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New build of Serpent/UXP for XP! Test binary: Win32 https://o.rths.ml/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.5.win32-git-20200509-670d30e-uxp-823eca65a-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rths.ml/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.5.win64-git-20200509-670d30e-uxp-823eca65a-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.rths.ml/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.5.win32-git-20200509-670d30e-uxp-823eca65a-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.rths.ml/palemoon/palemoon-28.9.3a1.win32-git-20200509-9dd13274b-uxp-823eca65a-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rths.ml/palemoon/palemoon-28.9.3a1.win64-git-20200509-9dd13274b-uxp-823eca65a-xpmod.7z Official UXP changes since my last build: - Issue #1531 - Work around GCC 10 defaulting to -fno-common in media/ffvpx/libavcodec/ (4ecfad8e5) - Issue #1449 - Implement URLSearchParams's sort() (ea491d038) - Issue #1517 - Remove dom.event.highrestimestamp.enabled pref (ca826767f) - Issue #1450 - Remove NVidia 3D-Vision utils (6980b8079) - Issue #457 - Fix warning about inline nsINode::GetFlattenedTreeParentNodeForStyle being undefined (f63b86a46) - Issue #1259 - Remove a leftover GMP migration function (da375ebed) - Merge pull request #1534 from adeshkp/gmp-migration-leftover (e0ddf8122) - Merge pull request #1532 from adeshkp/patch-15 (257e62db9) - Issue #1451 - Split out ICU data file on Windows (518efb215) - Prevent the existance of dangling pointers upon failure of FindDataStart. (b378ddaac) - [js] Record load in MCreateThis alias set. (f5c2775a6) - [devtools] Port various upstream fixes (c0401ee70) - [dom] Reorder some calls to improve memory safety (789146fb7) - [WebRTC] Port some upstream sctp fixes (cc2f6543b) - [XPFE] Properly anchor XUL windows when tearing down (3c38a37ac) - Hyperbola IceDove should use the toolkit SearchService (7c779d875) - Issue #1536 - Part 1: Add timecode checking for the WebM parser (c31fe286b) - Issue #1536 - Part 2: Parse content to decide whether it's a media segment. (7e1f4f430) - Issue #1536 - Part 3: Parse content to decide whether it's an init segment. (823eca65a) My UXP changes since my last build: - Reverted Issue #1259 - Remove a leftover GMP migration function (da375ebed) Official Basilisk changes since my last build: - Update back-end branch pointer (2de1b32) - [AM] Clean up addon-signing build leftovers. (670d30e) No official Pale-Moon changes since my last build.

