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New build of Serpent/UXP for XP! Test binary: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20260117-3219d2d-uxp-aace8fa8c0-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20260117-3219d2d-uxp-aace8fa8c0-xpmod.7z source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/custom IA32 Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20260117-3219d2d-uxp-aace8fa8c0-xpmod-ia32.7z source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/ia32 NM28XP build: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260117-d849524bd-uxp-aace8fa8c0-xpmod.7z Win32 IA32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260117-d849524bd-uxp-aace8fa8c0-xpmod-ia32.7z Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260117-d849524bd-uxp-aace8fa8c0-xpmod-sse.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20260117-d849524bd-uxp-aace8fa8c0-xpmod.7z Win7+ x64 AVX2 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20260117-d849524bd-uxp-aace8fa8c0-w7plus-avx2.7z Official UXP changes picked since my last build: - Issue #1636 - Part 1 - Decouple Gio from GConf and always build it with GTK (fc78eec911) - Issue #1636 - Part 2 - Disable Gconf by default (990f256885) - Issue #1636 - Part 3 - Remove Gconf (b04e3d93c9) - Issue #2895 - Part 1: Replace XorShift128+ with Xoroshiro128++ (d4341ea07a) - Issue #2895 - Part 1b: Update license block. (d23afa84e5) - Issue #2895 - Part 2: Remove incorrect debug asserts. (5a0f190104) - Issue #2895 - Part 3: Add manual test. (75ec48bc41) - Issue #2889 - Part 0: Relocate Mozilla-specific files from Expat source. (b81b97ee47) - Issue #2889 - Part 1: Prepare Mozilla's changes and extensions for Expat 2.6.4. (9567601675) - Issue #2889 - Part 2: Import Expat 2.6.4 source. (9ade98b4fc) - Issue #2889 - Part 3: Apply Mozilla's patches to Expat 2.6.4. (0b9e221b14) - Issue #2889 - Part 4: Fix build and runtime issues. (a2f8e66162) - Issue #2889 - Follow-up: Avoid conflicts with system version of libexpat (e0f8acddc7) - Issue #2889 - Follow-up: void methods shouldn't return a value. (8956c61187) - Issue #2889 - Part 5: Rewrite patches for Expat 2.7.3. (a730f838c8) - Issue #2889 - Part 6: Import Expat 2.7.3 source. (d2acec73f7) - Issue #2889 - Part 7: Apply patches to Expat 2.7.3. (ca2ef5184a) - Issue #2889 - Follow-up: Allow generate_hash_secret_salt to be used. (acefed74fe) - Issue #2889 - Follow-up: Adjust Expat 2.7.3 local patches for removal of 3rd patch. (034eeaff97) - Issue #2889 - Follow-up: Remove fix for BZ 569229. (493169e227) - Issue #2895 - Follow-up: Fix JIT code generator for 32-bit targets. (d6e9c4d85b) - [gfx] Be more explicit when converting to cairo formats. (f6d18c7d78) - [gfx] Use better types for cairo image surface manipulations. (6ca8cf782b) - [DOM] Check worker script size (d8f7202951) - [Auth] Only set GSS_C_DELEG_FLAG flag when we confirm server supports delegation. (5321363a1b) - [NSS] Update NSS (464b24c608) - [XPCOM] Add hashkey helper classes for future use. (7b9eda3f69) - [gfx] Add some additional sanity checks to cairo surface creation. (3aff60e443) No official Pale-Moon changes picked since my last build. No official Basilisk changes picked since my last build. My changes picked since my last build: - application: remove gio from MOZ_EXTENSIONS_DEFAULT (69c17afbe0) - htmlparser: break when infinite loop happens (8201dadf41) Update Notice: - You may delete file named icudt*.dat and icu63.dll inside program folder when updating from old releases. * Notice: From now on, UXP rev will point to `custom` branch of my UXP repo instead of MCP UXP repo, while "official UXP changes" shows only `tracking` branch changes.5 points
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New build of Serpent/UXP for XP! Test binary: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20260131-3219d2d-uxp-6ee9e34e29-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20260131-3219d2d-uxp-6ee9e34e29-xpmod.7z source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/custom IA32 Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20260131-3219d2d-uxp-6ee9e34e29-xpmod-ia32.7z source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/ia32 NM28XP build: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260131-d849524bd-uxp-6ee9e34e29-xpmod.7z Win32 IA32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260131-d849524bd-uxp-6ee9e34e29-xpmod-ia32.7z Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260131-d849524bd-uxp-6ee9e34e29-xpmod-sse.