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DEP: Everything you need to know about the Data Execution Prevention

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What is Data Execution Prevention?
Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a security feature that helps to prevent damage on your personal computer (PC) from viruses and other security threads.

“Harmful programs can try to attack Windows by attempting to run (also known as execute) code from your computer's memory reserved for Windows and other authorized programs. These types of attacks can harm your programs and files.

DEP can help protect your computer by monitoring your programs to make sure that they use computer memory safely. If DEP notices a program on your computer using memory incorrectly, it closes the program and notifies you.”  
                                                    
                                                                       --- Microsoft Corporation.


Additional information
Data Execution Prevention:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738483(WS.10).aspx

A detailed description of the Data Execution Prevention (DEP) feature in Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, and Windows Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/875352

How to Configure Memory Protection in Windows XP SP2:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc700810.aspx

I hope this information was helpful…

Have a nice day…

Best regards,
Fisnik

Hi ITknowledge24,

Thank you for sharing the information about the topic Data Execution Prevention.

This is a Vista Support Forum. I would suggest you to post the same on the XP Support Forum.

Please access the link below for XP Support Forum:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.general&lang=en&cr=US

However, information on Data Execution Prevention for Vista, please access the links below:

 

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/186de3d0-01af-4d4c-981d-674637d2f4bf1033.mspx#EI


http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/1d9bb9b4-f6ba-466d-ac2b-7b8c4f8361611033.mspx

I hope this information helps you.

Regards,

Manasa P-Microsoft Support.

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Hi - Manasa:

Thanks for your replay! Sorry I didn't introduce my self, my name is Fisnik.
ITknowledge24.com is my website.

Thanks, the links you provided about DEP in Windows Vista, 
were helpful to me and everybody else, I hope. 

ALSO: I added that to the Windows XP General Forums.

Have a nice day...

Best regards,
Fisnik 

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