Data Execution Prevention when scanning AVI files in explorer

[Guest eljainc]

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

[Guest ju.c]

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