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20260131-d849524bd-uxp-6ee9e34e29-xpmod.7z Win7+ x64 AVX2 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20260131-d849524bd-uxp-6ee9e34e29-w7plus-avx2.7z Official UXP changes picked since my last build: - Issue #2914 - Explicitly allow mixed content websockets on localhost. (151ef21890) - Issue #2828 - Follow-up: Simplify rule node tracking and ensure rule walker state isn't reset for the first child processor (226a443c96) - Issue #2916 - Restore the ability to set a default log level when using MOZ_LOG (a8960dc462) - Issue #2889 - Follow-up: Update eventPtr/eventEndPtr for XML_ParseBuffer (4b983c32b0) - Issue #2889 - Follow-up: Add patch for XML_ParseBuffer. (e5497c8425) - Issue #2895 - Implement 32-bit compatible Xoroshiro128++ (0dbad452e6) - MoonchildProductions/UXP#2351 - Fix webrtc video encoding on macos (3224ec7ddd) - MoonchildProductions/UXP#2351 - Fix webrtc for Windows and Linux based on MacOS fix (1d03a05e54) - Whitespace Compatibility for ICU 72+ (20525d238b) - Issue #2403 - Implement SubmitEvent functionality (#2919) (9b3d172a95) No official Pale-Moon changes picked since my last build. No official Basilisk changes picked since my last build. My changes picked since my last build: - import from mozilla: Bug 2010411 - CLDR 48 'h' hour format is possibly web incompatible (3b9a3ec8e0) - Revert "Issue #2895 - Replace XorShift128+ with Xoroshiro128++" (75ca0c37f8) - Revert "Revert "Issue #2895 - Replace XorShift128+ with Xoroshiro128++"" (952e3022b8) - js-random: reorder Xoroshiro128++ code flow to reduce intermediate registers (454565b2ac) Update Notice: - You may delete file named icudt*.dat and icu63.dll inside program folder when updating from old releases. * Notice: From now on, UXP rev will point to `custom` branch of my UXP repo instead of MCP UXP repo, while "official UXP changes" shows only `tracking` branch changes.4 points
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upstream #2895 is fixed with a big help from Mr.Q and better javascript random() will be available on both 32 and 64 bit build later.4 points
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And if anyone thinks that there is hardly anything worse to report about SUPERAntiSpyware, I have to disappoint them. We now come to the "official support" for SUPERAntiSpyware, which has since been taken over by the American company USTechSupport. If you want to fill out the online form on the SUPERAntiSpyware homepage, you are required to provide a telephone number. Rejected! An email to support is answered immediately, but of course by a bot. You can write whatever you want, but you won't get any help. Just a recommendation that it's best to use the telephone support. And for this information, the support ticket is then marked as resolved. I've never seen such rubbish. The hotline is probably chargeable. It all smells like a rip-off. That wasn't the case when I contacted SUPERAntiSpyware support the last time years ago before it was acquired by RealDefense LLC in 2023 which is also an American company. But when it comes to America, nothing surprises me anymore.4 points
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SUPERAntiSpyware stopped Windows XP support with the version 10.0.0.1254 which was the last working installer version. Until the end of last year, it was still possible to update to version 10.0.0.1266 via automatic updates. Since the beginning of the year, this is no longer possible. Users are constantly being nagged to perform a programme update under Windows XP SP3 32-bit that renders the entire installation unusable after application. This is because it updates to the 64-bit version 10.0.0.1282. The old files are of course overwritten, and anyone who has not created a backup beforehand is lost. Luckily, after hours of searching, I found a Norton Ghost image of my other XP partition with the last changed files when SUPERAntiSpyware was updated to the version 10.0.0.1266. That's why I was able to manually restore the destroyed installaton. Furthermore, the size of the virus definition file that is downloaded has increased significantly. As before, it takes forever to load. The only good thing is that the definitions are still being updated at all. So, nothing is fine. You don't need one. I've had a lifetime licence for the Professional version since 2013. It used to be worth something when Windows XP was still supported. Those days are finally over.4 points
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I use Panda 22.03.01 and on a dual or quad core systems PSANHost upon boot up doesn't really waste any cycles, only swells to ~100MB and then goes down to ~15MB from what I observed in TaskManager. It's been a wonderful replacement for Avast and/or AVG and their treachery of the XP systems after all this data we've shared with them throughout the years.4 points
