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I'd like to point out that today officially marks 5 years since Microsoft dropped support for Windows XP SP3. It still runs like a champ on my T41 with the 7K60 7200RPM drive!! I'm also using Office 2003 with the 2007 Office System File Format Compatibility Pack (FileFormatConverters.exe).

Nothing really to post ... just making mention of the "historical event" ! ... 10 days and counting. Found this XP article from March 21st ... from the article below: WINDOWS XP EXISTING UPDATES We've talked to Microsoft and it has confirmed that all existing security patches and updates for Windows XP will still be available after support officially ends. This means that after the 8th April 2014, you'll still be able to use Windows Update to download all existing security patches. This is important, as if you re-install Windows XP, you should still apply all of the existing patches in order to make the base operating system as secure as it should be. There is a worry that Microsoft will decide at some point to pull the updates from its website or make them harder to get. Don't worry, as the best thing you can do when support ends is to make a custom XP disc with SP3 and all updates pre-applied. As our instructions in the previous link show you, slipstreaming is a brilliant thing to do. This takes your original XP installation files and bundles together the service pack and updates into it. When you install XP from this disc, it's completely up-to-date with no need to visit Windows Update for anything. Given the situation with XP, this is the best thing that any existing XP user can do. When Windows XP Support Ends, This is How You Secure Your PC and Save All Updates. http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/software/1304965/when-windows-xp-support-ends-this-is-how-you-secure-your-pc-and-save-all-updates 21 Mar 2014 David Ludlow It's soon going to be a tough time for a lot of people, as Microsoft is pulling support for Windows XP on 8th April 2014. With no more security updates after that date, the security implications are huge, particularly as this aged OS still commands almost 30 per cent of the desktop market, according to NetMarketShare. Only Windows 7, with around 47 per cent of the market, sits above Windows XP, with the much maligned Windows 8 taking just shy of seven per cent of the OS cake. more at the link ... Might as well add this link also ... How to slipstream an XP disc with SP3 and all other updates. http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/software/1306762/how-to-slipstream-an-xp-disc-with-sp3-and-all-other-updates ...

Can also confirm PotPlayer 1.7.18193 actually runs on XP, just the installer was modified to output an error when ran on XP (simple version check). Regarding PotPlayer*XP.exe, they've been using separate executable for XP systems for several years now. PotPlayer.dll, where the guts of the player are, cannot be normally loaded on XP, so they use separate executable with some kind of workaround to get it to load. On Vista+, the normal workaround-free .exe is installed while .exe with a workaround is installed on XP. Loading PotPlayer.dll the usual way produces access violation exception in its initialization code due to some differences in Thread Information Block, value at FS:[0x2C] is NULL on XP.

@glnz: did you get yourself a full-body Velostat vest already? If not fetch one fast: you must be ready for when, precisely 24h after April the 9th, a horde of 6.02214086 × 10²³ raving-furious hackers drop into your machine, after all, isn't it?

