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I wanted to post into here an experience I've had with my development machine, it is quite possibly "solved" but the things done to fix it do not line up. Hopefully either the problem is solved OR the problem returns but has a more definitive error to work from. And the reason why I wanted to post it as a thread is because I do not know if the issue is related to SSL. For the backstory, this computer is SKYLYNXV2 which has Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 with minimal updates. It is a fairly recent installation as it did have Win7 32bit as of 2019 when the system had an "incident" that required a rebuild. The system has been decent since that time with no real issue. Possibly unrelated, but not certain, the only issue that has been seen in the past month or so: - Ebay pages in Iron tabs would randomly crash immediately or after a few minutes of being open. Say open up 5 tabs, 1-2 of those would crash with the "Aw snap" message. Reload fixed. This morning I was doing my browser work as usual when suddenly I get a MEMORY_MANAGEMENT bugcheck. Rebooted, checked the .dmp in windbg, nothing really sticking out other than the crash was caused by chrome.exe. Ran memtest for 2 hours, no errors. Boot back into Windows, check eventvwr, nothing special besides SChannel (which is SSL related but there isn't any way I can find that points to what app/process received the error on what file or location that prompted the log to be written) and WMIC error relating to the processor... and some other computer on the network rejecting the Master Browser request. Open Iron, bugcheck 0xD1 pointing to USB. Restart, try Firefox, same error. Eventually determined that it was not the sole act of opening a browser that caused the bugcheck, rather going to a page that required SSL. What does that mean and why would going to an HTTPS site cause the USB driver to crash the OS? I only have keyboard and mouse. So i want to check for virus, run Malwarebytes but it complains that an update is missing. It tries to go online to get the update but again... 0xD1. The complete process that has (currently) resolved the issue of getting bugcheck when trying to visit HTTPS website is: - install KB4474419 v3 (the update Malwarebytes wanted, name was stored in the log file in AppData for the installer) - run malwarebytes (it only finds false-positives) - clear cache/history/etc from Firefox and Iron - update the driver for the USB Controller (was using the stock "2006" MS driver, updated to one from 2014 from Intel) Now everything is back to normal. So now the thing to point out here is that KB4774419 is a sha-2 code signing update which was the reason why I wanted to post this, considering there has been a lot of talk on the forum about it lately. And I really hope that the "windows crashes when visiting websites" isn't actually fixed by installing an SHA-2 code signing update and installing a 7 year old USB driver. Did some deadline relating to certs come to pass from May 14th to 17th? Or is it just a coincidence?

@Vistapocalypse : By searching I landed here: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/milestones?sort=due_date_desc&state=closed and then here: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/milestones/113 which does suggest a 3.0.15 milestone is currently in the works, cut-off date for its official release being July 30th 2021 ...

yep, however I tried that one, its doesnt work either, I even select the 2020 version, and the link is basically the same as 2021 one. I found a solution now is to use a Web Archive version and download in that way, and i got the program works.

Maybe you are yourself the Magician? The real (good?) question might be "Does it make sense to use a top-performing SSD on a SATA II bus?" Or would using an el-cheapo "normal" SSD be more than enough? And do you really-really *need* a 500 GB SSD (on an old laptop)? jaclaz

Personally I don't think you will notice a difference among any of those proposed settings, though most probably this (or that) largely senseless benchmark might evidence something. jaclaz

@kasfruit, I respectfully disagree. The question was ''Can my 2006 Laptop use Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SSD?'' NOT ''Can my 2006 Laptop use Samsung Magician?'' To my knowledge, Magician is NOT required in order to use the 860 EVO SSD. Magician might offer some extra optimizations, but they are not required. Please explain, with appropriate references to Samsung documentation, if I am mistaken. While I have used the Samsung 850, 860, and 870 SSDs, it has always been with Win 7. I have not used any SSD with XP, so I could be wrong, but I don't think so. Cheers and Regards

At this Logitech Support page, did you click “Show All Downloads,” then “Choose OS” Windows 7 or Windows 8, then click “Download Now”?? It is more than 39 MB, so I do not think it is an “online installer.” Good luck!

Despite I have downloaded older version, the website itself download a online installer from the Win10 version only instead, and wont install, so this explain why its doesnt work, im not sure if you (or anyone else) has a archive copy of 2021.3 offline installer (if possible). Edit: I'm gonna try out Web Archive version (dated Nov/Dec 2020), and the installer managed to bypass that I guess.

VLC 3.0.14 has been released to fix VLC 3.0.12 and 3.0.13 auto updater issue.

The above statement was actually incorrect, and I therefore jumped to an incorrect conclusion about the last specific version number to support Windows versions older than 10. I regret the confusion.

