Data Execution Prevention when scanning AVI files in explorer

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Hello,

I have a WinXP notebook running XP Home SP2. There is a folder of AVI
files which causes me problems. When scanning/viewing these AVI files,
I often get the following error message popup:

Data Execution Prevention

To help protect your computer, Windows has closed this application.

These AVI files were encoded with DIVX (version 6.1).


I have tried changing the swtich in BOOT.INI from
/noexecute=OptIn
to
/noexecute=AlwaysOff

This turns off DEP, but I still get exception errors. I have since
left DEP on.

What causes this problem with AVI files? What is the fix for this?

Thanks
Mike
 
Re: Data Execution Prevention when scanning AVI files in explorer

The problem may be this AVI Properties registry key, export it then delete it and restart:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}]


Another method is to un-register the file: shmedia.dll.

Open the Run box and enter: regsvr32 /u shmedia.dll


ju.c


"eljainc" <eljainc@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:a78ac1bc-40b8-4a0b-b1ca-f8e25519ec03@34g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> Hello,
>
> I have a WinXP notebook running XP Home SP2. There is a folder of AVI
> files which causes me problems. When scanning/viewing these AVI files,
> I often get the following error message popup:
>
> Data Execution Prevention
>
> To help protect your computer, Windows has closed this application.
>
> These AVI files were encoded with DIVX (version 6.1).
>
>
> I have tried changing the swtich in BOOT.INI from
> /noexecute=OptIn
> to
> /noexecute=AlwaysOff
>
> This turns off DEP, but I still get exception errors. I have since
> left DEP on.
>
> What causes this problem with AVI files? What is the fix for this?
>
> Thanks
> Mike
 
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