HOW TO RUN IOWA SUPPORT MASTER ON A WINDOWS SERVER

The following are easy line by line instructions to add Iowa Support Master into DEP to run on a Windows Server.

Mike Alft, Alft & Wilson Publishing, Iowa Support Master software
610-368-5749 (personal phone, voice and test)

We use a microsoft dll called vb40032.dll to use our active-x script to zoom in and out of documents and also check for updates at our server. VB40032.DLL is written for desktop by Microsoft. To use this file on a Windows Server, you will need to place VB40032.DLL into Data Execution Prevention (DEP).

Data Execution Prevention (DEP) to add and allow VB40032.DLL on a Windows server:

Open System Properties:

Press Win + R to open the Run dialog box.

Type sysdm.cpl and press Enter.

Navigate to Advanced Settings:

In the System Properties window, go to the Advanced tab.

Click on Settings under the Performance section.

Access DEP Settings:

In the Performance Options window, go to the Data Execution Prevention tab.

Enable DEP for Specific Programs:

Select the option Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select.

Click on Add and browse to the program you want to exclude from DEP.
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For Iowa Support Master (desktop software) select vb40032.dll.
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Select the program's executable file and click Open.

The program will be added to the list of exceptions.

Apply Changes and Restart:

Click Apply and then OK.

Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.