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I have used Windows Vista on a Samsung 840 EVO for nearly 6 years now, and it still works great. Unlike your SSD, mine does support & require TRIM, but this is performed by the Samsung Magician software. Your SSD should be just fine with Windows Vista. If the SSD doesn't support TRIM in the first place, then it wouldn't make any difference if you used Windows Vista or 7/8/10, as Windows Vista supports proper partition alignment for SSDs and will do this for you automatically upon formatting the hard drive during installation. The only steps you'll need to take for the most optimal experience, and to get the most life out of your SSD would be: Disable Superfetch via services.msc. Disable Automatic Disk Defragging, by opening Disk Defragmenter and making sure the "Run on a schedule" option is unchecked. To save disk space, decrease the footprint of System Restore by following this guide here. Disable Search Indexer on the SSD by opening Computer, right click on the SSD, click Properties, and uncheck "Index this drive for faster searching" under the General tab. As long as you do these things, Windows Vista will be just fine on your SSD and the overall lifespan will be the same as it would be with Windows 7.

@Cixert : The "Preferences" (no file extension there!) file is the one that stores your custom browser preferences (modified from their original default values) and, as posted, should be found within your "Profile" folder, usually under ".\User Data\Default" First, BACK UP that file to a secure location in your disk, before you attempt messing with it manually; any such attempt should be made with the browser exited! The file itself is in a human-readable "pretty-printed" JSON format; open with a proper text/code editor; search for string "accept_languages" It should be there (with, I suspect, zh-CN as the first/default choice in the official Chinese version of 360EEv11); if this JSON block isn't there in your case (but it should be in an already used profile where the user has selected the English language pack), then you should create yourself a nested JSON block for it... I opted to display pages in the Greek language, if available, first - for example, the Google Web Store[GWS], so my manually modified setting inside the "Preferences" file looks like below: "intl": { "accept_languages": "el-GR,el,en-US,en" }, That code means that whenever the page hasn't got a Greek version available, the browser will fallback to displaying the American-English localization of it, and so on (if you add additional locales in that line) ... (Save the modified file while the browser is closed, then launch the browser anew and check for the effect of your new "custom" preference!) Hope I've helped

Disregard. I rebuilt my profile from scratch and everything is working now (yeah, I should have tried that first).

The Update button in the App. I got notification about update then it downloads but it sits waiting on installation EDIT: Reboot and same thing, no way to install it and do not even see where it goes to.

Spent too many hours deep into the night before Christmas digging through the Firefox Legacy Collector Dump on archive[dot]org, mentioned a few posts above. Downloaded and tested numerous versions of numerous extensions. In the end only kept one extension for RetroZilla v2.2, believe it was imagezoom_0.3.1.xpi. The collection is mostly for newer Mozilla-based browsers. Those running enhanced Windows 98 or newer Windows 2000 or XP would benefit the most from taking a look, before the site apparently goes down.

You should also disable Superfetch/Prefetch, since Vista can be quite aggressive with those (it was made in the time when PCs had not a lot of memory but plenty of HDD space). You can use the instructions in this article: https://www.thewindowsclub.com/disable-superfetch-prefetch-ssd Additionally, you can also disable Windows Search, but that one shouldn't be as taxing on the SSD: https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/10246/how-to-disable-search-in-windows-7/ If TRIM is not needed on that SSD, you should be good otherwise.

The patched version of EE 360 browser has preference for displaying sites in Russian. How do I force it to English? Relevant items in Settings page seem to be missing. Edit: found solution. 360Chrome\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences With text editor, look for "accept_languages" Flip language order like: "accept_languages": "en-US,en,ru-RU,ru" Clear cookies or start with new Portable if sites are still RU.

