Nikon Capture 3.5

Windows XP Professional 32 bit w/service pack. After you install Nikon Capture 3.5, Nikon Capture 3.5 requires you change two things in the computer, first open "My computer" on the desktop, open properties, then advanced. The first window Here you can turn on or off DEP. Turn it on but in the window put in the exceptions, in this case Nikon Capture editor and Nikon Capture control, save the changes and exit. Then lower in the same page is the Startup box, click it and you will see your installed windows in the area above and then below that is an EDIT box to edit the start menu. This menu MUST to be changed to operate Capture 3.5 but I don't know the changes at the end of the string, it starts with Windows XP of course but the end of the string are what has to be changed to "no execute" etc. The string has to be correct to operate Nikon Capture 3.5 in XP SP2 or SP3 or it will crash the PC. When you first install Capture 3.5 and you have not preset the DEP exceptions a menu will come up telling you to change DEP settings and how to do it but no mention of the startup string.

Is it year 2004 again. I do not remember much. Had windows xp 32-bit and Nikon Capture 3.5 anyways. The software was not very good, there were some issues with blue themed false colours. Back then Google Picasa was promising. Soon came View NX and Capture NX that are much better. I still keep around winxp 32-bit box that has second latest View NX2 and very late Capture NX2. Cannot remember startup menu modification, it probably were not much more than couple words.

I still use Nikon Capture NX2 on a windows 7 desktop and windows 10 laptop. I am not sure of the version. If needed, I can look it up. I have no idea about the problems you are having with it. When I used it on XP, I never had any issues with it. It always worked very well.

I suppose the only reasons to use Capture 3.5 today would be tethered shooting (which used to be in Capture before they spun this function off into the rather expensive Camera Control Pro package), or maybe compatibility with older operating systems. I think 3.5 also only works with the D1 series and D100. For all other uses, Capture NX-D would be a better bet.

As suspected I receive alternatives but no concrete answers to my problem. If you're not brain dead of course Nikon has new expensive programs but I have 5 Nikon older D series cameras and Capture 3.5, and all I use is the camera/laptop tethering. I don't want an alternative all I want is the alterations to make what I have work. If you don't want to answer my question then please don't offer an unworkable alternative PLEASE. The question is "does anyone know the words that have to be placed into the ALTERED start up menu string in Windows XP with service packs 2 or 3 as they Blue Screen when the ICON is called to operate, simple yes or no will do nicely.

As I originally stated, there was a thread some time back that described the alterations to the start-up menu commands and it worked satisfactorily for tethering my cameras to my laptop for Bird Photography. I was hoping someone either remembered the exact wording or perhaps have the thread describing the actions that must be utilized to make the programs worked, I do not need another program. Both MS or Nikon refuse to answer the problem as they state they no longer support the program. I have been doing this for over 50 years and it's a tendency for people to offer alternatives instead of simply answering the questions. I don't need conversation.

Are you still using VisiCalc and WordPerfect, too?