Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Adobe Acrobat DEP error


Solutions

Disable DEP on the operating system.

Windows 7
  1. Choose Start > Programs > Accessories.
  2. In the Accessories menu, right-click Command Prompt.
  3. Select Run As Administrator.
  4. If you are prompted to do so, enter you administrator credentials.
  5. In the Command Prompt window, type bcdedit.exe /set {current} nx AlwaysOff.
  6. Click Enter.
  7. Close the command prompt.
  8. Restart your computer.
Windows XP
  1. Right-click My Computer and choose Properties.
  2. Choose the Advanced tab.
  3. Choose Startup And Recovery > Settings.
  4. Choose System Startup > Edit.
  5. Find the text that says /noexecute=OptIn and replace OptIn (the default) with AlwaysOff.
  6. Restart your computer.

Disable DEP for Acrobat or Adobe Reader on XP

Note: This solution only works on Windows XP
  1. Open the registry.
  2. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\10.0\.
  3. If the Security hive does not exist, right-click and choose New Key.
  4. Create a hive called Security.
  5. Choose Security and right-click in the right window.
  6. Choose New  > Binary value.
  7. Create a key called DEP and set its value to 0.
  8. Exit the registry editor and restart Acrobat.