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Been hearing about Linus Torvalds recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwn3gIipCjU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPJsWQvQ-gs I suspect Luke Smith may be right, is Linux going the way of Microsoft? If so, I might as well reinstall windows 7!
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Over the weekend I acquired a D-Link Cloud Router 1100 (Wireless N300 Router). According to the product table on the back of the box, it is single-band 2.4GHz. Higher models are simultaneous dual-band 2.4GHz + 5Ghz. So N (and AC) can be 2.4 and/or 5 GHz B and G are 2.4 Ghz only A is 5 GHz only
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Thanks i will try it.
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On my UEFI Win10 , when "BIOS" only selected in "Boot code" section, WinNTSetup keep create EFI boot sectors too. When "EFI" only selected, WinNT correctly create EFI only boot sectors, but create an empty "bootmgr" at the root ... (with version 3.9.1)
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Windows 8.1 - Patch Performance Findings, Not Surpisingly The Latest Patches are Costly!
jaclaz replied to NoelC's topic in Windows 8
Only as an added datapoint (limited to devices with touch screens AND handwriting recognition feature), meet WaitList.dat: https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-windows-file-may-be-secretly-hoarding-your-passwords-and-emails/ https://b2dfir.blogspot.com/2016/10/touch-screen-lexicon-forensics.html jaclaz -
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I wrote a toolkit that automates part of the process for customizing Windows 9x Installation CABS. It does not automate Layout*.inf or Copy*.inf File modifications.
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Root Certificates and Revoked Certificates for Windows XP
Dclem replied to heinoganda's topic in Windows XP
I've not received a single notification on this thread...... -
use custom CAB files for a win9x installation?
MrMateczko replied to Damnation's topic in Windows 9x/ME
The more interesting related question I have is, do you even need CABs other than MINI.CAB and PRECOPY1/2.CAB at all? Win9x setup program recognizes bare files put alongside the setup program. (Which can be seen in the official OSR2.5 win95 folder on the CD) Can we just dump all files from Win9x_*.CABs and be done with it? Is there a way to automatize the creation of the Layout*.inf files? Those control all the files in all the CABs. I remember using CabPack to make my own CAB files (I think it's a GUI wrapper for CLI CAB programs): https://www.softpedia.com/get/File-managers/CabPack.shtml -
Enable MP4 (H.264 + AAC) HTML5 video in Firefox on Windows XP without Flash
VistaLover replied to mixit's topic in Windows XP
Hello and welcome to MSFN forums! IMHO, you have a bigger problem in your hands by staying with Fx 28.0 ; it was released back in Mar 2014, still has a lot of unresolved functional bugs, not to mention that, security-wise, it has more holes than a piece of Swiss cheese... If you're clinging on it because it was the last pre-Australis major Fx release, then you can switch to latest, but EOL'd, FxESR 52.9.0 and install Classic Theme Restorer to regain 95% of the pre-Australis GUI+features; or install latest New Moon 28 build (a Pale Moon 28 fork modified so as to run on XP/Vista) that never implemented the Australis design... As for your original query: am afraid the answer is NO Fx 28.0 is simply too old; it does not support any form of EMEs (Encrypted Media Extentions = DRM components) and relevant CDMs (Content Decryption Modules), so installing Adobe Primetime CDM on Fx 28.0 is out of the question... On top of that, Fx 28.0 has no support for Media Source Extensions (MSE), needed for youtube MPEG-DASH streams; visiting https://www.youtube.com/html5 with Fx 28.0 on XP you should have got only HTMLVideoElement and WebM VP8 ticked in blue (i.e. supported); it would appear that youtube have retired the VP8 encodes, thus rendering Fx 28.0 on XP unusable... ; BTW, I'm not just speculating, I have got a portable installation of Fx 28.0 on an external HDD and by toggling media.windows-media-foundation.enabled (from true to false) I simulated an XP environment and conducted tests before posting this... On those of us on Vista and higher, Fx 28.0 by default has H.264 ticked in blue, because Fx 28.0 has support for Media Foundation, hence it has access to patented system decoders (h.264/aac) not present in the XP OS (by a M$ decision)... So I can still use Fx 28.0 on Vista on youtube, they serve me a progressive download (no MSE) of an MP4 encode... You want youtube in XP? 1. Use Google Chrome 49, or Advanced Chrome fork (or possibly other Chromium derivatives still supporting XP, e.g. Maxthon...) 2. Update to FxESR 52.9.0 ; native support for MSE+WebM VP9 (for other sites that require h.264/aac native browser support, follow the guides of this thread). 3. Update to New Moon 28 or Basilisk 52.9.0 by roytam1; both have native support for H.264/MSE+H.264/MSE+WebM VP9; (some) people on XP have encountered a small nuisance on Youtube, affectionately known as the "23min youtube bug"; it's not a deal breaker, TBH... And at least one person here has reported better aac (audio) decoding experience by disabling native support in Basilisk 52.9.0 and installing Adobe Primetime CDM there, as per this thread... Hope I made everything clear for you, I'm confident others can chime in for more detailed help, if you need it that is ... -
It is not entirely this fact, more like saying N is backwards compatible (as a blanket statement) is more of pushing marketing speak. If Wireless N was backwards compatible, you wouldn't need mixed mode. Mixed mode is the function of the router/AP to use both N and previous types at the same time. When speaking in terms of this backwards compatibiltiy, you must be specific to the device and to the configuration. A, B, G and N are not compatible with each other. It is the interfaces that determine the compatibility.
