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Thread: Windows Live Messenger and DEP

  1. #1
    Rob Guest

    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?

  2. #2
    MICHAEL Guest

    Re: Windows Live Messenger and DEP

    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.

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    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"

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    xandercom Guest

    Re: Windows Live Messenger and DEP

    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.

  5. #5
    xandercom Guest

    Re: Windows Live Messenger and DEP

    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.

  6. #6
    Mario Guest

    RE: Windows Live Messenger and DEP

    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.

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    Linna Guest

    Re: Windows Live Messenger and DEP

    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!

  8. #8
    MICHAEL Guest

    Re: Windows Live Messenger and DEP

    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.

  9. #9
    Linna Guest

    Re: Windows Live Messenger and DEP

    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.

  10. #10
    Carlos Luna Guest

    Re: Windows Live Messenger and DEP

    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.

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    Re: Windows Live Messenger and DEP

    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!

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