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First of all, thanks for uploading the files! I was surprised to learn that there is supposed to be a .NET Framework version 4.0.30320 for Windows XP. I couldn't find anything about it in any official source. In any case, your installer "Microsoft .NET 4.0.30320 Full" is the same one I have, and it has the number 4.0.30319.1. Presumably, at least for Windows XP, there is no version 4.0.30320. You can find out your current version installed with the following command: reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full" /v Version The MS Visual C++ 2010 SP1 (10.0.40219.473) installer is indeed the last one you can still get from Microsoft or from abbodi1406. I will try later. In any case, thanks again!4 points
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New build of Serpent/UXP for XP! Test binary: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20260110-3219d2d-uxp-3e9ca11775-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20260110-3219d2d-uxp-3e9ca11775-xpmod.7z source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/custom IA32 Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20260110-3219d2d-uxp-3e9ca11775-xpmod-ia32.7z source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/ia32 NM28XP build: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260110-d849524bd-uxp-3e9ca11775-xpmod.7z Win32 IA32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260110-d849524bd-uxp-3e9ca11775-xpmod-ia32.7z Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260110-d849524bd-uxp-3e9ca11775-xpmod-sse.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20260110-d849524bd-uxp-3e9ca11775-xpmod.7z Win7+ x64 AVX2 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20260110-d849524bd-uxp-3e9ca11775-w7plus-avx2.7z Official UXP changes picked since my last build: - Issue #1791 - Part 1: Un-prefix `-moz-appearance` (a266b9852c) - Issue #1791 - Part 2: Stop force-styling checkboxes/radio buttons. (f303711c59) - Issue #1791 - Part 3: Add manual test for unprefixed `appearance`. (d40256d03f) - Automatically determine current CLDR version when updating langtags. (0471f3bb8c) - Sort replacements per language and per script to ensure the generated file has stable contents. (13b8ede31d) - Issue #2853 - Leverage viewport-only logic to ensure overflow propagation. (0357516199) - Issue #2856 - Make clearing of passwords prefable, and disable by default. (ea25057ec8) - Issue #2887 - Convert use of -moz-appearance to appearance (1782eeb3bd) - Issue #2871 - Restructure `GetEmojiPresentation()` for `Extended_Pictographic` clusters (f13f1bd96e) - Issue #2871 - Addendum - Code Comments (ae2f12c3bc) - Issue #2858 - Hack around the circular calls to `nsPrincipal::Write()` (99c3171426) - Issue #2858 - keep type in line with definition. (ffd00e4056) - Issue #2898 - Don't unroll to large stack probe loops. (628f7cd764) No official Pale-Moon changes picked since my last build. No official Basilisk changes picked since my last build. Update Notice: - You may delete file named icudt*.dat and icu63.dll inside program folder when updating from old releases. * Notice: From now on, UXP rev will point to `custom` branch of my UXP repo instead of MCP UXP repo, while "official UXP changes" shows only `tracking` branch changes.4 points
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I believe in those numbers, as I already stated, I don't trust someone will perform the fake scheme you just described. People have things in life, apart from the forum, you know! Besides, it's easy to check, as I already stated, too! So what? It's my business in what to believe. But at this point, it's too obvious you're very annoyed with someone else's fame. I also think there was a hidden reason to disable topic views. As already stated by @Monroe. Otherwise they would've gotten them back by this time already.4 points
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It's my own personal opinion that it was done intentionally so D.Draker's name and maybe a few others, would drop off the 'Popular Contributors' list in time ... which finally happened in the last three weeks, or so. I actually miss his name no longer on the list ... it was interesting watching his 'contributor count' go up and down. I hope I am wrong about the 'topic views' ... but since October nothing, lots of '0s' starting to show up. ...4 points
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Only the official quickjs (32-bit) release natively supports Windows XP SP3 x86: https://bellard.org/quickjs/ https://bellard.org/quickjs/binary_releases/?C=M;O=D https://bellard.org/quickjs/binary_releases/quickjs-win-i686-2025-09-13.zip This fact has been stated earlier in this thread (but am lazy now to find the relevant post). ... And, if you're prepared to use "hacked-binaries" (binaries HexEdited to redirect XP-incompatible kernel functions to OCA/Wine/ReactOS DLLs, then there's this : (the "appeal" of NodeJS vs quickjs is that the former is many times quicker (pun intended) compared to the latter ...)3 points
