Subject Re: EXE will not run Windows 10 From Greg Lockwood <greg.lockwood@ksgroup.com.au> Date Sun, 11 Oct 2020 17:17:34 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Andy Taylor Wrote: > Greg, > > I would start asking your "managed update" IT guys what software has recently come into the environment that will kill > any exe stone dead that it does not recognise.  Usually Windows10 is set to ask the user if they are happy to run an exe > that is outside normal parameters (i.e. certified code that MS recognises) but some paranoid IT crews that I have come across think that all users are cretins and need to be saved from themselves.... > > Hope that helps, > Andy > > > Ken Mayer Wrote: > > > > > On 10/8/2020 12:51 PM, Greg Lockwood wrote: > > > > Good to see a long time valued name like yourself still involved with dBase. I am using version 10.3.1.0 and build b2504 and BDE 5.2.0.2 I was thinking of upgrading but I wasn't sure it would fix the issue. Thanks. > > > > > > The application should run on Windows 10. Have you tried reinstalling > > > the application? The runtime? > > > > > > While it's a long shot, you might check to see DEP settings (Data > > > Execution Prevention). There's a small amount of detail here, although > > > it shouldn't be a problem: > > > > > > http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/#samplecode > > > > > > Otherwise, maybe someone else will have some ideas. > > > > > > Ken > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *Ken Mayer* > > > Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase > > > The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp > > > dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm > > > dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm > > > > thanks Ken. I have uninstalled runtime and app. Same result. It has been running on win 10 for ages on 5 pc's but stopped recently on 2 machines and runs on my win 10 PC and 2 others still. I looked at DEP recently too but haven't check or studied up a lot. I will check this out. Thanks. > > > Thanks Andy for your comments. I think it is something to do with a windows 10 update but of course IT are convinced it has nothing to do with them and it's the software. I have bit the bullet and upgraded to 2019.1 but have not yet tested a recompile EXE and runtime on either problem PC's. I am really hoping it's not an issue with the BDE because there are no updates. Hopefully in the next day or so it will be OK and then I will let the newsgroup know of the outcome. Hopefully a good result :)