Another Computer Question (my first)

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Here is the problem....... Everytime I open some programs (My pictures, my documents, my computer, control panel, among others) I get a error message......Data execution Prevention- Microsoft Windows To help protect your computer, windows has closed this program.........Then I have to click close message and it closes the program. I thought it might be a isolated problem on my computer, but now I heard from a friend that he has the same problem. Any suggestions?
 
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tt- can you tell me how to uninstall SP2? Is there any disadvantage to doing so?

Thanks for the help.
 

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go to control panel....

go to 'add remove programs'...

find service pack 2 & remove it....
 
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There are some disadvantages to uninstalling it, but nothing that I'd worry about IF you have a firewall on your machine. If you don't, then you could potentially be opening yourself up to some security issues.

I just realized that you can't uninstall it anyhow (since control panel shuts down on you).

Here is how you can disable DEP

Click Start, Run.
Enter Attrib C:\Boot.ini -r -h -s
Click Start, Run
Enter Notepad C:\Boot.ini

Under [operating systems] replace the parameter /NoExecute=xxxxx with /Execute

Save the Boot.ini file
Click Start, Run
Enter Attrib C:\Boot.ini +r +h +s
Restart the computer

That should eliminate your problem
 

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ADT

Install SP2 and your machine will sing again. From reading your posts I can so no disadvantage to installing SP2. Plus install microsoft-anti spyware beta and run it too. The cool thing about both these fixes is that they are both free.
 

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