Data Execution Prevention - DEP in Windows XP [2/2]

Of course you can select some programs which you don't want to use DEP protection. To set list with this application click on Add button and select desired applications from Browse window. Now click on OK button.

When ready with setup of DEP you can check the functionality of DEP with some test program.

NXTEST is an software program which gives you ability to check that Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is active on your computer by trying to execute code from a data area, the process heap and the program stack, and reports whether all attempts were prevented by the operating system or not.