Disable DEP in XP by editing the boot configuration File

[DerrickFaria]

Ok so what i need to do is disable DEP on XP by replacing OptIn with AlwaysOff in the boot configuration file that is a hidden system file in the C:\ and for the life of me i Cant get it to work.

Please help

Thank you

Derrick

[shanet]

Have you tried the help file?

[wakillon]

Ok so what i need to do is disable DEP on XP by replacing OptIn with AlwaysOff in the boot configuration file that is a hidden system file in the C:\ and for the life of me i Cant get it to work.

Please help

Thank you

Derrick

It's because it has hidden and system attribute !

See helpfile for change his attribute before modify it.

[DerrickFaria]

Okay so I am doing it a little differently now. I am able to bring up the boot.cfg file but i don't want to use the find and replace tool in notepad itself what I would like to do is have the script see the text and edit it then close and save but I an not finding any functions to do that in the help file so if you guys know of one i would really appreciate it.

Thanks again,

Derrick

[JohnOne]

The decent way to disable this sort of security measure would be to prompt the user to disable it.

Off the top of my head I cannot think of a valid reason to discreetly disable it.

Perhaps you could educate me on that point.

[DerrickFaria]

The decent way to disable this sort of security measure would be to prompt the user to disable it.

Off the top of my head I cannot think of a valid reason to discreetly disable it.

Perhaps you could educate me on that point.

I am making this script for a friend that is setting up 400 terminals across Cali to connect to a an Xray tech server and the user end of the software requires DEP to be disabled i think its kind of stupid but there is no way around it.

[JohnOne]

"i think its kind of stupid but there is no way around it."

No kidding, windows xp running an xray macine has to be one on the stupidest things in the world.

You think the end user would just click the couple of buttons to turn it off.

[DerrickFaria]

The Xp machines are not running the Xray machines they are in Doctors offices and are only connecting to the XRay Tech server. So the docs can review them and interact with the true Xray technicians.

[ripdad]

#include <file.au3>

OptIn_2_AlwaysOff()
If Not @error Then Run(@SystemDir & '\Notepad.exe ' & @HomeDrive & '\boot.ini')

Func OptIn_2_AlwaysOff()
    Local $array, $source = @HomeDrive & '\boot.ini'
    If Not FileExists($source) Then Return SetError(-1)
    FileSetAttrib($source, '-RASH')
    _FileReadToArray($source, $array)
    FileDelete($source)
    For $i = 1 To $array[0]
        If StringInStr($array[$i], 'OptIn') Then $array[$i] = StringReplace($array[$i], 'OptIn', 'alwaysoff')
        FileWriteLine($source, $array[$i])
    Next
    FileSetAttrib($source, '+RASH')
EndFunc

Edited December 23, 2010 by ripdad