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	Test Adapter Platform Support, Windows XP SP2 / Windows Server 2003

Solution For WinRunner and QuickTest Pro test script execution on Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003, Mercury requires completely disabling Data Execution Prevention (DEP). Microsoft has a knowledgebase article available which explains what Data Execution Prevention is and how to disable it on these platforms. This article can be found at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875352

Briefly, to disable DEP:

Disable Data Execution Prevention (DEP) completely

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Under Pick a category, click Performance and Maintenance.
3. Under or Pick a Control Panel icon, click System.
4. Click the Advanced tab, and in the Startup and Recovery area, click Settings.
5. In the SystemStartup area, click Edit.
6. In Notepad, click Edit and then click Find.
7. In the Find what field, type /noexecute and then click Find Next.
8. In the Find dialog box click Cancel.
9. Replace the policy_level (for example, "OptIn" default) with "AlwaysOff" (without the quotes).

WARNING: Be sure to enter the text carefully. Your boot.ini file switch should now read:
/noexecute=AlwaysOff

10. In Notepad, click File and then click Save.
11. Click OK to close Startup and Recovery.
12. Click OK to close System Properties and then restart your computer.

This setting does not provide any DEP coverage for any part of the system, regardless of hardware DEP support.

Verifying DEP is Disabled

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Under Pick a category, click Performance and Maintenance.
3. Under or Pick a Control Panel icon, click System.
4. Click the Advanced tab.
5. In the Performance area, click Settings and then click Data Execution Prevention.
6. Verify that the DEP settings are unavailable and then click OK to close Performance Settings.
7. Click OK to close System Properties then close Performance and Maintenance.

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06 Sep 2007 08:36 PM