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Having now reviewed things, I've come to the conclusion that increasing the apparently available RAM won't do anything at all to help with my crashing browser. Correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I've researched, the problem is fundamental, and it's because it's a 32-bit browser on a 32-bit system. My understanding now is that 32-bit processes are limited to accessing 2GB of RAM, and that remains the case regardless of how much RAM is on the system. All the RAM patch will help with is running more processes simultaneously, it won't help at all with giving more memory to individual processes. The Facebook browser tab is constantly running out of memory because of the FB Purity add-on, which is eating huge amounts of it. It appears that there's nothing I can do about that. Although it caused other problems, unfortunately, the only thing which helped was using the /3GB switch in boot.ini, which I gather allows a process to access 3GB of memory instead of 2GB. I've tried using the /3GB switch with the extended RAM patch, but the system then just BSODs on startup, so I assume that configuration isn't an option. Am I right here, and there's actually nothing I can do about the browser problem? Thanks, Dave.

The Microsoft update v6 restored on xp can't work today, it can't get to update page after I finished the process on the pages.

Intel discontinued SGX Attestation Service on April 2, 2025. So it is impossible to complete first SGX online verification using PowerDVD. According to the information from Blu-ray.com, a PowerDVD user failed to complete the SGX verification after replacing CPU. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/archive/tools/sgx-attestation-service-utilizing-epid.html

does limitmem.sys limit memory inside windows as well, or is it only for dos mode / dos applications? like i said before, i want the best of both worlds, also for maxphypsage, why is it a problem to use with rloew's patch? i ask because even when installing rloew's patchmem, i still have to use "maxphyspage=48000" or else the system doesn't operate correctly and / or may have boot problems, etc. It has been a long time since i've tested this, so it's not clear why this is the case, considering i've seen people use more than 1.128 GB of ram without issue with rloew's patchmem, but in my case, even with minfilecache/maxfilecache set to at least 1/24 of system ram made available / installed, it doesn't change the problems. and it appears that i only gotten a relatively modest improvement with rloew's patchmem, in terms of being able to use up to 1.128 GB of available system memory, as opposed to only 1 GB on unpatched systems, specifically with using "maxphyspage=40000". for more than 1.128 GB, i still had to use "maxphyspage=48000", as the ram installed was higher than that, and thus caused problems. The only thing i can see here is that limitmem.sys appears to do some kind of dos related functions that "maxphyspage" does not do, but still limits max available ram once booting into windows, so this appears to be why you are saying to use it instead of "maxphyspage" settings? however, would this then allow me to set a limit past 1.128 GB or is the 1.128 GB limit not fixed by the limitmem.sys being loaded in config.sys? i couldn't find "burmem" from my searching, and "xmsres" was too broad, so we are left with the other stuff.

I installed vista on my computer (Specs: i5-8400 MSI B360M PRO-VDH Radeon RX Vega 56 NVMe (windows 11) SATA SSD (windows vista) SATA SSD (macOS Tahoe) 2x SATA HDD (media) ) The installer boots fine and installs fine but when trying to boot vista it restarts after crcdisk.sys what shall I do?

It's well hidden: Settings / Privacy and Security / Manage V8 Security (near bottom of page - scroll down) / Don't allow sites to use the V8 optimizer (This will slow down Javascript) Really old Chromium versions (360EE) don't have V8 and so are (presumably) not vulnerable

(Actually Moonchild said:) Good; so the "collective punishment" of being banned for living in the wrong country will end soon, hopefully. MC is wrong about one thing though: As noted here, Anubis unfortunately does require one more thing beyond being "a little patient the first time they visit:" turning off certain privacy guards. MC himself won't abuse this requirement: ... but other Anubis-protected sites may not be so civic-minded, and how's the end user supposed to know? One user presented a possible workaround though: I don't know if MC has Anubis configured this way, but those outside the geoblocks may experiment at their leisure.

*facepalm the vista experiment among id*** if i have to write it like so ...

I personally use SAB for deskband support (as well as small taskbar).

That's funny. This covers about 90% of my account creations, these days. Yeah, I'm sure you just spiced up some fond memories. Congrats, on crossing the Rust threshold. Good to see it being put to good work ;) I am capable of patching. Without an overall solution, I could manage where ever I invested the time. Time seems to be the killer, of many projects, lately. The list would be huge. But, were talking about play, not practical. RemoteAdmin (older Win9x ver), Telnet, BBS (likely COM to IP [Telnet] servers), HTTPDs/FTPs, KDX/Hotline, etc. Many things needing both the servant(s) and client(s). It is just a matter of whim, before you find something (old) you want to try. Peter Tattam's Trumpet Winsock v5, already supports IPv6. But, it was commercial and may have only supported an older version of Winsock. Version 3.0d only supported Winsock 1.1. Here is a link from archive.org, with no security exception required. I don't know if it can still be registered (an email is provided for registration questions). But, it also requires that the machine date be set back (pre-registration) otherwise the shareware time bomb prevents if from loading. It may not work on WinME at all. Yes. this is the crux of the situation. If one created a new Winsock, then maybe support for legacy applications might be included. Off the top of my head, this wrapper idea was the cheapest/dirtiest fix. Yes, you are right. It seems to be "IPv6 only" only in some locations (Tuvalu). There isn't much clear indication, if overall IPv6 adoption would end IPv4. It is almost meaningless, if you are using modern software. The transition would cause no real noticeable difference (with most users anyway). Some are of the opinion that IPv4 will be here to stay, anyway. But, I'm not convinced that this is the case. Their argument is that, we are (many of us )already behind shared or fake IPv4 addresses; and why would ISPs give up that level of network access (IPv6 potentially being more direct IP to IP). My theory, of the practical nature of the thing, is that overall IPv6 adoption would be a good time to implement new legislation(s) about using only secured devices over the Internet. Meaning, that if you are connected, the devices must indicate/authenticate the users "real/legal" identity. IPv6 is certainly capable supporting this, for even multiple devices out of a single household. So, it may be a near mute consideration. Near, because I still see the potential to run legacy devices over such a connection infrastructure. It would likely just depend if that sort of thing was allowed (probably country dependent legislation). I can see the potential argument that insecure devices can allow insecure activity (vulnerabilities). But this is just a theory and, if a viable reality, probably a ways out yet. Its more likely to be seen in China, without a doubt; however, Digital Identity is still voluntary there.

