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With each new version of Android it seems Google takes away previously useful features and makes others harder to use. USB Mass Storage is one that went away a long time ago. Sadly there is no way to bring it back. Some more detail is at https://www.howtogeek.com/192732/android-usb-connections-explained-mtp-ptp-and-usb-mass-storage/ Some ideas are mentioned at https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/91900/is-there-a-viable-alternative-to-mtp-for-file-transfer but I'm not convinced they are any easier than just using ADB, especially since you still need the same USB drivers to do some of those ways too. If you add an SD card, it can be inserted/removed and connected to a laptop or desktop that has a suitable adapter to read it. Just make sure it is not set up as "adopted storage" or it will be encrytped so Windows would not be able to read it. (Modern Linuxes can work with this once you extract the encryption key from your phone but it is something of a hassle to do.) But moving the SD card around all the time is something of a hassle, and you probably want to use MTP and/or ADB depending on the content to be moved. In particular, the MTP protocol can only handle media. Meaning pictures, videos, soundclips, songs, etc. It will NOT want to let you move other content like PDFs, APKs, browser bookmarks, encryption keys, etc. It may sometimes be possible to rename something to be one of the allowed file types, transfer it with MTP, then use a file manager on your phone to rename it back, but that gets cumbersome after a while and in some locations may not even be allowed. So these other types of content are best handled with ADB. Depends on your definition of "bloated", and of course assuming you are moving only suitable file types. You will need to install some device drivers (typically under 25MB). Probably best to get these from Xiaomi if possible, or there are some generics that can be used even with Windows XP. Oh, and you might need the Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KB2685811 ?) if you don't already have it. If you want to use ADB you will need to add the platform tools package (the latest version 34.0.5 still runs on W7, possibly even Vista, and is 12.2MB unpacked). Just unzip it somewhere, open a CMD window, make sure the unzipped folder is in that window's PATH variable, and you should be good to go. In case you have not used this before, there is a bit of explanation at https://developer.android.com/tools/adb and a command reference at https://adbshell.com/

I use SAB on all of my PCs, but I'm having an issue with one of them. I have my Surface Pro 7 hooked up to a dock with a second monitor. The start menu has recently started opening up only on the Surface, and no longer on the second monitor. I can click the start button on the taskbar on the second monitor and open it that way just fine. I do have the second monitor set as my main. This happens whether or not enhanced classic start menu is turned on or off. When I turn SAB off for the current user and log off/log back in, the start menu functions normally. I was using 3.9.1.2 before downgrading to 3.9.1.1, but the issue remained. Win 11 / 24H2 Anyone run into this before? (man, I haven't posted here since 2006!)

That's why I was avoiding having everything integrated. The motherboard that had that issue didn't had integrated video. And I used a separate PCI soundcard. But I guess it was time for it to die.

Once again: Thank you very much, MilkChan. You deserved yourself a spot in the acknowledgements list of the update "OTSKB000001" and have been added to the help file. I am now able to make the update "OTSKB000001" compatible with Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. --- Yes, I need to analyse all language editions of the file win32k.sys. Or at least that was necessary in Windows 2000. --- I noticed, that installing the update "Windows XP/KB4493927" in a vanilla Windows XP system is not possible. To allow installing this update the key "POSready" and the value "Installed" need to be in the registry. So I added the update to the help file and added a note in the subtopic "system requirements" as a help with the installation. --- things to do: add the update "Windows Server 2003/KB4516665" to the help file analysis of the updates "Windows XP/KB4493927" and "Windows Server 2003/KB4516665" to check whether there are any changes to the function "CreateXlateObject" and what the offsets are. Then update "code.htm". add version 4 of the update "OTSKB000001" to the help file write the version 4 of the update "OTSKB000001"

added GetLogicalProcessorInformation for my mini kernelxp wrapper: https://github.com/roytam1/rtoss/blob/master/kernelxp/kernelxp.dll

Hi! You can Use it to play Movie DVDs (there are better alternatives now for this, such as VLC) or link the media within your Xbox 360 or a supported TV box. But I personally only use it for DVDs and the vibe!