New New Moon 27 Build! 32bit https://o.rths.cf/palemoon/palemoon-27.9.6.win32-git-20190406-4ed6f4941-xpmod.7z 32bit SSE https://o.rths.cf/palemoon/palemoon-27.9.6.win32-git-20190406-4ed6f4941-xpmod-sse.7z 32bit noSSE https://o.rths.cf/palemoon/palemoon-27.9.6.win32-git-20190406-4ed6f4941-xpmod-ia32.7z 64bit https://o.rths.cf/palemoon/palemoon-27.9.6.win64-git-20190406-4ed6f4941-xpmod.7z source repo: https://github.com/roytam1/palemoon27 repo changes since my last build: - import change from rmottola/Arctic-Fox: - further pointer style tweak for patching (90943bf7a) - Bug 1137910 part 1. Don't lose track of the original 'this' object in THIS_SAVEDFRAME, so we can actually do things based on the principal of the object we're working with. (0c6bf89dc) - Bug 1137910 part 2. Give chrome callers that are indirectly (e.g. via nsIStackFrame) poking at content-captured stacks the content view of the stack. (9b9d8981d) - more pointer style to pach easier (210ef0c78) - even more pointer style (8dad567c6) - Bug 1130576 - Rename JSPropertyOp -> JSGetterOp and JSStrictPropertyOp -> JSSetterOp. (0714aa290) - Bug 1083359 - Part 1 - Add the asyncCause and asyncParent properties to the native SavedFrame object. (1c99ec1bc) - more pointerstyle (21148a28d) - Bug 1135827 - Don't root more times than necessary in js::SavedStacks::insertFrames. (904461ae0) - comment fix (9401372c6) - Bug 1083359 - Part 2 - Allow C++ code to provide an async stack when calling a JS function. (e5ce833fa) - Bug 1133081, part 1 - Switch from js::PropDesc to JSPropertyDescriptor for all users of js::StandardDefineProperty (mainly Object.defineProperty/Properties and the corresponding Debugger.Object methods). (4754703df) - pointer style (58e1befc2) - Bug 1133094 - Object.defineProperty() on scripted proxy incorrectly sets {[[Configurable]]: true} if it's missing. (c4da7e6c6) - Bug 1133081, part 2 - Switch from js::PropDesc to JSPropertyDescriptor for js::StandardDefineProperty implementation. (07efac725) - Bug 1133081, part 3 - Switch from js::PropDesc to JSPropertyDescriptor for more odds and ends. (119b5711e) - more pointer style (b2c2a8383) - Bug 1133294 - Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(obj, key) must always return either undefined or a complete property descriptor, even if obj is a proxy. (39bc723a7) - Bug 1133081, part 4 - Reimplement the remaining PropDesc methods and delete PropDesc. (3b447fb7b) - Bug 1130537 - Reimplement js::SetPropertyIgnoringNamedGetter to follow ES6 draft rev 32 9.1.9 [[Set]]. (7a681465a) (e1ef2cd0b) - import change from rmottola/Arctic-Fox: Bug 1133081, part 5 - Remove non-asserting PropertyDescriptor accessors in favor of the new PropDesc-inspired asserting accessors. (9da3866fa) import change from tenfourfox: #399: null check in FindNearestCommonAncestorFrame from PM 978 (23f303460) (d83c58e95) - nss: update nss to hg rev e5e10a46b9ad with vc2013 hackfix (c532d18da) - import change from rmottola/Arctic-Fox: - some pointerstyle (5eafc4481) - even more pointer style (8b1c94dd0) - Bug 1138984 - Allow 'new' template objects to have dynamic slots (31cff4565) (593d1c056) - import change from rmottola/Arctic-Fox: - revert apparently PaleMoon specific change to CreateLazyScriptsForCompartment, so later FF patches apply smoothly (ed89197ec) - Bug 1140428 - Warn when __noSuchMethod__ is used. (976c93809) - Bug 1133759 - Always shrink GC buffers at the end of a shrinking GC, even if we don't compact (5d9fadcfa) - pointerstyle tweaks again (26426837a) - Bug 1125101 - Incrementalise compacting GC by zones (9badc2329) - Bug 1136597 - Mark all relevant cross compartment debugger edges when sweeping. (Adapted) (964373773) - some pointerstyle updates (1ff2d78b7) - more pointer style (be38e9b5c) - Bug 1135100 - Don't bother to check if things we don't relocate have been forwarded (8da001057) - Bug 1135100 - Remove Cell* versions of various GC methods forcing callers to use correct type (a1d09d1fa) - pointer style (6f7d4091e) - Bug 1137573 - OdinMonkey: Alignment Mask Analysis (fd86305f3) and removed addTelemetry hunk from rev 976c93809 (4ed6f4941)