== RetroZilla Community Edition == = Overview = RetroZilla v2.2 is one of the only open source web browsers that connect to modern HTTPS websites in vanilla Windows 98.[1] Below is a compilation of the most relevant information needed to download, install, tweak and run the browser. To keep the thread clean, please avoid posting information unrelated to RetroZilla. Forum member rn10950's official RetroZilla v2.2 page (no JavaScript required): https://github.com/rn10950/RetroZilla/releases/tag/2.2 = Prerequisites = A basic Windows 9x installation is required. RetroZilla was extensively tested in vanilla Windows 98 SE and should work on all Windows 9x systems. A working network connection is needed to download RetroZilla and browse the internet. As the official RetroZilla download is from an HTTPS site, a different operating system and browser may be required for the initial download, plus a mechanism to get the installation file on to the Windows 98 system (USB stick, CD burn, multi-boot). Note a forked release of RetroZilla, compiled by forum member roytam1, is also available on an HTTP server, especially useful for Windows 9x systems not yet able to access most HTTPS sites, review footnote link for more information.[2] Note some download links below require an MSFN forum member login. = Download = RetroZilla v2.2 direct download (~12 MB, no JavaScript required):[3] https://github.com/rn10950/RetroZilla/releases/download/2.2/retrozilla-2.2.en-US.win32.installer.exe = Install = Install RetroZilla [3], default pathway C:\Program Files\RetroZilla. = Run = Run RetroZilla, first run creates a user profile, default pathway C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\RetroZilla\Profiles\default\your_profile = TLS Tweaks = The about:config modifications outlined in the link below improve security and allow RetroZilla to connect to virtually all HTTPS sites.[3] https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/15/?tab=comments#comment-1174993 Note TLS v1.2 (Transport Layer Security) support is not evident from browser preferences or about:config. To confirm browser capabilities restart RetroZilla and load the site below. https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/viewMyClient.html = Rendering Issues = Most web pages will not render properly due to the age of RetroZilla's code base and the ever changing internet. If this is not acceptable install kernel extensions and try a newer web browser or upgrade to a newer operating system. One tip that often helps when viewing a web page that does not format well, or if links are missing, is to toggle View dropdown -> Use Style -> 'Default Style' to 'None'. Also experiment with different font and color preferences, select Edit dropdown -> Preferences -> Appearance and modify as desired. Web page content sometimes hides between code tags, especially with JavaScript disabled. This may cause some web pages to render incompletely or not at all. If a userContent.css file is not yet set up, copy userContent-example.css to userContent.css in the user profile chrome directory, default pathway C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\RetroZilla\Profiles\default\your_profile\chrome. Paste the code snippet below into userContent.css, save the file, restart browser. Thank-you @siria, the detailed explanation is linked below. https://msfn.org/board/topic/181416-retrozilla-community-edition/page/3/?tab=comments#comment-1186324 svg[style*="display: none"] , svg[style*="visibility: hidden"] { display: block !important; visibility: visible !important; position: relative !important; width: auto !important; height: auto !important; pointer-events: auto !important; border: 4px dashed red !important; } = JavaScript Issues = Almost all web browsing needs to be performed with JavaScript disabled as the CPU will become overwhelmed and/or RetroZilla may crash. This old browser is not capable of properly processing most modern JavaScript code. For safer browsing, disabling JavaScript is recommended anyway to prevent unauthorized code execution. Most sites are still fairly functional without JavaScript, otherwise find alternative sites. The two options for JavaScript control are to either disable JavaScript entirely or selectively. To disable JavaScript entirely, load 'about:config' (no quotes) in RetroZilla's URL bar and change 'javascript.enabled' to 'false'. Alternatively leave 'javascript.enabled' to 'true', install and configure the NoScript extension, modified to work in RetroZilla, direct download at bottom of the post linked below. https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/15/?tab=comments#comment-1174709 Review the RetroZilla Extensions Collection link below for information on installing extensions. = RetroZilla Search Engine Collection = https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/15/?tab=comments#comment-1175158 = RetroZilla Extensions Collection = https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/16/?tab=comments#comment-1175386 = RetroZilla Extensions Other = Additional extensions, most untested, that may/not work in RetroZilla. Install at own risk, recommend backing up profile beforehand. Feel free to report extensions found to be useful, not already included in the RetroZilla Extensions Collection above. http://web.archive.org/web/20191225070534/http://users.skynet.be/fa258499/extensions.html http://web.archive.org/web/20191228112850/http://xsidebar.mozdev.org/modifiedmisc.html = Extension Hacking = The link below provides information on hacking browser extensions for SeaMonkey based browsers, most applicable to RetroZilla. http://users.skynet.be/fa258499/hackexttutorial.html Depending on licensing restrictions, consider posting hacked extensions that have been modified to work in RetroZilla. = Extension Removal Tips = The post mentions SeaMonkey but RetroZilla works the same way. https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/12/?tab=comments#comment-1174068 = Cleanup Script = A simple batch file can be created to cleanse unwanted files from a profile directory. Create a file named 'RZ_CLEAN.BAT' or similar on the desktop similar to below, substitute your RetroZilla profile pathway. After closing RetroZilla, click RZ_CLEAN.BAT to clean up the profile. This is extra cleansing than the 'Clear Private Data' extension (cleardata.xpi) from the RetroZilla Extensions Collection mentioned above. : RZ_CLEAN.BAT DELTREE /Y "C:\WINDOWS\RetroZilla\Profiles\default\Cache\*" DEL "C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\RetroZilla\Profiles\default\hs621mwy.slt\cookies.txt" DEL "C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\RetroZilla\Profiles\default\hs621mwy.slt\downloads.rdf" DEL "C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\RetroZilla\Profiles\default\hs621mwy.slt\history.dat" DEL "C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\RetroZilla\Profiles\default\hs621mwy.slt\webappsstore.sqlite" = Tabs = If the active browser tab is difficult to see, create a custom 'userChrome.css' file in the RetroZilla profile's 'chrome' directory. https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/15/?tab=comments#comment-1174872 = Links = Official RetroZilla forum thread. https://msfn.org/board/topic/174987-retrozilla-an-updated-version-of-mozilla-for-windows-95-and-nt4-22-released/#comments Running vanilla Windows 98 thread, miscellaneous RetroZilla discussion starts at post below, continues for several pages. https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/13/?tab=comments#comment-1174444 END [1] K-Meleon v1.5.4 is another option. https://msfn.org/board/topic/181726-k-meleon-tls-v12-in-vanilla-windows-98-se/ [2] HTTP download and installation information. https://msfn.org/board/topic/181416-retrozilla-community-edition/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-1184970 [3] RetroZilla build from forum member roytam1, discussion initiated by forum member loblolly986 and a few posts afterward. Useful information to determine which RetroZilla browser to download and how to install. Note the build from roytam1 should not require manually modifying about:config settings to enable TLS v1.2 (ie. ignore the TLS Tweaks section). https://msfn.org/board/topic/181416-retrozilla-community-edition/?tab=comments#comment-1182273 Forum member @loblolly986 clarified the install process when extracting the RetroZilla build from @roytam1 into an existing RetroZilla installation. https://msfn.org/board/topic/181416-retrozilla-community-edition/page/4/?tab=comments#comment-1199080 Direct download link for @roytam1's build: http://o.rthost.win/gpc/files1.rt/retrozilla-suite-tls12-20200131.7z

