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the same discussions where around in the past from what the xbox solution was just to increase the sector size from 512 to 4096 - also there is some information about that this has problems either a problem with system based buffers or with user buffers also the one core api is saying to have that problem solved having current informations would be fine

OK will try that, thanks.

Go to your Windows Updates settings and set your ACTIVE HOURS to the hours that you do not want machine reboots to occur during. Reboots due to updates will only occur OUTSIDE of the "active hours".

I'm installing a fresh copy of Windows 11 pro on remote workers laptops and MS surfaces. I would like to run the OS updates overnight so the machine reboots and carries on until all the updates have been applied. Is there anyway I can set this up to work automatically please? TIA

If you can't use the entire disk, try using multiple partitions.

hi can you bring back the option to remove search programs and setting?

I'll deal with this later,but anyways,i've sucessfully backported Flash 9.0.289.0 to 95 and NT 4.0,i've tested on NT 4.0,i might one day test it on 95...

Is this decimal,hexadecimal or anything? I use HxD...

I think you are facing the problem that there is a specific version as a minimum requirement in the exe file. exe files, dll files and sys files are in the portable executable 32 file format. Open the file with a hex editor. The first byte (at the offset 0x0) should have the value "0x4d" ("M"). The second byte (at the offset 0x1) should have the value "0x5a" ("Z"). The 4 bytes at the offset 0x3c should contain a little endian encoded integer. Something like "12 34 56 78" which is 0x78563412. Use the integer as an offset in the file. The offset should point to a byte with the value "0x50" ("P"). The next byte should have the value "0x45" ("E"). The next byte should have the value "0x00". The next byte should also have the value "0x00". Check the 4 bytes starting at the offset from the integer + 0x40. If the file is for Windows 2000, then it should have the value "05 00 00 00". If the file is for Windows XP, then it should have the value "05 00 01 00". Reduce it to "04 00 00 00" to reduce the requirement to Windows NT 4.0. Check the 4 bytes starting at the offset from the integer + 0x48. Reduce it to "04 00 00 00". Save the file. Do not reduce the value below "03 00 01 00". --- Description of the file format: http://ontheserver.de/Downloads/entpackt/Dokumentationen/Programmierung/Betriebssystem-spezifische/Windows/Dateiformate/ausführbare Dateien und Bibliotheken/deutsch.htm

I give up,no versions of Flash 10 actually worked...The Helper when i try to open it throws a incompatible with NT 4.0 error that typically happens if it's a Windows 2000 app linked dynamically (and not statistically,it would be easier for me) so i'm assuming it requires Windows 2000 and there's nothing i can do to fix this...

I've tried 10.0.45.2 and while it succeded to install,it seems to have failed to run with Retrozilla... I'll try the older versions,and if any of them work or don't work,i'll tell you,but...if it doesn't work,i'll give up...

As for Flash 10 and potentially even 11,what's the last version of Flash that has the old installer? I want to find the last version of Flash that potentially works without having to deal with the installer throwing the error "is not a valid Windows NT application"... Besides,extracting the 9.0.289.0 installer turned out to be rather easy...

Sorry if this is necropost but... https://drive.google.com/file/d/174IHPJVd2AshHT0atFRC7e1mIfT3lqxz/view?usp=drive_link I've taken the last 98/ME version of 9.0.289.0 and patched out the MonitorFromWindow... Here's the zip above this. Make sure you copy to the folder where it installed to...

some old versions of nitroPDF work correctly on XP.

It has always been so. This problem is exactly the same age as the Extended Kernel for Vista has existed. No one knows where this came from or what the reason is, including the young creator of the Extended Kernel himself, because this development was abandoned by him a long time ago. Back in the days when I was still trying to use the Extended Kernel for Vista, I found the only solution - to use a third-party application to switch the language. So, since I am a cosmopolitan, I have no political prejudices, and I am not burdened with a complex of historical inferiority, I eventually came to the conclusion that the Punto Switcher would be the best choice. It is multilingual, has a hotkeys and a bunch of other settings, and is displayed in the taskbar in both alphabetic characters and more pleasing-to-the-eye flags. Just try this, and you'll forever forget that Windows ever had a language bar. However, you can also try something else. Good luck ;)

After installing KB5071546, StartIsBack causes Explorer to crash. Uninstalling StartIsBack fixes the problem.

https://w7revived.chefkiss.dev/steam/SteamDec42025Win8.7z Steam December 4 Build Windows 8/8.1

well then just move enough files on that harddrive until it extends the 2 TB limit, better would be to use the entire disc if the files are then corrupted or the checksum test has different value´s it dont work

