boot.ini

[IS]

I work with ProTools all day long (www.digidesign.com) and was installing
the program on a brand new computer.
When done with the install everytime I double clicked the Protools icon on
my desktop the computer restarted.
I did some research on their website and in one they told me to modify the
boot.ini.

This is what they said on their site:
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Open "System" control panel
Click "Advanced"
In the "Startup and Recovery" section, click "Settings"
In the "System Startup" section, you will see "To edit the startup options
file manually, click the "Edit" button

A text file will open in Notepad, looking like this:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

Note the last item:
NoExecute=OptIn
Change this to
NoExecute=AlwaysOff
Be sure to observe spacing and case, and do not change anything else.
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My question to you is will this change how my computer opperates or in
anyway make in less stable?

Thanks

IS

 

[Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk]

[...] Note the last item:
NoExecute=OptIn
Change this to
NoExecute=AlwaysOff
Be sure to observe spacing and case, and do not change anything else.
+++++++++++++++++++++++
My question to you is will this change how my computer opperates or in
anyway make in less stable?

A detailed description of the Data Execution Prevention (DEP) feature in
Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875352

 

[Uncle John]

IS
The change will turn off DEP
Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a set of hardware and software
technologies that perform additional checks on memory to help prevent
malicious code from running on a system. In Microsoft Windows XP Service
Pack 2 (SP2) and Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, DEP is
enforced by hardware and by software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875352
Some non-Microsoft drivers are not compatible with DEP. Turning it off may
fix your problem.