Windows Data Execution Prevention can stop you dead

I just heard about this and thought I'd pass it along - there is a recent problem with batch jobs executing in E1 and showing up as done in Work with Server Jobs (WSJ), but the processes are not completing on the server. It's also been reported as preventing Server Manager from stopping and could affect other E1 components as well.

This is most likely caused by Windows Data Execution Prevention (DEP). I'll leave it to you to learn exactly what it is, so go check out these links:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Execution_Prevention
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875352

In a nutshell, it prevents programs from running in a reserved memory area. By default this setting is enabled for all programs, and that is going to cause problems with E1. The correct setting is "Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only".

Check your settings by going to Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance. Make it look like the screen shot below:

Go ahead and reboot the servers just to be safe and you should be up and running again!