"data execution prevention" warning ????

pennymakespounds

fairly new dell inspiron 1501 with xp laptop .....

all of a sudden when starting up..got a warning box


"data execution prevention- microsoft windows"

CTF loader To help protect your computer , windows has closed this program"


can anyone tell mw what / why ... cure .. etc .

thanks

alanwjones

Could this help at all
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;875351
HTH. Alan

pennymakespounds

thanks ... that's useful ...

how do i do this ?


RESOLUTION
To avoid this behavior, contact your program vendor to see if an update is available that enables the program to work correctly with DEP.


isn't there a couple of easy clicks i can do to sort !! .. no understanding of these techie matters !! .

pennymakespounds

actually i see further down there is various steps to take ...

i suppose the more important question i should be asking is ....do i do this? ... why has the issue arisen ?.. on a 4 week old new machine .. etc etc .

thanks

Chippy_Minton

See if this simple fix works: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070119094452AA6K0aE

pennymakespounds

chippy, would appear that yet again you've instantly solved a problem for me ... (fingers crossed)

what about this one ? ( really unhappy i'm getting all these issues on a new machine .. )

at start up i'm getting a couple of boxes .. which i can't get rid of ...

first is "windows installer preparing to install.... "


then after a minute " sonic activation module .detail ". but it can't seem to find what it needs ?

can't see whewre i've got anything to so with sonic ?

help !

cheers

Chippy_Minton

I was about to post a long reply then found this: http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=sw_other&message.id=50930

I'll hold it in reserve in case that doesn't work....

pennymakespounds

chippy .. super hero yet again !.

You are a tremendous help , i really appreciate it.

Fingers crossed both problems have gone away .

pennymakespounds

chippy .. HELP !! ...

my posting 5 may as follows
chippy, would appear that yet again you've instantly solved a problem for me ... (fingers crossed)

what about this one ? ( really unhappy i'm getting all these issues on a new machine .. )

at start up i'm getting a couple of boxes .. which i can't get rid of ...

first is "windows installer preparing to install.... "


then after a minute " sonic activation module .detail ". but it can't seem to find what it needs ?

can't see where i've got anything to so with sonic ?

AND YOU GAVE ME SOLUTION...

I was about to post a long reply then found this: http://www.dellcommunity.com/support...ssage.id=50930

I'll hold it in reserve in case that doesn't work....

WHICH WORKED A TREAT... AS EVERYONE ELSE ON THAT THREAD SAID .. UNTICKING THE COUPLE OF BOXES .

but it's come back again ... think subsequent to me running various clean ups etc ..

and i can't get rid . The 2 boxes are still unticked .

Any ideas ??


thanks

Chippy_Minton

pennymakespounds wrote: »

http://www.dellcommunity.com/support...ssage.id=50930

WHICH WORKED A TREAT... AS EVERYONE ELSE ON THAT THREAD SAID .. UNTICKING THE COUPLE OF BOXES .

but it's come back again ... think subsequent to me running various clean ups etc ..

and i can't get rid . The 2 boxes are still unticked .

Any ideas ??

Page 6 of that thread says to download and run the uninstaller from http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=Q111006, and if that doesn't cure it, download Windows Installer Cleanup from http://www.support.microsoft.com/kb/290301/en and remove the Sonic Activation Module with it.

pennymakespounds

sorry chippy... think i goofed .

i had read posts saying that the 2 items that needed unticking were sometimes duplicated .. i looked for that first and was sure they weren't .

checked again yesterday and one of them was .. unticked it and it seems to have gone away .

thanks