New regular/weekly KM-Goanna release: https://o.rths.cf/kmeleon/KM76.1.1-Goanna-20190406.7z Changelog: Out-of-tree changes: * update Goanna3 to git d86d78c8b..4ed6f4941: - import change from rmottola/Arctic-Fox: - further pointer style tweak for patching (90943bf7a) - Bug 1137910 part 1. Don't lose track of the original 'this' object in THIS_SAVEDFRAME, so we can actually do things based on the principal of the object we're working with. (0c6bf89dc) - Bug 1137910 part 2. Give chrome callers that are indirectly (e.g. via nsIStackFrame) poking at content-captured stacks the content view of the stack. (9b9d8981d) - more pointer style to pach easier (210ef0c78) - even more pointer style (8dad567c6) - Bug 1130576 - Rename JSPropertyOp -> JSGetterOp and JSStrictPropertyOp -> JSSetterOp. (0714aa290) - Bug 1083359 - Part 1 - Add the asyncCause and asyncParent properties to the native SavedFrame object. (1c99ec1bc) - more pointerstyle (21148a28d) - Bug 1135827 - Don't root more times than necessary in js::SavedStacks::insertFrames. (904461ae0) - comment fix (9401372c6) - Bug 1083359 - Part 2 - Allow C++ code to provide an async stack when calling a JS function. (e5ce833fa) - Bug 1133081, part 1 - Switch from js::PropDesc to JSPropertyDescriptor for all users of js::StandardDefineProperty (mainly Object.defineProperty/Properties and the corresponding Debugger.Object methods). (4754703df) - pointer style (58e1befc2) - Bug 1133094 - Object.defineProperty() on scripted proxy incorrectly sets {[[Configurable]]: true} if it's missing. (c4da7e6c6) - Bug 1133081, part 2 - Switch from js::PropDesc to JSPropertyDescriptor for js::StandardDefineProperty implementation. (07efac725) - Bug 1133081, part 3 - Switch from js::PropDesc to JSPropertyDescriptor for more odds and ends. (119b5711e) - more pointer style (b2c2a8383) - Bug 1133294 - Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(obj, key) must always return either undefined or a complete property descriptor, even if obj is a proxy. (39bc723a7) - Bug 1133081, part 4 - Reimplement the remaining PropDesc methods and delete PropDesc. (3b447fb7b) - Bug 1130537 - Reimplement js::SetPropertyIgnoringNamedGetter to follow ES6 draft rev 32 9.1.9 [[Set]]. (7a681465a) (e1ef2cd0b) - import change from rmottola/Arctic-Fox: Bug 1133081, part 5 - Remove non-asserting PropertyDescriptor accessors in favor of the new PropDesc-inspired asserting accessors. (9da3866fa) import change from tenfourfox: #399: null check in FindNearestCommonAncestorFrame from PM 978 (23f303460) (d83c58e95) - nss: update nss to hg rev e5e10a46b9ad with vc2013 hackfix (c532d18da) - import change from rmottola/Arctic-Fox: - some pointerstyle (5eafc4481) - even more pointer style (8b1c94dd0) - Bug 1138984 - Allow 'new' template objects to have dynamic slots (31cff4565) (593d1c056) - import change from rmottola/Arctic-Fox: - revert apparently PaleMoon specific change to CreateLazyScriptsForCompartment, so later FF patches apply smoothly (ed89197ec) - Bug 1140428 - Warn when __noSuchMethod__ is used. (976c93809) - Bug 1133759 - Always shrink GC buffers at the end of a shrinking GC, even if we don't compact (5d9fadcfa) - pointerstyle tweaks again (26426837a) - Bug 1125101 - Incrementalise compacting GC by zones (9badc2329) - Bug 1136597 - Mark all relevant cross compartment debugger edges when sweeping. (Adapted) (964373773) - some pointerstyle updates (1ff2d78b7) - more pointer style (be38e9b5c) - Bug 1135100 - Don't bother to check if things we don't relocate have been forwarded (8da001057) - Bug 1135100 - Remove Cell* versions of various GC methods forcing callers to use correct type (a1d09d1fa) - pointer style (6f7d4091e) - Bug 1137573 - OdinMonkey: Alignment Mask Analysis (fd86305f3) and removed addTelemetry hunk from rev 976c93809 (4ed6f4941) * Notice: the changelog above may not always applicable to XULRunner code which K-Meleon uses. A goanna3 source tree that has kmeleon adaption patch applied is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/palemoon27/tree/kmeleon76