It's interesting that I appear here right now (found this organically, created an account to reply). One of my hobbies that's gone on for far too long is to make MSN Chat (IRCX) work like it did in the 1990s. There's been many projects in various languages and I've done both server and client side stuff. Just recently, I started down the track of trying to get the MSN Chat control working in a Rust application. From what I can tell, it seems no-one has made ActiveX controls work inside rust (without using C bindings). Anyway, I somehow managed to get it working (I must have some idea what I'm doing), and then I thought what can I do to enhance things? One of the answers was IPv6! It's completely feasible to patch (either a binary file or a in memory) software to work with IPv6. In most cases, you'll want to create an IPv6 socket and set it up as a dual stack socket (supports both IPv4 and IPv6). I'm not going to lie, it takes a bit of digging (reverse engineering) to find what you're looking for, then a bit more effort to patch each relevant part, but I managed to do it in a few hours. Here's the relevant issue: https://github.com/realJoshByrnes/msnchat-rs/issues/4 (Attempt to patch in IPv6) with commits showing the changes made. Is there a particular software you're concerned about? I just thought more about this, and since it's in the 9x section I should probably add that patching IPv6 on an OS that doesn't support it might be tricker as you'll need a custom network stack or IPv4 over IPv6 tunnel. I believe there was some native support in NT4 and Win2k via an addon. P.S. Starlink has IPv4.

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mj9c-f5v6-7665 Severity: High (8.1/10) https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html Manual mitigation, at the expense of performance, if you don't want to update: https://github.com/Alex313031/thorium/issues/1024#issuecomment-3038992237

New release 132.0.6834.226 R5. This release was expedited to cover critical vulnerability CVE-2025-6554 (#1486). Some other changes were made: (#1480) - "Web Scrobbler" extension should now work on Windows XP, as well as other extensions that create notifications (#1473) - Favicons should no longer slide out of tab bounds when dozens of tabs are open in a given window (#1483) - Support for custom tab and new tab button shapes that are derived from an scs file are disabled by default after some users experienced performance declines after their introduction. This functionality is now gated behind the --enable-advanced-customization switch. Unless someone tells me that CVE-2025-6554 (#1486) is really important, I think I'll pass on this one.

It's ‎macOS, not relevant.

Figured it out. When you regular Windows taskbar settings > Taskbar behaviors > Unchecked "Show my taskbar on all displays"

Hello, who are you responding to?

That's expected behavior

New problem with this application, the explorer freezes when I launch large .exe, just long enough for it to launch then it comes back, but it makes a gray screen on the explorer which is quite unpleasant https://streamable.com/k51gzv

off topic: after using for 5 years and wrote ~90TB, my SN750 1TB lost from system first time. following experience from last time, I grabbed my unconnected idle 970evo+ and did a quick clone and let SN750 idle without electricity instead. time to find another m.2 stick with DRAM.

I have a new PC and am setting everything up again. i have noticed that there is a strange error with the icons in the systray. it concerns the network, audio icon package. i don't need the audio symbol because i can adjust everything better via VOLUMEY. if i deactivate the audio symbol, the symbol for network is shifted strangely. this is only really noticeable when the taskbar is higher. as i have several monitors - and 2 of them are upright - this is very strange. with an even number of symbols, the network still remains alone and does not change to the other line. If I switch on the audio, it looks even stranger. i have fewer problems with this on the old computer, although the display there is also faulty, but in the end everything is as i would like it to be. otherwise i am very satisfied. thanks for your work!

See: https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=32478#p263454

If you need to limit memory - use memory limiter: burmem/limitmem/xmsres. Do not use this execept for Safe Mode. But as you use RLoew's patchmem - do not use at all.

i am glad it does work. thanx for the tips. as for what u wrote (If one really wanted, you could delete the dll files these services rely on, that'll also work. If you really want a barebones system, you can delete all autochk files, with voidtools search, as well as sppsvc too, if you don't use microsoft office) I strongly advise that anyone keep all the rest. just disable the services, lest the modern immersive control panel should not work anymore.

HA HA，I used Clash that build on Cloudflare pages,so...

I did get Mypal 68 to work on XP RTM by installing the KB921337 update (to tweak as SP2 with CSDVersion set to 200), it is startable, but like Firefox 52 and Serpent, the stability of running these modern web applications (especially the ones patched with kernelxp.dll) on Windows XP RTM can get unstable after a while as it freezes or crashes with c0000005 (Access Violation) error at address 71ad1020. Can somebody try to manage to fix instabilities in what's causing Mypal 68's stability on Windows XP RTM to shake? P.S.: I used Mypal 68 on Windows XP SP1 and no instabilities occurred