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End User License Agreement - Page 1
... the HP Product.
RIGHTS IN THE SOFTWARE
the right to distribute the Software
PRODUCT ARE OFFERED ONLY Product. You may load the Software
ON THE CONDITION THAT YOU Product into Your Computer's
AGREE TO ALL TERMS AND
temporary memory (RAM) for
CONDITIONS OF THIS EULA. BY purposes of using the Software
INSTALLING, COPYING,
Product.
DOWNLOADING, OR
b. Storage. You may copy the
OTHERWISE...
End User License Agreement - Page 2
entirely by the terms and conditions of such license.
f. Recovery Solution. Any software recovery solution provided with/for your HP Product, whether in the form of a hard disk drive-based solution, an external media-based recovery solution (e.g. floppy disk, CD or DVD) or an equivalent solution delivered in any other form, may only be used for restoring the hard...
Safety and Regulatory Information Desktops, Thin Clients, and Personal Workstations - Page 14
... line, ensure that the installation of this HP equipment does not disable your alarm equipment. If you have questions about what will disable alarm equipment, consult your telephone company or a qualified installer.
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a computer or other electronic device, including a fax machine, to send...
Downgrading Microsoft Windows Vista OS Business on HP Business Desktop FAQs - Page 1
..., the customer receives Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional 32-bit preinstalled on the HP Business DT and a Microsoft Windows XP Professional 32-bit OS image on the PC recovery partition, a Windows Vista® Business Edition COA (and license), a Windows Vista Logo on the Business PC, and both Windows Vista Business and Windows XP Pro recovery kits in the product carton...
Downgrading Microsoft Windows Vista OS Business on HP Business Desktop FAQs - Page 2
... the upgrade?
A: With the Vista Factory downgrade, the Vista recovery DVD comes in the factory carton and includes the required bits. With the Field downgrade, the customer MUST make a Vista Recovery DVD before applying the Windows XP downgrade.
Q: Which version of Windows XP is loaded on a system ordered with the Downgrade option?
A: Windows XP Professional (32 bit) Service Pack...
Downgrading Microsoft Windows Vista OS Business on HP Business Desktop FAQs - Page 3
... OS. Be aware, however that this install will remove the Windows XP Professional software from the Business PC.
Q: How do customers reinstall the original software after downgrading to a previous version?
A: Use HP Backup and Recovery Manager to create recovery media for the factory-installed image. If you purchased a Vista machine, use this media to recover back to Vista. If you purchase...
Data Execution Prevention - White Paper, 2nd Edition - Page 2
... in Brussels, to name a few. Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 2 includes multiple security improvements:
• Network protection • Memory protection • Email handling • Web browsing security • Computer maintenance
Together, these security technologies help to make it more difficult to attack Windows XP, even if the latest antivirus updates are not applied. This paper...
Data Execution Prevention - White Paper, 2nd Edition - Page 3
... when code is executed from a memory location where it should not be executed. Both Advanced Micro Devices™ (AMD) and Intel® Corporation have defined and shipped Windowscompatible architectures that support DEP. Beginning with Windows XP Service Pack 2, the 32-bit version of Windows utilizes the no-execute page-protection (NX) processor feature as defined by AMD and...
Data Execution Prevention - White Paper, 2nd Edition - Page 4
What is PAE?
The XD and NX features require that the processor run in Physical Address Extension (PAE) mode. A 32-bit processor, such as the Intel Pentium 4 (IA32 family), is usually limited to addressing a maximum of 4-GB of memory. This limitation is due to 32 bits of address capability, as follows: 232 = 4,294,967,296 (4 GB) To...
Data Execution Prevention - White Paper, 2nd Edition - Page 5
..., all 6xx, 7xx, and 8xx processors support XD. A majority of 5xx and 3xx processors also support XD. AMD has released a line of AMD64 processors (Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, Turion 64 Mobile Technology, Mobile Athlon 64) which support NX. Transmeta Efficeon processors using Code Morphing Software (CMS) 6.0.4 or later support NX. Both Intel and AMD have a Windows-compatible method of implementing XD...