Hi ZaPbUzZ. Only encryption up to TLS v1.2 will work, the world is moving on. All search engines in the search engine collection connect and during general browsing >95% of sites connect. Please provide an example of a URL that does not connect. There are no encryption settings in preferences, modify and add the about:config entries noted in the 'TLS Tweaks' section. If these tweaks are not applied browsing will suck. From spending probably too much time on this forum, JavaScript processing is an issue with all current Windows 98 capable browsers, even using kernel extensions, hence the NoScript recommendation noted in the 'JavaScript Issues' section. Almost all downloads work, as noted in the vanilla Windows 98 thread accessing various software on almost a daily basis. As noted in the 'Rendering Issues' section, if download links are missing toggle View dropdown -> Use Style -> 'Default Style' to 'None'. Of course if a download link is hiding behind JavaScript, then try selective JavaScript processing with NoScript or provide a link to a download that fails. It goes without saying RetroZilla takes extra setup but the steps are all outlined and linked above. The browsing experience will not be the same as a modern browser on a modern system, we're talking basic browsing here on a 22 year old operating system, which in itself is pretty amazing. If routine browsing with JavaScript is desirable, then it's probably necessary to use a newer OS.

New build of BOC/UXP for XP! Test binary: MailNews Win32 https://o.rths.ml/boc-uxp/mailnews.win32-20200509-1e6c1379-uxp-823eca65a-xpmod.7z Browser-only Suite Win32 https://o.rths.ml/boc-uxp/bnavigator.win32-20200509-1e6c1379-uxp-823eca65a-xpmod.7z source patch (excluding UXP): https://o.rths.ml/boc-uxp/boc-uxp-src-xpmod-20191123.7z Official repo changes since my last build: - [CommTK] Preprocess strings for the profile manager so they make sense between applications (fd09ad4a) - Update platform commit pointer (1e6c1379) -- New build of IceApe-UXP for XP! Test binary: https://o.rths.ml/gpc/files1.rt/iceape.win32-20200509-id-e9fb1af-ia-5ee5566-uxp-823eca65a-xpmod.7z Official repo changes since my last build: - Fix Search Service (e9fb1af) - Fix SearX Instance (5ee5566)

I am shocked reading this. I have been sick the last couple of years and spent little time building computers. Last week I got back into a project that I had put on hold. It is my second W98 4 GB computer and I had bought a second license for it. RIP Rloew, you are a legend and will be missed.

What I did was simply rename the 2 .dll's to something silly. They will still be in use and un-deletable while the current session of DWM is running. After that simply paste the 2 .dll's from the archive file in the "system32" folder and restart your PC (or restart DWM). Then I deleted the 2 old files and I had AeroGlass working. I obviously made a backup prior to all this.

You just need to replace both dwmcore.dll and uDWM.dll in the C:\Windows\System32 folder with the previous version from the windows update that did work with Aero Glass. Recommend doing a backup before doing this in case causes issues.

Yeah we have to wait for the new version, or you could replace your DWM files with the ones of the old Windows build if you're willing to do that to your system. Side-note, are you the same Lifell that by chance plays Final Fantasy XIV? I'm on a Discord for the game that also features a Lifell