How to Turn Off DEP in Windows XP SP2
Posted on | June 27, 2009 | No Comments
Sometimes DEP can cause your computer to freeze when plugging in an iPod, Iphone or any other USB device. You can disable DEP by following the instructions below:
Method 2: Turn off the DEP feature in Windows XP SP2
If you need the functionality of the incompatible driver, you can turn off the DEP feature. To do this, follow these steps:
- Restart your computer.
- During the restart process, press F8.
Note On a computer that is configured to start multiple operating systems, press F8 when the Startup menu appears.
- Use the arrow keys to select a Safe Mode option, and then press ENTER.
- Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
- At the command prompt, type the following, and then press ENTER:
bootcfg /raw “/noexecute=alwaysoff /fastdetect” /id 1
Note If you have multiple start entries or start options, you may have to manually modify the Boot.ini file for your computer. To do this, follow these steps:
- Click Start, click Run, type sysdm.cpl, and then click OK.
- On the Advanced tab, under Startup and Recovery, click Settings.
- In the Startup and Recovery dialog box, click Edit.
- Change the /noexecute option to the following:
/noexecute=alwaysoff
- On the File menu, click Save, and then click Exit.
- Click OK two times.
- Restart your computer.
Note 2 Self: Increasing Backup Exec Selection List
Posted on | November 6, 2008 | No Comments
I had an annoying issue with Backup Exec 12 today. While adding another SQL Server to the full backup selection list I received this "unable to create selection list". Symantec said this was a "security feature" which limited the selection list to 200k. They told me to create additional selection sets...that was unacceptable.
I found a simple way of increasing the selection list size:
add the following key in
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Symantec\Backup Exec For Windows\Backup Exec\Server]
keyname = MaxRpcDatablockSize
value = Dword = ffffff
Seeing Random Blue Screen Crash Dumps?
Posted on | November 5, 2008 | No Comments
If you're getting lot's of blue screens of death (BSOD's) with random causes every time then you probably have a bad RAM chip (or chips).
Why would bad RAM cause so many random blue screens? Instructions wait in RAM to be processed by the processor. If the RAM is corrupted then those instructions will be corrupted as well...thus causing a blue screen or system freeze.
There is a really quick and reliable way to test your RAM for errors - use a bootable RAM tester. You can download the RAM tester .ISO from here. Once the ISO is downloaded you can burn it to CD or DVD and boot your computer from it. The RAM tester will immediatly start testing your RAM for errors.
If any errors are found using memtest86 then you have at least 1 bad chip of RAM.
Got A Bad Hard Drive? Here’s How To Check.
Posted on | November 4, 2008 | 3 Comments
I get asked the same question a couple times a week from my clients "How Do I Know If My Hard Drive Is Dying?".
If you're using Windows 2000, XP or Vista you can execute a simple command that will not only check your hard drive but also fix it. Please keep in mind that you should have a solid backup of your computer before attempting any hard drive diagnotics.
Here's how in Windows 2000 or XP:
- Click Start
- Click Run
- Type chkdsk c: /r
- Click OK
- Now a black command prompt will open. Type Y and click enter.
- Reboot
- Observe the hard drive check results screen. You can also examine the results of the chkdsk in the eventlog.
If you have any questions or suggestions leave a comment!
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