PrinterSwitch and “Data Execution Prevention” on Windows
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009Lately we have been getting regular reports from people experiencing a problem when trying to use PrinterSwitch on systems with Windows Server 2003/2008 or Windows Vista (and 7).
After running the installer, and starting FileMaker, the PrinterSwitch plug-in is not automatically enabled. Manually trying to enable it generates an error message "myFMbutler PrinterSwitch could not be enabled".
This problem is caused by certain security settings of the above versions of Windows, by a feature that's called "Data Execution Prevention".
To correct the settings, do the following:
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