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Merry Christmas to all :) Just discovered the Firefox Legacy Collector Dump on archive.org. Here's the grim description link with some information pasted below in case the link disappears: https://archive.org/details/Firefox_Legacy_Collector_Dump It is unclear to me whether the maintainer is shutting down a personal site or removing the collection from archive.org, believe it's the latter. RetroZilla and old SeaMonkey utilize *.xpi extensions, query how many of these extensions might work on these old(est) browsers. Just thought some may find it useful. The entire collection appears to be ~8 GB: https://archive.org/download/legacycollector.org.tar.xz The itemized list is very long and takes a long time to successfully load in RetroZilla without JavaScript. May want to open a CPU and RAM process monitor beforehand or use a little better hardware if available. To view the entire list and download individual extensions rather than the whole collection: https://ia803100.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/16/items/Firefox_Legacy_Collector_Dump/legacycollector.org.tar ----- Firefox Legacy Collector Dump by legacycollector.org Publication date 2019-10 Language English To Browse the Repository: Click Here This website is a repository for web content that has been deemed "legacy" and has been removed by their original publishers, and might otherwise be difficult or cumbersome to get. Since starting this, end 2018, in response to Mozilla removing all legacy extensions from its add-ons site, with plans to expand to include more, similar "legacy" content, a few things have changed needing me to re-evaluate both the need for this site and my desire to run it. Most importantly I've received several threats to my person for running legacycollector.org - not the kind of thing I signed up for. But hey, Internet, if that is how you want to play ball, I'm out. Considering this, I've decided to stop providing this free archive and void my plans. This archive will be shut down in December 2019. Merry Christmas. Mozilla has removed all "legacy extensions" from their add-ons site in November 2018, leaving many users of older "long term support" versions of the browser, as well as browser forks, dead in the water. This holds a (hopefully complete) collection of the removed extensions as they were available from addons.mozilla.org prior to this purge by the company. Identifier Firefox_Legacy_Collector_Dump Scanner Internet Archive Python library 1.8.4 Year 2019 -----

== RetroZilla Search Engine Collection == = Overview = A collection of quick coded search engines for RetroZilla builds based on SeaMonkey (not RetroZilla based on Firefox). All search engines work without activating JavaScript. Only tested on one vanilla Windows 98 system using the English language from North America (Canada), running RetroZilla v2.2 with the about:config changes recommended earlier. Search engine URLs are region neutral (eg. *.com vs *.ca). Let me know if anyone wants help creating an additional search engine that works without JavaScript. Developers are welcome to incorporate these search engine files into new browser builds, no credit or further permission required. = Screenshot = https://i.postimg.cc/prV1RXN0/RZ-Search-Engines.png = Search Engines = Dogpile DuckDuckGo-HTML DuckDuckGo-Lite Free Dictionary FrogFind! Google Google Images IMDB Internet Archive Mojeek MSFN_DDG-HTML MSFN_DDG-Lite MSFN_Google Startpage Urban Dictionary Wiby Wikipedia Wiktionary Yahoo = Installation = The default RetroZilla search engine directory pathway is: C:\Program Files\RetroZilla\searchplugins Default RetroZilla search engines can either be deleted or appended DISABLE before installing the collection: dmoz (broken), jeeves (broken), google (unnecessary redirect), startpage (bloated, unnecessary redirect). Download RetroZillaSearchEngineCollection.zip attached to this post (forum login required). Unzip and copy all or part of the collection, including the *.png icon file associated with it's *.src search engine file, into the search engine directory. Restart browser. = Usage = The Startpage search engine requires installing and utilizing the User Agent Switcher extension. Using the context search extension mentioned earlier in this thread, select word(s) on a page, right-click and select any installed search engine from the context menu to automatically open a search in a new tab. Or just use the usual methods to access and change search engines. Pressing F9 opens the search side bar. The default search engine also populates below the URL bar when typing a query into the bar. = Development = New search engines can be created using the existing *.src files as templates, adjusting as needed. Sometimes the changes are simple, or not. Similarly, decent icon files may or may not be easy to obtain. To incorporate an icon for a custom engine, find an appropriately sized *.gif or *.png image, place it in the same search engine directory. Ensure it has the same name as the search engine file (eg. google.src uses google.png). With major websites, often an easy way to get an icon file is to append /favicon.ico to the root URL, load the URL, right-click and save the image. The image will save as an *.ico file, rename it to a *.png (or *.gif). For example with https://duckduckgo.com/html use this URL to get the icon: https://duckduckgo.com/favicon.ico Edit1: All engines now have icons - thanks Drugwash. Edit2: Added extra MSFN search engines, revised startpage.src, tweaked icon sizing, screenshot. Edit3: Updated search engines, removed Twitter and YouTube (sites fail in RetroZilla), added Wiby. Edit4: Updated search engines, added FrogFind! and Mojeek. RetroZillaSearchEngineCollection.zip

