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Update on Internet Explorer 7, DEP and Adobe Software
Published December 14th, 2006 in All Categories, Internet Explorer 7, Security
Because browsers can host plug-in extensibility, security settings within the browser can make 
plug-ins fail. This is why in Internet Explorer 7 Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is off by default. When it is enabled many plug-in components fail to run, often crashing the browser.
You can enable DEP by navigating to the following dialog and checking the highlighted option shown below (note, you must elevated to admin first, otherwise the option is grayed out): Michael Howard’s Web Log : Update on Internet Explorer 7, DEP and Adobe Software
