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since there are no significant changes from upstream, there will be no new builds today.

@Werewolf Thank you so much for the HUGE list of additions! Finally got around to adding them all. Glad to see you around again. I have you to thank for my list gaining popularity in early/mid 2017 thanks to the plethora of additions you provided then. Thanks again! In addition to what Werewolf posted, I have added another piece of software called Ripcord to "Instant Messaging" section, after discovering it in a thread over at the XP forum here. What makes this software unique is that it provides a fully functional Discord client for Windows Vista users, which I much prefer to using the Web version: As you can see, this is based on QT, rather than the infamous Electron (which is like a cancer contributing to the sharp decline in software support for Windows XP/Vista since 2015 ) which allows it to work flawlessly on Windows Vista. Voice Chatting also works great, for those wondering. I can't seem to find any system requirements listed anywhere, but since it does not work on Windows XP (giving a "not a valid win32 application" error message, indicating the software was built targeting Windows NT 6.0 as the minimum) I will assume that it officially supports Windows Vista or later. Also, Telegram Desktop 1.8.15 has been listed as the last version for Windows XP and Vista (1.9.0/1.9.1, both pre-releases, do not work due to missing DLL functions; the developer has stated here that it will not be fixed).

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.

Am really shocked that obvious trolls and extreme flamers are not banned here. One hero dared to stand up against someone who only joined for posting personal threats and attacks, but only got critized for defending civilized discussions. And then even got slammed into the ground by him with a sledgehammer - but still, who cares, the flamer remains a welcome member. Only the evidence got deleted. What a safe place :-( But of course, just like everywhere else today. People prefer it that way. roytam1 said: > BTW Roy* browsers sounds like I'm narcissism Yeah what I thought. I love it as a fannish name, but an official name is a different matter, and it's not really your style. Unlike someone else, but even for him, wonder what the reactions would be here if that guy had named all his browsers after himself... At the moment like best Lunaris for NewMoon. Tried to find some more possible name-stubs, but no matter what, how shortened or twisted and abbreviated, a quick google search reveals just about everything is long since taken. After that just one stub idea was left as another suggestion: SaltoMoon + SaltoFox Aside from not yet being taken by some company, project or person, I've started liking it too. Had stumbled across that word while looking for stubs ressembling somehow "forward into the past", and find it quite fitting. Jumps looping artistically forward (new prefs and script language etc) and backwards (restore xp compat), and could make for an interesting icon too, something like a whirlwind arrow upward/forward...

(Yes, @LoneCrusader suggested names, and even @Matt A. Tobin liked them!) A few more suggestions were made starting here:

== RetroZilla Extensions Collection == = Overview = Extensions tested to work and play nice together in RetroZilla v2.2. Posted here in case online links become unavailable. All credit goes to the original authors. Applicable extension(s) will be removed should an author object. Use at own risk, these extensions are outdated and unmaintained. Extensions are unmodified from the original download with the exception of NoScript, a minor install.rdf file modification to get it to install. Most provide functionality similar to what would be expected of a modern browser. Hopefully @rn10950 will eventually populate the proposed extension repository. At present RetroZilla's Tools -> Get Extensions link opens an empty page: https://rn10950.github.io/RetroZillaWeb/extensions.html Extensions are bundled in the attached RetroZillaExtensions.zip. Due to forum file size attachment limitations NoScript is not included and can be downloaded here: https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2019/page/15/?tab=comments#comment-1174709 = Extensions = cleardata.xpi Provides Clear Private Data entry in the Tools dropdown (cache, history, cookies, location bar). context_search-0.2.2-mod.xpi Select page text and search with any installed search engine via right-click context menu. imagezoom_0.3.1.xpi Right-click image and zoom from context-menu selection. After install during first browser restart a broken options window may pop up, close it. Options get intrusively installed in browser preferences (Edit dropdown -> Preferences -> Image Zoom). noscript-1.10.xpi Fine grained JavaScript control and other options to improve online safety and security. As RetroZilla's JavaScript handling is poor, this allows selectively executing scripts as needed. ook.xpi Access all bookmarks from the right-click context menu. open-image-in-new-tab-1.0.xpi Right-click image and select open image in new tab. paste_and_go_2-0.8-mod.xpi Right-click the URL bar and select Paste and Go to immediately paste and launch a URL. tabclickingoptions-0.6.9.xpi Various tab-handling options accessible via Tools dropdown (eg. double-click tab bar for new tab). tabs_open_relative-0.3.3-mod.xpi Open new tab links adjacent to active tab, rather than the far right. undoclosetab.xpi Re-open previously closed tabs via right-click context menu. user-agent-switcher-0.6.10-bump.xpi Change browser's user agent, necessary to load some websites. = Install and Remove = Extension installation and removal in RetroZilla is messy and may lead to breakage. Recommend backing up the entire RetroZilla user profile before installing extensions or test drive the extension(s) in a new test profile. A full browser removal/re-installation may be helpful in case of severe breakage, as extension files may install into both the user profile and the browser installation directory, default pathways: C:\Program Files\RetroZilla C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\RetroZilla Ensure RetroZilla's Edit dropdown -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Software Installation is set to 'Allow web sites to install extensions and updates'. This is required even when installing extensions locally. For security reasons it is best to disable this checkbox after all desired extensions are installed. To install extensions go to File dropdown -> Open File -> select and install extension -> restart browser. To cleanly remove extensions either restore a previously backed up profile, delete the profile's chrome directory (created on restart), create a new profile or fully uninstall/reinstall the browser. Note not all extensions install cleanly into only the chrome directory (eg. NoScript) and some extensions even alter the browser's Preferences configuration window (eg. ImageZoom). RetroZillaExtensions.zip

