Vista and IE 8 DEP Problems

I have Vista Home Basic. A few weeks ago I updated to IE 8, as my
updates recommended it as an important update. Since that day I have
not been able to use IE 8. The page doesn't even load all the way, and
I get the message that DEP has shut down IE 8, and then I can't access
it to try to fix anything. One time I was able to follow the link to
the DEP info, and there is no option to shut it off. It is very
frustrating to have your system tell you to upgrade and then have it not
work. This is not the first problem I've had with Vista and IE. The
last time I loaded another browser, and I'm glad I left it loaded or I
wouldn't be able to use my computer at all. My computer wasn't even
able to go back to a previous restore point. Microsoft, Vista, and IE 8
need to be more user friendly, not all people who rely on computers are
computer heads. It would take me ages to figure out to fix the problem
even with directions and helpful links. Recommended upgrades should
work without having to jump through all kinds of hoops to get them to
work.

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You should be able to access Internet Options for IE in the control panel.
In the advanced section there is an entry that say "turn on memory
protection to mitigate online attacks". If it's ON turn it OFF. You can
also access general DEP settings in Advances System Properties.

The interesting thing is when I go to the memory protection, the box is
checked, the text is light, and it won't let me uncheck the box to turn
it off.

Also, when I go under advanced system properties to change the DEP
settings, the DEP circle has a blue dot in it and it won't let me just
remove it. If I click on the other circle to turn on for all programs
except... then I have to pick out which to turn off. Do I just turn
them all off?

Another site suggested turning off the add-ons, well I checked and
those are already turned off.

My brother, who fixes stuff like this, and unfortunately does not live
near me anymore, said I should save what I want to save and reload the
OS, by that I'm guessing he means the Vista. And, that's just too much
for my noncomputer brain.

It would be nice to at least get IE 8 so I can use it. Until then, if
ever, I''ll just keep chugging along with the other server.

Try booting into SAFE mode. Then use the "Run As Admin" command to start
IE8. If it will stay open go to tools/internet options/advanced. You
should be able to uncheck the memory protection option.

Regarding DEP in general, if you turn it ON for all programs you can then
add Internet Explorer as an exception.

[jcharris]

I am not going to go through all that to use ie8. If they make it friendly enough, I'll download it again; otherwise I'll leave it alone.

When I was in the Air Force with a top-secret clearance, I used to joke that my job was so secret even I didn't know what I was doing. Now microsoft has one-upped me. They have enhanced security to the point where their own programs won't run.