Yes, there are no more working license keys for My ancient version of Kaspersky. My last license key for My ancient version of Kasperky expired 10 years ago. When I then contacted Kaspersky in the US they informed me that they had no more license keys for My ancient version of Kaspersky for sale, and that I should contact their head office in Moscow, maybe they could sell me one. But that looked a little complicated to me, and I don't need daily updates. My ancient version of Kaspersky is definitely not eliminated. It is a trial version which has NO EXPIRATION DATE, in contrast to subsequent trial versions by Kaspersky, and runs indefinitely without a license key. It has been used nearly daily over the past 10 years, with near-current signatures, without requiring a license key. The limitation of this trial version is that it can be updated ONE time after installation. After the first successful signature update, the update button is greyed-out and doesn't work anymore. Here is the explanation of why My ancient version of Kaspersky is still updateable: I have been making progressive clean opsys/partition backups, since the initial installation of WinXP: step 1) created a clean opsys/partition backup step 2) test-installed e.g. 5 new programs, and e.g. 4 of them were rejected and 1 should be kept step 3) restored the preceding clean opsys/partition backup step 4) made a clean re-install of the program(s) I wanted to keep step 5) created the next clean opsys/partition backup with the new program(s) I wanted to keep etc The benefit of such progressive, clean opsys backups is that the computer stays clean and free of junk. When I made the clean install of My ancient version of Kasperky (step 4), - I installed the program - made all the desired customization settings - created a new progressive, clean opsys/partition backup (step 5), WITHOUT having updated Kaspersky The benefit of creating a progressive, clean opsys/partition backup of Kaspersky, WITHOUT having run the 1st signature update, is that the opsys backup file and all subsequent progressive backups do not get bloated with 700+ MB of signatures. A side benefit of creating a clean opsys backup of My ancient version of Kaspersky, WITHOUT having run the 1st signature update, was that whenever a subsequent progressive opsys/partition backup was restored (step 3), e.g. when making a new progressive opsys backup, a virgin version of Kaspersky was back again, permitting an update with the current signature.. I make progressive, clean opsys/partition backups about every 2-3 months, with new good stuff added progressively. My ancient version of Kaspersky has worked fine for me, even with signatures up to 3 months old. Below are two screenshots of My ancient version of Kaspersky under WinXP SP3, updated last week to the signature of 3Dec2025. The Server edition of My ancient version of Kaspersky also installs, runs and updates fine under Windows Server 2003 on my Inspiron 7500 laptop (Pentium III of the year 2001, 700MHz). Below are three screenshots under Windows Server 2003 of 20Nov2025. I had installed Win2003 on my Inspiron 7500 because WinXP cannot be made to work with GPT HDDs >2TB on a Pentium III laptop. My ancient version of Kaspersky can virus-check OK stuff on a 4TB HDD, under Win2003 on a 24-year-old Pentium III laptop, although it is extremely slow.

For XP and Vista, you will also very likely need "VMware Tools 10.0.12". They can be found at the Internet Archive - BUT since they seem to also contain items in violation of MSFN forum rules, I feel it best to not "link" them here. Google/Bing/DuckDuckGo for "archive.org vmware player 12.5.9" then do "parent directory" browsing until you stumble upon "VMware Tools 10.0.12". Some people label them as "legacy" or "preVista". edit: have not used, I tend to stick with VirtualBox versions 5.1.22 and 7.0.26 as I have my system configured to use BOTH OF THEM at the same time. I use 5.x for everything except Win11 testing, which needs 7.x (maybe 6.x, don't recall) or higher. and on second thought, the archive.org links "should" be safe to post here at MSFN. according to Wikipedia, VMware has been *FREE* since mid-2024 (news to me, free is why I've always used VirtualBox instead).

Navigating from the link in post #1, FileHippo has versions 15, 12, 6 and many others.

Version 19 no longer installs correctly on a 26100.1 system. The taskbar is hung and keeps looping on a msg to hold down ESC to keep it from loading, but that doesn't stop the hang. Killed explorer and ran the v16 install and taskbar is back to normal. It seems v19 is not downward compatible anymore.

I really think it is time for you to stop festering roytam over your YouTube playback issues. Roytam has replied and you keep festering, festering, festering. @Dave-H - can you please add this to your "watch list"?

Maybe the problem is in the splitter. You have updated ffmpeg 3.4.14, the new version of ffmpeg will not necessarily work better than the old one. You might want to try older versions of ffmpeg from 2009. They may work even faster. Because the new ffmpeg is very much oriented to 64 bit and windows 10. The ffmpeg developers are sponsored by donations from google and microsoft related entities. Also, if possible, I recommend you look up the answer in Centaury's code https://github.com/Feodor2/Centaury/releases

Where can I find VMWare Player for Windows XP and Vista? I am alone having issue finding VMWare Player 15 for Windows 7 (have a copy archived though).