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Slightly OT, but if you own Windows 7 Pro, you can download & install "Windows XP Mode" and use it to run those old programs in Windows XP on a virtual machine. Anyhow, on your old PC you'll probably need the POSReady hack to get your https: support up to speed. That should help with downloads.
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Enable MP4 (H.264 + AAC) HTML5 video in Firefox on Windows XP without Flash
DrWho3000 replied to mixit's topic in Windows XP
I believe it should work Yes, alot of the Strings and Booleans are missing in the about:config, and need to be put in manually. But also some folders n files into the FF profile folder -
is there any way possible to use you own customized CAB files for win9x installation? if so how?
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Have a look here: https://msfn.org/board/topic/176381-win-7-renaming-folder-item-not-found-when-just-create-mess-after-october-updatesrollups/?tab=comments#comment-1134596 I have found that kb 958559 causes this behavior on Win-7 SP1 Ultimate 32-bit: - not showing (not having) any Libraries - not being able to create new libraries, and - giving an "Item not found" message when creating new folders or renaming existing ones.
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Root Certificates and Revoked Certificates for Windows XP
Dave-H replied to heinoganda's topic in Windows XP
Thanks again Rudolph, yes I'll certainly give that a try if I'm still getting problems. I got a notification for your posts OK. -
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rloew replied to heinoganda's topic in Windows XP
Looks OK. If it is corrupted, you could change something on the settings page, save it, unchange it and save again. -
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Installed Windows XP Pro 32 bit on an old computer so I could run some old software that Windows 7 and up do not support. While trying to register the XP install 130 updates downloaded even though Internet Explorer wouldn't let me connect to the internet. The automatic registration didn't work, evidently due to the IE problem, but the updates did get downloaded. There were 6 more updates completed after a restart. After the restart I now can get on the internet but downloading any other software hasn't worked. Used the telephone to register and it worked as expected.
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Enable MP4 (H.264 + AAC) HTML5 video in Firefox on Windows XP without Flash
WarwolfPrime replied to mixit's topic in Windows XP
I'm not sure if this has been asked, but does this fix work on Firefox 28 on Windows XP? I am not a technically minded guy, but these instructions seem more or less simple, and I can always ask if I have an issue. I have two machines. One of which is on Windows 10 and modern Firefox, where this is not necessary. The other machine is Windows XP and does require this fix as Youtube only just started acting up on Firefox 28 last night. -
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So It must not be a pure N radio, because I can see it. This ThinkPad can detcect and use my 5ghz home networks (So 5Ghz must exist in G mode, and N) . I don't know if these ones are 5Ghz or not.
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Root Certificates and Revoked Certificates for Windows XP
Dave-H replied to heinoganda's topic in Windows XP
Thanks, I haven't knowingly changed my notifications for years, but I thought it was possible that the outage a few months ago might have scrambled things, so i checked, and it looks correct. Those are my settings, and they look like what I want, with a separate e-mail for every added post. -
Root Certificates and Revoked Certificates for Windows XP
rloew replied to heinoganda's topic in Windows XP
Check your Notification settings. There is an option that blocks subsequent messages until you return. -
Also over at overclockers's, also by HellGates: https://www.overclock.net/forum/132-windows/721973-msupdate-kb980408-warning-all-win7-x64-2.html
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Root Certificates and Revoked Certificates for Windows XP
Dave-H replied to heinoganda's topic in Windows XP
I got a notification for your post as well, but nothing for the previous eight before mine, but that may have been because I didn't visit the forum again until I next posted. Are the certificate errors you're seeing just about a name mis-match? If so, you can just switch those warnings off in the internet settings. -
Ok. I stated that Wireless N is backward compatible with G up to 54mbps. I am aware Wireless G is not forward compatible with Wireless N. Most routers I have come across have the 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios both enabled, which makes sense to maximize compatibility. I believe that legacy devices such as the Nintendo Wii cannot work with Wireless N and must fall back to wireless G.
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Root Certificates and Revoked Certificates for Windows XP
glnz replied to heinoganda's topic in Windows XP
Dave-H - I'm getting email notifications for SOME of the new posts on this thread (like yours just above but not some of the immediately preceding ones). At a meta+ironic level, in my XP machine's Outlook Express (which I understand is closely tied to IE). when I click on email notifications about updates to MSFN threads, I get Certificate Error warnings, but NOT just now for the one that has inspired this post.