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You can read all about it in the Wiki. Deno can't be used on Windows 7. Node can be used if you use this fork. Take node-v20.19.2-win-x64.zip. extract to e.g. C:\Bin\Node and add that folder to your PATH. Can also be done via CMD as administrator: setx /m PATH "%PATH%;C:\Bin\Node" QuickJS can also be used, but it's rather slow (put qjs.exe and libwinpthread-1.dll next to yt-dlp.exe). Then add to your config file: --js-runtimes quickjs Or: --js-runtimes node3 points
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FFmpeg update. XP: shared static libfdk-aac VISTAx86: shared static libfdk-aac3 points
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It used to be (intentionally) broken to burden (very high CPU usage) the csrss.exe service (as seen in Task Mgr). I've installed Avast (from v18 online installer) in my testing XP_VM and will tell you tomorrow. Today everything was calm. Avast and AVG in their new, broken, state begin to burden the system through csrss.exe the next day... EDIT: The results are in and nothing changed: AvastSvc.exe constantly eats up ~25% of (dual-core configured) CPU in VM and csrss.exe eats up the other 20% of (dual-core configured) CPU. So both take up almost 1 whole core! That is outrageous, but Avast got our data, they don't care.3 points
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Today, I have uninstalled Panda Free Antivirus 21.01.00 and installed Panda once again but via their online installer. The version installed by their online installer is 22.03.05. The online installer downloads the legacy installer FREEAV_LGC.exe (117MB) and not the common FREEAV.exe (161MB) under Windows XP. Unfortunately, the version 22.03.05 needs much longer for starting when booting Windows XP. It is round about 5 to 6 minutes on my old machine. The culprit is the process PSANHost.exe which places very high demands on the CPU, up to 99%. The previously installed version 21.01.00 only needed 2 minutes. I'll keep the currently installed version a while just for testing purpose but I think I'll go then back to version 21.01.00. The next days, I'll use to see how this version behaves in my system doing all the things I usually do.3 points
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reverting changes in #2895 seems help. now 32bit builds are being compiled and same filename archives will be replaced later. EDIT: all today's 32bit build archives are updated.3 points
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At the beginning of my Odyssey, I investigated all folders and registry keys belonging to Panda Dome. Therefore, I also found the location of these background images. Additionally, I analyzed the registry accesses of Panda Dome, in particular with regard to the background images. But I have not yet identified the core of the problem. Unfortunately, it is in my nature to solve problems. The pictures are totally unimportant, but I still have to solve the problem. Especially if it works in my other partition. But in any case, thanks for your efforts!3 points
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Revo Uninstaller 2.4.5 is the last free version for Windows XP which is offered as an installer and a portable release. You can get it here: https://www.revouninstaller.com/version-history/. Revo Uninstaller Pro 3.2.1 (installer/portable) is the last paid version for Windows XP. It's a very important tool to get rid of remnants regarding antivirus/antimalware programmes.3 points
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I got a reply from Adlice to the supprt ticket I filed in terms of RogueKiller: So what was posted here has been confirmed. RogueKiller's real-time protection was never designed for older operating systems such as Windows XP. But at least we have a scanner that still runs on Windows XP in the latest version.3 points
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Fair enough, as long as the conversation is kept directly relevant to the use of Panda Dome on XP, or indeed any other AV program. Sorry, I have now realised that the details of the .NET 4 updates on Revo Uninstaller are not with the actual installation records, as they are called 'Security Update for....' so appear in a different place in the list! Here they all are, enjoy! The last two images have duplicated entries. Why they all seem to have the same installation date i'm not sure, I don't remember doing an OS reinstallation in February 2019!3 points
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@nicolaasjan I have attempted to make compatible 64-bit OpenSSL shared libraries using MSYS2. If you would like to test them.3 points