Hi! Your question is important for all Windows 7 Enthusiasts today and troubling those who play modern games on it or use game platforms. You might be forced to use offline Physical Copies of games or emulate the Game Platform (e.g Steam) on games that support Windows 7 on but require the game Platform Client. This is though not guaranteed to work. For online gaming you'll be limited to old versions of pretty old titles such as CS:S/1.6, TFC, HL:DM. But you never know, a way could be found.

Hi! Didn't Apple switch to Apple Silicon processors by 2020? If your Macbook has an Apple Silicon processor, give up. Its completely IMPOSSIBLE to install and use x86 Software, therefore its impossible to install Windows 7. they are different Architectures, with different instruction sets and are not compatible with eachother. But if your Macbook is Intel (x86) based, the architecture is supported. you can try BootCamp. But still your chances are low since the hardware is just too new.

Yes! You should do just that and get full graphics on Windows 7, since it is supported. There might be a slight bottleneck though.

Hi @Dimitris Balafoutis, hello from Belgium and welcome to MSFN! I wish you to enjoy the forums! Have a nice day. hpwamr

I have an iPhone 4S that i stupidly updated to iOS 9 and want to go back. How do i do that??

The thread i linked earlier does not exclusively pertain to windows 95, which is largely why i made this post as im trying to get information from those who may have experimented and / or have more front end knowledge on these things. I should also mention that it's not just shell32.dll that i want to get more information on, but also explorer.exe. According to the microsoft article below, the 4.72 line of shell32.dll would get installed on windows 95 IF using ie 4.01 sp2 and installing via "windows desktop update" route ( shell extension ), which in this case, would specifically install shell32.dll 4.72.3612.1700. it's unclear if newer versions for this line may only be supported on windows 98FE/SE or newer, but not windows 95, at least not officially? As for explorer.exe, it is mainly two questions, what is the latest that can get installed officially on windows 95 and two, whether dencorso's manual patching method of explorer.exe 4.72.3612.1700 ( for 256 color tray icon fix + any other possible bug fixes ) would also work on windows 95 without problems?..., which i suspect if 1st question is yes, then question two would also be yes as well? I do not have a system to test at the moment for windows 95, but i was working with one earlier just recently and installed ie 4.01 sp2, and it was much more responsive than windows 98SE was, and didnt have strange / unusual bugs. The thing is, i didnt check shell32.dll / explorer.exe versions at the time on the 95 system, since it wasn't something i knew about to do. for 98SE, it's a long story, but i did a lot of modification to it, specifically with the unofficial service pack 2.1a that apparently was giving me a lot of problems, at least i suspect it was related to explorer.exe and / or shell32.dll, which i still couldn't get perfectly working after using different versions. Ideally, if i can get clarification for both win95 and 98 in relation to the shell32.dll / explorer.exe questions, that would be best. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/versions

Is that MSFN post about Win95? Anyway, you can swap out the dlls by booting to DOS. C:> ren \windows\system\shell32.dll \windows\system\shell32.lld C:> ren \windows\system\shell32.new \windows\system\shell32.dll That's if at the C: root. Just rename and copy the new one(s) over before you re-start in DOS. Then you can test and look for problems. If it doesn't work, start in DOS and revert. I'm running with version 4.0.0.1112. The last version of IE, to work with Win95, probably has the "official" latest shell32.dll for Win95. I'm not sure if there is a newer one. I've 7zip and Cab extracted IE before, and found the stuff I've needed. After extracting the main packaged installer, I needed the Cab extract found in the contents. Their are folders designated for the different versions of Windows. So the one with shell32.dll and labelled with a 95 is the one you want. There are probably easier ways to get it. And, the one in the latest IE (for 95) might not be the newest usable.

Here are the specifications: CPU: Intel Core i5‑8365U GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 620 RAM: 16GB DDR4 Storage: 240GB NVMe Wi-Fi: Intel AC 9560 I have modded an ISO with USB 3, NVME and patched ACPI drivers. But I don't know how ill use the Wi-Fi card. it uses the CNVi technology, which is not supported on Windows 7 and i haven't found any modded/patched drivers. If you can provide me help finding the driver or a way to patch it, or you know an issue ill face which i haven't mentioned, please tell me. -Dimitris

I'm joining the MSFN forums community for stuff about Windows 7, since i was perm banned from Windows Seven Forums for not actual reason after a day of joining. Hope I'm more welcome here and the moderators here are more fair with new users!