Data Execution Prevention - White Paper, 2nd Edition - Page 6
... disabled for Transmeta systems.
The BIOS for Intel 915 and Intel 945 based desktop systems uses the CPUID instruction to look for the Execute Disable bit to determine if XD is supported with the installed processor. If the processor supports XD, then the Data Execution Prevention option appears in the Security section of F10 Setup. The user can enable...
Data Execution Prevention - White Paper, 2nd Edition - Page 8
...; All program and services except those I select - This option equates to the OptOut policy, which
allows a user to select applications for DEP not to affect. This manual application exclusion is useful in working around applications or drivers that do not load or function properly because of DEP. NOTE: HP ships with Windows XP set to Optin. To...
Data Execution Prevention - White Paper, 2nd Edition - Page 9
...
Processor BIOS DEP OS BOOT.INI Support Setting Setting
Result
No
N/A
Any Setting
Only software-enforced DEP is available for limited
Windows system binaries.
Yes
Disabled Any Setting Only software-enforced DEP is available for limited
Windows system binaries.
Yes
Enabled Always On
• Hardware and software-enforced DEP coverage for all Windows
binaries, programs, and drivers...
Data Execution Prevention - White Paper, 2nd Edition - Page 13
...Long time to load.
Add to exclusion list.
Adobe Reader 7.0.
Exception error.
Add to exclusion list.
Altiris Deployment Solution Agent. Does not work properly.
Add to exclusion list.
AMIDIAG Suite 2.0.
Exception error.
Add to exclusion list.
ATI Catalyst Control Center.
Exception error.
Add to exclusion list.
ATI Driver Setup.exe.
Exception error during installation. Add to exclusion...
Data Execution Prevention - White Paper, 2nd Edition - Page 14
... Anti-Virus.
Exception error.
Add to exclusion list.
Nvidia Driver Setup.exe.
Exception error during installation. Add to exclusion list.
PCMark 2004.
Exception error during installation Add to exclusion list for installa-
due to Install Shield.
tion, can remove afterwards.
PC Worldbench.
Exception error during installation. Add to exclusion list for installation, can remove afterwards...
Data Execution Prevention - White Paper, 2nd Edition - Page 15
....
Windows Catalog
Exception error.
Add to exclusion list.
Driver
Effect
Creative Audigy 2NX
Exception error during installation. Add to exclusion list.
HP Deskjet 450ci Driver.
Prints out blank page.
Microsoft Knowledge Base articles about incompatibilities found during testing:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;884130&Product=winxp
http://support.microsoft...
Data Execution Prevention - White Paper, 2nd Edition - Page 16
...your computer. Instead, it monitors your programs to determine whether they use system memory safely. Windows XP SP2 uses two types of DEP: • Hardware-enforced DEP - Hardware-enforced DEP provides data protection with hardware (processor) support, requiring use of Windows XP SP2 and a processor that supports XD/NX. • Software-enforced DEP - Software-enforced DEP is an additional set of...
Data Execution Prevention - White Paper, 2nd Edition - Page 17
.../ driver associated with a trusted software, you can exclude that software.
Will the new processors, new or updated BIOS, and Windows XP SP2 require a new image qualification?
Once an image is qualified on an XD/NX-enabled platform, that image will function properly for future updates with respect to XD/NX functionality. Is the BIOS supporting this functionality different from the BIOS HP...
Data Execution Prevention - White Paper, 2nd Edition - Page 18
... do I turn it on? The BIOS for the i915 chipset-based 2004 and i945-chipset based 2005 desktop systems uses the CPUID instruction to locate the Execute Disable bit to determine if the installed processor supports XD. If XD is supported, then the Data Execution Prevention option appears in the Security section of F10 Setup. You can enable or disable...
Data Execution Prevention - White Paper, 2nd Edition - Page 20
... the following error message: Data Execution Prevention - Microsoft Windows To help protect your computer, Windows has closed this program. Name: program name Publisher: program publisher To avoid this behavior, contact your program vendor to see if an update is available that enables the program to work correctly with DEP.
What type of support will HP offer for...