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Per abbodi1406, https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist#windows-xp-notice Direct link: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/566435ac-4e1c-434b-b93f-aecc71e8cffc/0D59EC7FDBF05DE813736BF875CEA5C894FFF4769F60E32E87BD48406BBF0A3A/VC_redist.x86.exe MDL forums reference: https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/repack-visual-c-redistributable-runtimes-2020-11-10.76588/page-27#post-1630817 I can confirm that the installer is dual-signed (both SHA1+SHA256), thus it can be verified on XP SP3 (which ONLY supports SHA1 file signatures). As for the installer of version 14.29.30139.0 referenced in the "community.pcgamingwiki.com" site, this has the direct link below (courtesy of abbodi1406): https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/b929b7fe-5c89-4553-9abe-6324631dcc3a/4C6C420CF4CBF2C9C9ED476E96580AE92A97B2822C21329A2E49E8439AC5AD30/VC_redist.x86.exe but it is only SHA256-signed, so I'm not sure if its signature can be verified under XP SP3 : Just my 2c ...3 points
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As part of my work on ytBATCH, I have investigated many ffmpeg releases that are supposed to be compatible with Windows XP. These include, for example, the releases from @Reino, sherpya and @autodidact. The relatively new ones from @Reino and @autodidact work well with YouTube. But when it comes to TV streams, it's a completely different story. Their latest ones in particular have considerable problems with TV stream URLs. On my old Windows XP computer, negative performance changes are immediately apparent. FFmpeg 3.4.1 from 2017 is too old and can no longer access TV stream addresses. The newer releases 7.1 from 2024 and 8.1 from 2025 require much more CPU power than before. They are therefore problematic for older, weak Windows XP computers. That's why I still have been using ffmpeg releases from 2019 for TV stream addresses.3 points
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Yes. All builds of ytdlp-silent-xp.exe have been tested by me on my Windows XP computer. Unfortunately, none of them are working, not even the latest.3 points
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For anyone who isn't familiar with LUA scripts. My mod of the LUA script yt-dlp4vlc does the following: YouTube links entered in VLC are now processed by the YouTube downloader yt-dlp and are then transferred to VLC and played back. Credits to FalloNero. The console window is hidden either by a PowerShell command or by the tool hidecon if the latter exists in VLC's programme folder. Video links without appended quality parameter can now be played again with the quality preset by the user in the VLC settings. The default video codec has been preset by me to h264 so that even older hardware is supported. This can of course be changed in the script by the users according to their needs.3 points
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@DesWer on GitHub in the Rumble thread asked me for a link to my Python for XP environment. Well, here it is, complete with all current dependencies installed: Python311_XP-folder.7z Extract it to e.g. C:\Python311 and add that folder, plus C:\Python311\Scripts to your PATH. Instead of building the standalone executable with PyInstaller, you can use pip to install the Nightly build directly: python -m pip install -U --pre "yt-dlp[default]" That will install/update the dependencies as well. (yt-dlp Nightly from 2026.01.02 is already included)3 points
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The old download link I used in my ytBATCH releases was https://github.com/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp_x86_Windows-XP.zip which is no longer working. As you can see, at some point you changed the file name of the ZIP archive. For me. no problem. I have already rewritten the yt-dlp update module for the upcoming release of ytBATCH.3 points
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New build of post-deprecated Serpent/moebius for XP! * Notice: This repo will not be built on regular schedule, and changes are experimental as usual. ** Current moebius patch level should be on par with 52.9, but some security patches can not be applied/ported due to source milestone differences between versions. Test binary: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk55-win32-git-20260131-ccd77452d-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk55-win64-git-20260131-ccd77452d-xpmod.7z repo: https://github.com/roytam1/basilisk55 Repo changes: - Revert "Issue #2895 - Replace XorShift128+ with Xoroshiro128++" (37c42449b) - Revert "Revert "Issue #2895 - Replace XorShift128+ with Xoroshiro128++"" (b2538bd2b) - js-random: reorder Xoroshiro128++ code flow to reduce intermediate registers (1bef7770a) - import from UXP: Issue #2914 - Explicitly allow mixed content websockets on localhost. (151ef218) (c6ea29e45) - import from UXP: Issue #2828 - Follow-up: Simplify rule node tracking and ensure rule walker state isn't reset for the first