Weirdest fuckin thing...

[weknowhowtolive]

Yahoo Messenger popped up this thing tonight saying Yahoo had installed a new version that downloaded updates in the background. I had no options but to click OK. As soon as i did Windows DEP popped up saying it had killed the program. It didnt kill yahoo!, just the updater. My firewall and VP didnt say anything...i checked the thing that popped up and the host program WAS yahoo.

I cant figure it out. It keeps popping up, but it seems to be legit?

Gay.

-edit-

It just happened when i tried to reinstall yahoo too. At some point overnight without letting me know, windows installed the DEP shit. I never had it before.

And i have the update thing turned off.


Anyone tried to uninstall DEP?

[PapaSkin]

Yep...it sucks - there are 2 ways to go about it...

1:
If a program is failing and you want to disable DEP to see if that is the cause. Here are the steps. (Just disable DEP for the program in question... don't disable it for your whole system.)

1. Click Start
2. Select Control Panel
3. Select System
4. Click the Advanced tab
5. In the Performance region select Settings
6. Click the Data Execute tab in the dialog box that opens
7. Select Turn on DEP for all programs and services except for those I select
8. Click Add.
9. The open dialog box will open. Browse and select your application.
10. Click Open
11. Click Apply
12. Click Ok
13. Reboot

But if you want that fucker gone period - then :
2:
Disabling DEP system-wide using boot.ini

1. Click Start, and then click ControlPanel.

2. Under Pickacategory, click PerformanceandMaintenance.

3. Under or Pick a Control Panel icon, click System.

4. Click the Advanced tab, and in the Startup and Recovery area, click Settings.

5. In the SystemStartup area, click Edit.

6. In Notepad, click Edit and then click Find.

7. In the Findwhat field, type /noexecute and then click FindNext.

8. In the Find dialog box click Cancel.

9. Replace the policy_level (for example, "OptIn" default) with "AlwaysOff” (without the quotes).

WARNING: Be sure to enter the text carefully.

Note: Your boot.ini file switch should now read:

/noexecute=AlwaysOff

10. In Notepad, click File and then click Save.

11. Click OK to close StartupandRecovery.

12. Click OK to close SystemProperties and then restart your computer.


This setting does not provide any DEP coverage for any part of the system, regardless of hardware DEP support.


Verifying DEP is Disabled

1. Click Start, and then click ControlPanel.

2. Under Pickacategory, click PerformanceandMaintenance.

3. Under or Pick a Control Panel icon, click System.

4. Click the Advanced tab.

5. In the Performance area, click Settings and then click DataExecutionPrevention.

6. Verify that the DEP settings are unavailable and then click OK to close PerformanceSettings.

7. Click OK to close SystemProperties then close PerformanceandMaintenance.

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With that said - apparently it is not recommended to turn it off all the way - and if you fuck shit up - it wasn't me that told ya this... :)

[steelcityskin]

and don't use yahoo messenger..
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/

[weknowhowtolive]

and don't use yahoo messenger..
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/Ill check it out.


Thanks Papa...i shall do that when i get home.

(better back my boot.ini up on a floppy or some shit too just incase.)