I'm trying to install something, and all of a sudden Windows' DEP kills Windows Installer. This has happened to me before. Is there a fix for this I'm not aware of? I'm on XP.
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One thing to try is to see if DEP is causing the problem, so you need to turn it off.
- Click Start
- Select Control Panel
- Select System
- Click the Advanced tab
- In the Performance region select Settings
- Click the Data Execute tab in the dialog box that opens
- Select Turn on DEP for all programs and services except for those I select
- Click Add.
- The open dialog box will open. Browse and select your application.
- Click Open
- Click Apply
- Click Ok
- Reboot
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Isn't that unsafe? – Pieter Nov 27 '09 at 14:01
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I mean, disabling protection looks like a bad thing to do. – Pieter Nov 27 '09 at 14:01
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You can re-enable after just to test to see if it works – admintech Nov 27 '09 at 14:55
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Make sure you've got the latest version of Windows Installer first.
However, you may find that the package you're attempting to install is incompatible with DEP - some custom actions or third party extensions are. In which case you'll need to follow Systech's suggestion, or get an updated version of the package.
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