child processor (226a443c) (3ec860974) - import from UXP: Issue #2916 - Restore the ability to set a default log level when using MOZ_LOG (a8960dc4) (5bbaf8608) - import from UXP: - Issue #2889 - Follow-up: Update eventPtr/eventEndPtr for XML_ParseBuffer (4b983c32) - Issue #2889 - Follow-up: Add patch for XML_ParseBuffer. (e5497c84) (2928eda48) - import mergediff of "Issue #2895 - Implement 32-bit compatible Xoroshiro128++" (02a89e14e) - ported from UXP: Whitespace Compatibility for ICU 72+ (20525d23) (fbc076eed) - import from UXP: - MoonchildProductions/UXP#2351 - Fix webrtc video encoding on macos (3224ec7d) - MoonchildProductions/UXP#2351 - Fix webrtc for Windows and Linux based on MacOS fix (1d03a05e) (139d0772b) - import from UXP: Issue #2403 - Implement SubmitEvent functionality (#2919) (9b3d172a) (ccd77452d)2 points
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Are We Still in the Last Ice Age ??? Climate change just a hoax for some to get very rich. I don't buy into global warming on a large scale ... the Earth gets cold then hot and cold again. Over a span of a person's lifetime ... 60 to 80 years, which is nothing, it could be hot, it could be cold or in the middle. A lot of 'hucksters' got very rich or getting rich pushing this junk. They will die off (not soon enough!) and new ones will pop up talking all this nonsense again for another generation. Most of the dumbbells have never worked a day in their life and live off the population dumb enough to listen to them. It's all being part of the Earth and when certain events happen. Unfortunately we don't live long enough to experience everything ... it may be hot for most of our life or maybe cooler. A volcano or several may erupt and change the climate for a time, as happened in 1816. It's the luck of the draw when we are born to spend a few years on Earth. Some scientists think we are still coming out of the last Ice Age. https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/earth/ask-a-scientist-about-our-environment/how-did-the-ice-age-end Geologist Ro Kinzler answers this question: When and how did the ice age end? Could another one start? It turns out that we are most likely in an "ice age" now. So, in fact, the last ice age hasn't ended yet! Scientists call this ice age the Pleistocene Ice Age. It has been going on since about 2.5 million years ago (and some think that it's actually part of an even longer ice age that started as many as 40 million years ago). melting icicles We are probably living in an ice age right now! But Earth's climate doesn't stay cold during the entire ice age. The curious thing about ice ages is that the temperature of Earth's atmosphere doesn't stay cold the entire time. Instead, the climate flip-flops between what scientists call "glacial periods" and "interglacial periods." Glacial periods last tens of thousands of years. Temperatures are much colder, and ice covers more of the planet. On the other hand, interglacial periods last only a few thousand years and the climate conditions are similar to those on Earth today. We are in an interglacial period right now. It began at the end of the last glacial period, about 10,000 years ago. ------------------------------------------------- ... then there's the 'Little Ice Age' ... commonly applied to the broader period 1300 - 1850. The Little Ice Age followed the Medieval Warming Period (roughly 900 - 1300 ce) and preceded the present period of warming that began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. https://www.britannica.com/science/Little-Ice-Age Then this story from 1816 but caused by a volcano eruption in 1815 ... 1816 - The Year Without Summer (U.S. National Park Service) https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/1816-the-year-without-summer.htm Remembering Vermont's 6-inch snowstorm in June 1816. https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2022/06/08/remembering-vermont-june-snowstorm-1816/7544554001/ Predicting Snow for the Summer of 1816 https://www.almanac.com/predicting-snow-summer-1816 Would you welcome snow in the middle of summer? Here’s a peculiar prediction: A July forecast of 'rain, hail, and snow' mistakenly appeared in The 1816 Old Farmer’s Almanac. Enjoy this oldie but goodie: Robert B. Thomas, the Almanac’s founder, recalled the books and had new ones printed, but news of that forecast had gotten out. He became the subject of much ridicule - until July brought rain, hail, and snow throughout New England! I always kept my eye out for copies of the 1816 edition. When I occasionally find one, in some antiques shop or sent to me by a reader, I immediately turn to the July and August calendar pages to see whether they contain the famous snow forecasts Thomas supposedly made for that summer. 