Windows Live Messenger and DEP

I've downloaded both WLM 8.0 and 8.1 and for some reason, everytime I try to
sign on, Windows DEP will shut the program down. I've tried everything I can
think of, even re-installing the flash like someone mentioned on here earlier
to no avail. Anyone have any idea's?

Start menu> right click "Computer", select Properties>to the left
"Advanced system settings", "Settings" under Performance>
Data Execution Prevention tab

You can try two things here. First, try to add WLM to
to the exception's list. The box should be empty, so
WLM will be your first entry.

Or, check the option "Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs
and services only" This will require a restart.

[patsy17]

Just curious to how you know that DEP is shutting it down? When it
shutstuff down for me I get no message. Does it appear in the Event Log?

I used to have the same problem with messenger, and I got a
dialogshowing that DEP was going to shut it down.

I'm now running the 8.1 WLM beta on Vista x64 and haven't had the
problem for a while.

I've tried that and it told me that it "cannot turn DEP off for this program"

I have the same problem.

Had my brand new Vista laptop for the past 5 hours, 4 hours of which have
been spent trying to get WLM to work.

Crashes as soon as you hit sign in, then says its a DEP error and must close.

What are these monkeys at MS playing at sending out software thats not
compatable with their own software!! How can they have possibly missed such a
VITAL bug?

I now have no way to communicate in real time.

Well done MS.

Try reading this on the BBC website ..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6312501.stm
The first section goes on to explain that WLM isnt working, although that
shot seems to give an error code which the rest of us arnt recieving.

Hello To All
I had the same problem with WLM but after some searching i found a site
where it explains how you can turn DEP off..
It workt fine for me have no problems anymore.
This is the site and follow the steps..
Goodluck to you all.

I have the same problem and I have tried both suggestions - didn't help. I
have also reinstalled Flash and just turned off UAC - now it won't even try
to launch, I don't even get a failure message.

When I right click the WLM icon I don't have th eoption "open as
administrator" (my account is the only account, and has administrator status).

Help!

I'm glad it worked. I would like to say that for future reference-
don't be afraid to Google. I'm not trying to be rude, I know that
it can be frustrating sorting through various search results. However,
I found that link via Google in less than five minutes after reading your
post. All I did was put "WLM DEP" into Google and the fifth result is what
led me to the your answer, the second post from the bottom.
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/Sho...26028&SiteID=1

Have a good weekend, Linna.

Trust me, I have googled for quite a while - in two languages. Just trying to
find out what "dataexekveringsskydd" is in english (DEP) wasn't easy.

If I hadn't googled I wouldn't have found the information that it could be
Java, Flash, UAC and so on. There's no shortage of information of problems
with messenger and Vista.

I have the same problem! but reading another forum found that is a program
with compatibility problems, I check all software and found that is a
program running from my SBS server wich is causing problem, recomendation,
run msconfig and disable all startup software, after this, enable your
programs one per one.

[anandkj]

OK... please stop following the posts above.
1) You don't want to run msngr as admin...BECAUSE it shouldn't need admin!!!
2) You don't want to turn off DEP...BECAUSE it is there for your PROTECTION!!!

And then you complain: Windows is not secure!!!

The purpose of Vista's secutiry features is lost if you start running everything as admin. You shouldn't even be using an admin account on a daily basis if you simply surf the web or work with documents.

Wait for a proper solution from MSFT. Till then, use an older version or the web version.

Cheers!