Spent tedious time digging through different operating system browser ciphers and testing them in vanilla Windows 98 running RetroZilla v2.2. Tests were performed using: https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/viewMyClient.html To the best of my ability, no additional 'missed' ciphers were discovered, aside from the two recommended earlier by ClassicNick. These are also the only two green light cipher results from the SSL Labs test. As mentioned previously they help with site connections and should be added as new true booleans in RetroZilla v2.2 via about:config: security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_gcm_sha256 security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_gcm_sha256 All other RetroZilla ciphers were reported to be weak with the following ciphers flagged as INSECURE. These insecure ciphers should be disabled (toggled false) via about:config, filter string rc4_128: security.ssl3.ecdh_ecdsa_rc4_128_sha security.ssl3.ecdh_rsa_rc4_128_sha security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_rc4_128_sha security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_rc4_128_sha security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_md5 security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_sha

Thanks for all responses. All text and mobile links above worked in RetroZilla v2.2 without JavaScript - nice. Wish all developers created more accessible sites. When a banking site revamps it usually means more JS usage tracking and features that add little value. Amazing how many CPU cycles are now needed just to log in and check account details. Sometimes i complain but they need to reach a threshold before being noticed. Developer's ears close when they learn i am not using 'approved' software, all of my OSs and browsers. For me, aside from incorrect code changes, is ensuring modified *.xpi extensions maintain the same directory structure. After modifying an extension, zip the contents of the extension, not the directory. To confirm correctness extract the modified extension, it should show extension_directory -> install.rdf file, not extension_directory -> nested directory -> install.rdf file. This is the entire content of my RetroZilla v2.2 userChrome.css file. It's sometimes hard to see which is the active tab. Use any predefined colour and uncomment bold as desired. /* Active tab bolded red for easier viewing */ tab[selected="true"] { color: red !important; #font-weight:bold }

Agreed, believe we are Ying and Yang @siria. You are quite knowledgable and have been very helpful, thank-you very much :) Regarding Windows ME Scan Disk, haven't noticed an appreciable difference but i only have a small drive and rarely perform surface scans. Query whether MS made error finding, speed or stability improvements. Just speculating though. I may not re-install ME's Scan Disk on a fresh system. Maybe someone else can comment if the ME version is actually any better. Windows ME Disk Defrag is awesome, however. Extremely fast, mesmerizing compared to stock Windows 98. Microsoft appears to have done a great job at opening up a performance bottleneck. If uncertain, just install them after a full system backup, run Scan Disk and Defrag, see what you think. So far neither of these have caused issues, such as file loss, or appreciable instabilities. I can not comment on KernelEx issues, other than those are the types of situations i have thankfully been able to avoid. Fortunately i have not yet found a need for newer software versions that could not be run in vanilla. Although some may disagree and be perfectly content working offline, couldn't agree more @Bruninho. That's why connectivity and browsing has consumed so much of this thread. This system was originally intended to be offline for 'gaming'. Wasn't long before i wanted internet access to learn more DOS, perform research, download gaming-related files, check on news and weather, etc. In case some readers have never used Windows 98 SE or just want to walk down memory lane, stock screenshots: https://guidebookgallery.org/screenshots/win98se

New MSI file support is planned for the upcoming advanced fork.

To anyone who may read this post, Retrozilla does support AES-GCM cipher suites, but you need to enable them through about:config. search "security.ssl3" then create a new Boolean "security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_gcm_sha256" and "security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_gcm_sha256". Retrozilla works very well, and I'm excited for the next version (especially a 3.0 release).

I like debian. Not some derivative distribution, but plain vanilla debian. Now, regardless of what linux distribution one uses, I think the best desktop environment is Trinity, hands down. If not that, then xfce. All others are too much fireworks and eye-candy for my taste. Of course, just my 2¢. YMMV.