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 http://o.rths.cf/basilisk/basilisk55-win32-git-20190406-4d70836fa-xpmod.7z Win64 http://o.rths.cf/basilisk/basilisk55-win64-git-20190406-4d70836fa-xpmod.7z repo: https://github.com/roytam1/basilisk55 Repo changes: - nss: update nss to hg rev e5e10a46b9ad with vc2013 hackfix (b8c68d7f9) - imported mozilla upstream changes: bug1468217, bug1436241, bug1464039, bug1458048, bug1408695, bug1423649 (45bc84221) - port most of XP related hunks from iceweaselXP-53 (17c64c5c7) - ported change from iceweaselXP-53: Restored eme-adobe plugin support for Windows XP systems. (8dc3c7f3e) - fixed inverted logic in rev 17c64c5c71e12338934b7ae4ebfac2daf54efca9 (4d70836fa)

New build of BOC/UXP for XP! Test binary: MailNews Win32 https://o.rths.cf/boc-uxp/mailnews.win32-20190406-325e148-uxp-cc07da9cb-xpmod.7z Browser-only Suite Win32 https://o.rths.cf/boc-uxp/bnavigator.win32-20190406-325e148-uxp-cc07da9cb-xpmod.7z source patch (excluding UXP): https://o.rths.cf/boc-uxp/boc-uxp-src-xpmod-20190223.7z No official repo changes since my last build. For UXP changes please see above.

New build of Serpent/UXP for XP! Test binary: Win32 https://o.rths.cf/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.1.win32-git-20190406-cc07da9cb-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rths.cf/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.1.win64-git-20190406-cc07da9cb-xpmod.7z source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/custom NM28XP build: Win32 https://o.rths.cf/palemoon/palemoon-28.5.0a1.win32-git-20190406-cc07da9cb-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rths.cf/palemoon/palemoon-28.5.0a1.win64-git-20190406-cc07da9cb-xpmod.7z Official repo changes since my last build: - Update SQLite to 3.27.2 (60d420b0a) - Issue #187: Remove solaris conditional code. (25779d371) - Issue #187: Remove solaris 1st party code OS checks. (6b968b13d) - Remove 18 yo OS/2 and AIX bustage workaround. (1bf6a5c7d) - Remove AIX VisualAge C++ compiler bug workaround. (49a3f5a53) - Remove AIX 1st party code OS checks, part 1 (5d409fdca) - Remove some HPUX leftovers. (b9a8bca64) - Remove AIX 1st party code OS checks, part 2 (a2786c051) - Unhook CR exception handler. (bfc977280) - Remove crashreporter toolkit files. (ff2f287f8) - Only draw a border on the tab bar when on bottom (520f99601) - Bug 1360343 - ensure maskSurface is not null before dereference, since it can be null because of OOM or gfx device reset. r=dvander (71c031832) - Merge pull request #1033 from Lootyhoof/issue-1025 (352121c2a) - add a nullptr check in nsSVGUtils::PaintFrameWithEffects (00baf2836) - Merge pull request #1035 from kn-yami/bug1360343 (a04fdfd89) - Zap the robots. (6e4da38d2) - CotPM update (cc07da9cb) My changes since my last build: - Revert "Issue #756 - Remove Contextual Identity from DevTools" (393112bc2) - Revert "Issue #756 - Remove Contextual Identity from UnifiedComplete" (979a96c49) - Revert "Issue #756 - Remove Contextual Identity from Basilisk" (a10f2e94a) - Revert "Issue #756 - Remove contextual identity from BackgroundPageThumbs.jsm" (f097325b9) - Revert "Issue #756 - Remove Contextual Identity References from Pale Moon" (4d4a6085d) - nss: update nss to hg rev e5e10a46b9ad with vc2013 hackfix (dcdc5d70e)