Yes, also on 8.0

CatsXP still working on W7 and 8.1 Can the Firefox 140 ESR run on W8.1?? Pale Moon also still suported W7/8.1

for Server 2003 x86/x64 (Extended Security Updates) - KB4516665 (5.2.3790.6946) When you need multiple languages Here are all my Update Packs Source Files with update ESU that My friend and I kept it too have uploaded to archive.org https://archive.org/details/windows-2000-post-sp4-update-pack https://archive.org/details/windows-xp-post-sp1-update-pack https://archive.org/details/windows-xp-post-sp2-update-pack https://archive.org/details/windows-xp-post-sp3-update-pack https://archive.org/details/windows-server-2003-x86-update-pack_202506 https://archive.org/details/windows-xp-and-server-2003-x64-update-pack Another thing is Windows 7/Windows Vista/Windows 8/8.1 can use Windows Server 2008(NT6.0)/Server 2008 R2 (NT6.1) /Server 2012(NT6.2)/Server 2012R2 (NT6.3)Update/Patch because it is Code Base.

Thank you very much, MilkChan. I already used the file from Windows Server 2008 to verify whether the bug still exists. It does exist even in Windows Server 2025. But knowing which update contains the latest version of win32k.sys allows me to write an update for XP and Windows Server 2003, too. Otherwise I would be patching an old version which has other bugs. So, yes, I am interested in knowing the latest update which contains the win32k.sys for Windows Server 2003, too. At the moment I will stick with the 32 bit versions. I do not have much experience in writing 64 bit code. So I don't want to risk messing up someone's system.

The song information on the taskbar can be updated normally when using an old version of startallback (such as 3.6.12) or when the taskbar beautification of startallback is disabled. However, in the latest versions, the information in the taskbar can only be refreshed by moving the mouse to the status bar or the resource manager. This problem can be stably reproduced on both of my PCs, so I think it should be a problem with startallback.

When trying to install SAB 3.9.12 I get an Error code 5 access denied. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got my first contemporary smartphone. A Showme Redmi 14C running HyperOS 2 (Android 15). I am not impressed by how many hoops I have to jump through to connect it to the computer. When first connected, it showed in the Windows 2008 R2 device manager as "Redmi 14" of course without a driver. After I enabled developer mode by tapping on the version number and enabled file transfer in developer options, it now shows in the device manager as "MTP", which I guess stands for Media Transfer Protocol. The smartphone is still patially "locked" whatever that means and I am not allowed to access it fully. In my previous phone running Android Gingerbread I had to pull down the top bar to enable USB Mass Storage. It was a sort of hidden feature that I had to Google for. It then appears as a USB stick without any driver needed. But not so much with the new smartphone. Can I use this MTP protocol without installing bloated software? On Windows Server 2008 R2. (Not any current sofware that requires Windows 10) What other easy methods for transferring files are there?

I'm in no hurry @K4sum1, but I am curious. Will r3dFox be moving into ESR 140 territory? I posted on Eclipse, but I was just curious to know.

I even managed going down to XP build 2474 for Firefox 48.0.2 / Firefox 45.9.x ESR to work. I managed getting Firefox 48.0.2 to work on Windows XP build 2474 at the minimum unofficially, see the text file: And functions like GetModuleHandleExA, GetModuleHandleExW, and IsWow64Process was introduced in build 2474, I tried to replace the stubs (GetModuleHandleExA --> GetModuleHandleA), (GetModuleHandleExW --> GetModuleHandleW), and (IsWow64Process --> GetStdHandle), and Firefox 48.0.2 launches a process (firefox.exe), but not initalized properly on Windows XP build 2469. Is there matching stubs for GetModuleHandleExA, GetModuleHandleExW, and IsWow64Process to try to get Firefox 48.0.2 to work on Windows XP build 2469, is it the system itself, or is 2474 the dead end for Firefox 48.0.2/45.9.x to work? The number of parameters (1, not 2) might not match and it might not return FALSE as needed for that 2469 thing. Firefox48on2474.txt

IMO it sounds like that music software is designed for Win11 taskbar only, which would need to be fixed on the app side. It'd be valuable to check if it also works on Win10.