Blue screen with Mbox 2 & Disabling DEP (Data Execution Prevention) on Windows Vista.

If you are getting a blue screen when you connect your Mbox 2 (Mbox, Mbox 2 Micro, Mbox 2 Mini, or Mbox 2 Pro) to your Windows Vista computer, disabling DEP (Data Exectution Prevention) will resolve that problem. Follow the instructions below to disable DEP.

1. Click on the Start menu.

2. In the Start menu's search box, type in "cmd" (without the quotation marks). The result you get should be "cmd.exe".

3. Right-click on "cmd.exe" and choose "Run as administrator".

3a. Click the Allow button if it asks you for permission.

4. Type or copy & paste this into the command prompt window:
bcdedit.exe /set {current} nx AlwaysOff

5. Hit enter and you should see the confirmation: Operation Completed Successfully.

6. Restart the computer and DEP should be off.

If you would like to re-enable DEP enter the following into the command prompt window:
bcdedit.exe /set {current} nx OptIn


Hit enter and you should see the confirmation: Operation Completed Successfully. After restarting the computer, DEP will be re-enabled. If you are experiencing this problem and re-enable DEP, please be aware that the blue screen problem may return.
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