change my DEP settings from the default "Turn on DEP for essential
Windows programs and services only" to "Turn on DEP for all programs and
services except those I select", then add their executable to the
exception list. The vendor claims this is required for their software to
run under SP2.
This doesn't make sense to me for two reasons:
1. The third party executable should already be DEP-exempt when using
the default setting, since it's not an "essential Windows program or
service"
2. According to Windows Help, "If a program tries to run code—malicious
or not—from a protected location, DEP closes the program and notifies
you" - but I have never seen a DEP notification regarding any program
although I have been running with "Turn on DEP for all programs and
services except those I select" and an empty exception list for several
months.
Am I missing something, or is the software vendor's technical support
wrong on this one?
Sunny
I'm running XP SP2 on a dual PIII system - i.e. my processors do not
support hardware-based DEP.
A mainstream software vendor's technical support has advised me to
change my DEP settings from the default "Turn on DEP for essential
Windows programs and services only" to "Turn on DEP for all programs and
services except those I select", then add their executable to the
exception list. The vendor claims this is required for their software to
run under SP2.
This doesn't make sense to me for two reasons:
1. The third party executable should already be DEP-exempt when using
the default setting, since it's not an "essential Windows program or
service"
2. According to Windows Help, "If a program tries to run code—malicious
or not—from a protected location, DEP closes the program and notifies
you" - but I have never seen a DEP notification regarding any program
although I have been running with "Turn on DEP for all programs and
services except those I select" and an empty exception list for several
months.
Am I missing something, or is the software vendor's technical support
wrong on this one?
Sunny