Not sure. But, it's likely that pretending to be FF 68 causes YouTube to use CSS, JavaScript, or something else that was written for post-Quantum versions of Firefox, but that Serpent doesn't understand. Instagram has a similar problem. Maybe, but it could also be due to a change in Serpent, which used to report version 60.9; now it reports version 68.9. Github often sends code that Serpent can't handle, unless you use one of a few specific user agent strings. FF 60.9 works (or at least, it used to); so does the "native" Basilisk/Serpent user agent. But FF 68.9 apparently does not. BTW, a better approach than turning off FF compatibility mode completely is to create a SSUAO just for GitHub. That will fix GitHub without breaking other sites.

Syncing between PC and mobile phone is great. Since there is no other android app than mobile Firefox that can sync with Mozilla series browser, Firefox sync is the only choice.

As long as you have plenty of RAM (at least 512MB IMO), Serpent IA32 works fine. Maybe there is issues, maybe not, but I certainly haven't seen any.

It's been a long time, but I finally managed to update the repository: Replaced Monthly Rollup with the new KB4530695 (located on the root directory of the repository) Added Security Only Updates, KB4516051, KB4520009, KB4525239 and KB4530719 (located in the folder "/Security Only (Post August 2018)") Added Servicing Stack Update KB4531787 (located on the root directory of the repository) Replaced Internet Explorer Cumulative Update with KB4530677 (located in the folder "/Security Only (Post August 2018)") Updated SHA2 update KB4474419 to v4 (located in the folder "/SHA2") Replaced .NET Security and Quality Rollups: KB4507003 for .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0 (located in "/NET 2.0 SP2/Security and Quality Rollup"); KB4507001 for .NET Framework 4.5 (located in "/NET 4.5.2/Security and Quality Rollup"); KB4533012 for .NET Framework 4.6 (located in "/NET 4.6-4.6.1/Security and Quality Rollup"). Updated the TLS 1.1 and 1.2 enabling reg file to include x64 (located in "/Extras") I hope I didn't miss any updates. This should cover the 4 months of updates missing. I think all of these updates require SHA2 support, so be sure to first install the Servicing Stack and SHA2 updates found in the "SHA2" folder. After Server 2008's EOL there might be a chance to use Extended Security updates on Vista until 2023, thanks to @abbodi1406's "Bypass Windows 7 ESU" hosted on MyDigitalLife forums, though I don't think anybody has tested the bypass on an actual Vista install. Merry Christmas, happy New Year and here's to 3 more years of patching https://mega.nz/#F!txxRyLzC!1vBMGzMHiL864f3bl1Rj1w

I've seen many individuals use newer GPUs with older Legacy BIOS systems just fine. According to this forum post, it seems to be an issue with AMD cards mainly. Video of a GTX 1050 running in a legacy bios system. His channel has many more examples, too.