/NXCOMPAT is on by default if a component requires Windows Vista (/SUBSYSTEM 6.0 and greater). See /SUBSYSTEM (Specify Subsystem) for more information.

/NXCOMPAT:NO can be used to explicitly specify an executable as not compatible with Data Execution Prevention.

For more information on Data Execution Prevention, see:

• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;875352

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/memory/base/data_execution_prevention.asp (also available in the MSDN CD library on Data Execution Prevention)

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/xpehelp/html/xetskconfiguringdataexecutionpreventionsettingsofrun-timeimage.asp

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/xpehelp/html/xeconNon-ExecuteMemoryProtection.asp

To set this linker option in the Visual Studio development environment

To set this linker option programmatically

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