1816, the Year Without Summer https://historicipswich.net/2025/06/25/1816-the-year-without-summer/ The year 1816 was known as 'The Cold Year' and 'The Year Without a Summer'. In our area, it was called 'Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death' and 'the Summer of Mittens'. Throughout New England, there was frost in every month of the year. The winter had been normal, but in April and May, the cold never went away. Trees remained leafless and brown, and oak trees failed to grow at all, deducible from the missing growth ring for that year. Small migratory birds died, their bodies littering the fields. The sky was hazy with a sulfurous tinge. On June 5, a heat wave raised the temperature in Ipswich to 92°, but that afternoon a cold front swept across New England and the temperature fell to 43° by the next morning. For the next four days, there were severe frosts along the Eastern seaboard, and snow was recorded in some locations. By the 9th of June, ice began to form on water left standing outside overnight. Rapid, dramatic temperature swings continued throughout the summer. ...2 points
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Thanks ; this does load and function OK under Vista SP2 32-bit : [debug] Python 3.11.14 (CPython x86 32bit) - Windows-Vista-6.0.6003-SP2 (OpenSSL 3.6.1 27 Jan 2026) OTOH , that "XP_x86-backport" is another type of binary mod that uses specialised DLL-wrappers, targeting EXCLUSIVELY NT 5.x ; you haven't disclosed anything about the provenance of that mod, perhaps its creator(s) could be kindly asked for an NT 6.0 compatible variant (???) ; speaking about Node.js on NT 6.0, this relevant issue has stayed disappointingly "calm" for the last 3 months ... 2026 is definitely NOT a good year so far, it seems...2 points
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It works now. But let me say one thing. While it is legit to complain as I did, and also helps to know what is the issue and see if I can fix, or can be fixed, if it is necessary to use the latest curl_cffi, just do it. Don't downgrade because a person complains. If I can use the x86, awesome, I'll use. In cases as with this tool, how many times are we dealing with over 2³² of data/memory needs to use the x64. It is more a matter of slightly better performance. off-topic from here Now, about the "modern DNS extensions". Actually they aren't modern... I mean, the original proposed standard RFC is from 1999, and then ratified as internet standard on 2013. It is fair to use it, but, why now? If I could I would update the hardware, OS, software, but... I don't live in a world of magic.2 points
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Here is a quotation from my main article: And I should add that it is very important to delete all dummy cerificates in the Certs folder when the cacert.pem file has been updated. And you won't lose anything. The dummy certificates will be generated the next time when connecting to servers. BTW, you are using the proxy system-wide. That was what I asked you in an earlier post. I personally do not.2 points
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You can't directly find such links on their homepage. I checked the current links and replaced the file name to the one I wanted. Here is a link to their portable 32-bit version 15.19.2.0: https://cloud.adlice.com/owncloud/index.php/s/QE2fq4D24A1IKEb/download?path=15.19.2.0&files=RogueKiller_portable32.exe. I checked the most recent version again. The installer version 16.5.4.0 doesn't work properly under Windows XP but the portable version 16.5.4.0 still seems to work.2 points
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Bad news about eScanAV Anti-Virus Toolkit (MWAV)! Their free antimalware scanner can't be updated anymore. I also tried to manually do it with their (weekly) offline virus database updater but this doesn't work either. Here is a quotation from their website https://www.escanav.com/en/mwav-tools/download-free-antivirus-toolkit.asp: And if you update the programme without knowing any better, it will be updated, but rendered unusable with an error message that does not tell the truth.2 points
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WinNTSetup 5.4.2 - fixed could not start minimized - fixed some wimcapture issues - fixed possible buffer overflow in some minwin functions - fixed crash on malformed Win10Builds.ini - updated ux and drvinst patcher for Win11 build > 280002 points
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Why not release a better optimised product together, then? One million releases with constant fixes only confuses people. And what does he mean by "legacy" Thorium repo? It's also confusing since Windows 7,8,8.1 are all legacy, too.2 points
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If you've read the post intently you'll have noticed to send a PM if you have trouble or any request.2 points