Saw your response only after actioning the earlier ones. Thanks. Will try
your solution also.

"needlove" <crunch@setiathome.domain> wrote in message
news:OUoya8AAGHA.216@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> The programs you are using to play your vidieo depend on explorer.exe to
> operate in windows so if they have a fault then explorer will likely close
> with an error. Try uninstalling your video rendering programs starting
> with divX if you have that. I read where people were having similiar
> problems with the newest version, divX 5.2. Since many other players use
> divX codecs you may need to uninstall all of them. WMP should be ok.
> Here's the link where I got the info, you can try a google search,
> keywords > "DEP causes explorer.exe error"
> http://board.iexbeta.com/index.php?showtopic=44629
>
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> "Silvabod" <nospam@thank.you> wrote in message
> news:Bvynf.33506$uR.1133@newsfe7-gui.ntli.net...
>> Thanks for this - appreciated.
>> Initial observation - article is server-related, my pc is standalone.
>> Notwithstanding - the program causing the DEP to kick in is Explorer, MS
>> prog, one would not expect MS to write a prog allocating memory to
>> already reserved blocks, thus causing DEP error (which is what the
>> article says is happening, if I read it right).
>> My processor is AMD Athlon 64bit 3400+, which this article says is OK (my
>> XPhome is 32 bit).
>> I have sent an "error report" to Microsoft.
>>
>> The article is useful in that it says I can "opt out" DEP for the
>> offending program, however I should consider the security implications.
>> The prog being MSExplorer, I'm loth to "opt out" since I have no idea
>> what the "security implications" would be, or the impact on my system,
>> since Explorer is fundamental to operating XP. If data is written to
>> "reserved" memory, presumably it would over-write some data which is
>> (was) protected, which could cause real problems ... I'm just not
>> equipped to know how to evaluate this risk!
>>
>> The error (reproducible) is that, reading a directory tree 3 deep.
>> containing NO execuctable progs - the THIRD level (files list) causes DEP
>> to close Explorer before even opening a file - 14, all AVI (card is new,
>> from a digital videocam)
>> On the original (SD memory card) - installed card reader won't even
>> recognise the card. A second USB card reader WILL read the card, but
>> errors exactly the same way.
>> Out of 3 possibles, only ONE prog will read/play the AVI files.
>> Totally Confused!
>>
>> "needlove" <crunch@setiathome.domain> wrote in message
>> news:O8QTOZ2$FHA.3852@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> Hello, found this but don't know if it will help:
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...1bd1ef227.mspx
>>>
>>> Copied from MS. It says you can "opt out".
>>>
>>> "DEP application close behavior
>>> The majority of applications will not encounter a problem with DEP.
>>> However, when an application does encounter a problem with DEP, a Data
>>> Execution Prevention message is presented to the user, alerting them to
>>> the problem.
>>>
>>> The Data Execution Prevention message indicates that a DEP problem
>>> occurred with the application and provides the ability for the user to
>>> learn more about DEP and optionally disable DEP for the application that
>>> was closed.
>>>
>>> Important
>>> If a DEP problem occurs with an application, Microsoft recommends
>>> contacting the application vendor for an update. The security
>>> implications of disabling DEP for an application should be thoroughly
>>> considered before disabling DEP for an application.
>>>
>>> The ability to change DEP settings for a closed application using the
>>> Change Settings button on the Data Execution Prevention message window
>>> depends on the system-wide DEP configuration. Changes to DEP protection
>>> for an application can be made only if the system-wide DEP configuration
>>> is set to the OptOut mode."
>>>
>>>>
>>> "Silvabod" <nospam@thank.you> wrote in message
>>> news:xscnf.5640$va6.5469@newsfe3-win.ntli.net...
>>>> Please can anyone help/advise ?
>>>> Originally posted in another ng, but not getting very far.
>>>>
>>>> OP >> XPhome, SP2 + all later updates, PC totally free of virus and
>>>> malware.-
>>>>>> new pc (3 months) working OK no probs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Trying to read 64mb SD memory card from new videocam - Explorer keeps
>>>>>> closing down, and desktop refreshes all icons.
>>>>>> Copied the directory from card to desktop.Exploring the actual files
>>>>>> results in Data Execution Prog kicking in, saying it's closing
>>>>>> Explorer
>>>>>> to prevent damage.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Scanned SD memory card and the copied directory with two
>>>>>> antivirus/malware progs - no infection. (the only files are camera -
>>>>>> recorded sound and avi video)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Have several progs, but only one will actually play the sound/video
>>>>>> files
>>>>>> from the card. There's no "executables" in the card's directory.
>>>>>> What the heck is going on - and how to correct?
>>>>>>
>>>> RESPONSE> Might be some clues in your Event Viewer.
>>>>> bw..OJ
>>>>
>>>> REPLY - Event Viewer is as confused as I am -
>>>> The "Application" section report reads - Faulting application
>>>> explorer.exe
>>>> version 6.0.2900.2180, faulting module unknown, version 0.0.0.0, fault
>>>> address 0x01547710
>>>>
>>>> Previous error identical, except the fault address was 0x03c21710.
>>>>
>>>> SYSTEM section is far more worrying. I've got 39 consecutive identical
>>>> DISK
>>>> errors in the space of 2 minutes, I do not understand.
>>>> All read - The device \Device\Harddisk2\D, has a bad block, and the
>>>> data
>>>> (bytes) are identical. (these are not relevant to the posted problem,
>>>> the
>>>> timing's not the same)
>>>>
>>>> My system has ONE physical hard disk, but it is partitioned (C D & E),
>>>> and I
>>>> have just XP OS, no others.
>>>> C: is the boot, D: is "recovery" (XP restore, pre-installed) and E is
>>>> data.
>>>> I've run Scandsk /f on all drives, but it reported NO ERRORS.
>>>>
>>>> On the chance that "harddisk2" was the SD memory card (drive G), ran
>>>> scandsk
>>>> on that, too. No errors.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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