Guest Kit Posted March 10, 2010 Posted March 10, 2010 If I open a folder containing a file with windows explorer (windowsXP service pack 3) and place my cursor over a .avi file, an error window pops up showing a "Data Execution prevention" and explorer is stopped. Evidently windows explorer tries to execute something that is able to display a thumbnail of a frame of the video. This happens even if the "Explorer Bar" is set to something like "folders" which wouldn't display the thumbnail. This "prevention" can be turned off by going to start/control panel/system/advanced/performance/data execution prevention, selecting the "Turn on DEP except for" and checking "Windows Explorer". A reboot is necessary. "idkwia" wrote: > Ok, success! > Between Shenan's reply and Mr Dot I maneged to work out what to do. So I > have now deleted all the dodgy files. Thank you very much. > As a very polite suggestion, so don't take it the wrong way, you need to > perhaps be a little more explicit and detailed in your answers when you are > dealing with novices (idiots) like me! But thanks again. > > > > "Shenan Stanley" wrote: > > > idkwia wrote: > > > I am a bit of a novice so I need some help please. I have worked > > > out using other threads here how to turn off DEP for certain > > > programmes, the problem is that I don't know the name of the > > > programme. Essentially a friend sent me some videos and everytime I > > > just put the mouse pointer on top of them I get the DEP message. > > > All I want to do is delete them but I can't because I keep getting > > > the message. They are Video Clips that open using Windows Media > > > Player and they have AVI written on the icon. I have similar files > > > that open with no problem. I have thought that I could disable DEP > > > in order to delete them and then turn it back on again but I don't > > > know how to do that and also I am worried that that might cause > > > other problems. If I could just disable DEP for these files only > > > then that might do the trick. Can any of you guys help please? > > > > .. wrote: > > > Type cmd in start run > > > > > > type in Cmd > > > del > > > > > > eg > > > > > > del "c:\users\videos\someavi.avi" > > > > idkwia wrote: > > > Can you be a bit more explicit please as I really am a novice. I > > > understand how to get to "start" and "run" but what exactly should > > > I do then please? Also how do I find out the path to the files I > > > want to delete please? > > > > Start button --> RUN --> type in: > > cmd > > --> Click OK. > > > > That will open a command prompt window. > > > > You can get around your directory structure using the "CD" or "CHGDIR" > > commands. If directories have "spaces" in their names, use quotations > > marks.. > > > > So if you open a command prompt and need to get to your Desktop, you might > > type in: > > > > CD %USERPROFILE%\Desktop > > > > > > You should end up in that directory where you can type in the command: > > DIR > > > > > > and get a list of files there. > > > > (Etc.) > > > > Just get this application: > > http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ > > > > Install it and use it to delete what you cannot delete. > > > > > > -- > > Shenan Stanley > > MS-MVP > > -- > > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > > > > Quote
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