I have another list of programs/games that support Windows 7 unofficially and some other doesnt work: Logitech G HUB - Refused to install on Windows 7 or 8.1 (only works on Windows 10), despite its said Windows 7+ as it's requirement. (Application Verifier not tested) Half-Life Alyx - Runs on Windows 7/8.1 unofficially

Well, you have 3 (three) options (I mean, NOT 3,333,333 ones). It takes what? Ten to fifteen minutes (I mean NOT 4 weeks) to try each of them. In less than one hour you can test all three and see what happens. But how will options #2 and #3 affect your aesthetic sense? (even if they are the same colour, most probably the 4GB do look somewhat different from the 2 GB ones, particularly if seen from the top) Personally I would go for option #1 and call it a day, though I would have to suppress my symmetry sense, the thought of a slot of a pair empty is damning. Graphical explanation (if needed): http://www.marriedtothesea.com/102107/symmetrical.gif jaclaz

Yes, there is hope for FF49. If you try it, don't use any post-XP system files.

New regular/weekly KM-Goanna release: https://o.rthost.win/kmeleon/KM76.4.3-Goanna-20210515.7z Changelog: Out-of-tree changes: * update Goanna3 to git 32a8a4473...963b86a51: - import changes from `dev' branch of rmottola/Arctic-Fox: - Bug 1158442 - Remove the "Performance Entry buffer size maximum reached" warning; r=baku (98065e0a3) - Bug 1164552 - create new colors in light/dark themes for devtools specifically for rendering graphs in the performance tool. The highlight-* colors in light theme work well for text, less so for rendered blocks and appear very 'bold'. Most of the dark theme graph colors are the same as their highlight-* equivilents. r=vp (a5f33fb22) - Bug 1158731 - Buffer for Performance APIs (Resource Timing, User Timing) should be separeted. r=baku (87d4be360) - Bug 1166494 - Re-add console timestamp and style markers' metadata. r=vp (24c989240) - Bug 1166494 - part2: correctly add labels to console markers and properly add style markers' restyleHints. r=vp (ecf87cff4) - Bug 1166494 - part3: Correctly handle marker definition fields that are described via function rather than array. r=vp (b71b8575f) - Bug 1162662 - Map JS markers to human readable keys, and hide if platform related via (Gecko). r=vp (7526bec84) - Bug 1167006 - Refactor marker details to not handle stack traces explicitly, and move logic into marker utils. Separate out some source link styles. r=vp (5b69886a7) - remove rough hack, shall be introduced later clean witha round like TFF or proper clamping/jittering as with FF 1443943 (91a202517) - Bug 1155761 - User Timing API in Workers, r=ehsan (0b7d3fe7d) (3517c9d90) - import changes from mozilla upstream: - Bug 1167489 and bug 1153672 - Clamp the resolution of performance.now() calls to 5us, because otherwise we allow various timing attacks that depend on high accuracy timers. r=froydnj, a=abillings (aeab359c2) - Bug 1186489. Apply the performance.now() resolution clamping in workers as well. r=froydnj (e56bc3c9a) and changed to 20us as bug 1427870 suggested. (cbb05a977) - import changes from `dev' branch of rmottola/Arctic-Fox: - Bug 1168411 - Disable test_sharedWorker_performance_user_timing.html on B2G debug for intermittent failures. r=RyanVM (844f2ecd9) - Bug 916893 - Patch 1 - Notification on workers. r=khuey,wchen (058a84ae1) - Bug 916893 - Patch 2 - Deal with onclose. Some grammar fixes. r=wchen (19cf84c5a) - Bug 916893 - Patch 3 - Walk up worker chain to find correct window for WorkerNotificationObserver. r=khuey (ee1f0c3fc) - Bug 1190176 - Make LayerScopeWebSocketManager thread safe. r=:djg (92c5ee233) - Bug 1196682 - DebugDataSender is not thread safe. r=kamidphish (6825e5d9b) - Bug 1196682 - fixup static analysis build bustage on a CLOSED TREE; r=me (eccf7b0cc) (2d7e3ad42) - import changes from `dev' branch of rmottola/Arctic-Fox: - Bug 1175138 P1 Make the dom.caches.testing.enabled pref available in workers. r=ehsan (fe47d0e0a) - Bug 1175138 P2 Expose dom.serviceWorkers.testing.enabled to workers. r=ehsan (efab5d0d3) - Bug 1160458 - Part 1: Use the CSP of the principal passed to CreateServiceWorker. r=nsm (4d0a1d742) - Bug 1172948 - Part 3: Add an explicit test case to ensure that authenticated origins that have a non-authenticated parent cannot register a service worker; r=nsm (78b3087c9) - Bug 803537 - XHR crashes in workers and in debug-builds when blob URLs are used from file scheme documents, r=khuey (aa86f77b7) - Bug 1163900 - crash in mozilla::net::nsHttpChannelCacheKey::GetData(unsigned int*, nsACString_internal&), r=jduell (adb5ddb01) - Bug 1147746 - Null check mInterceptListener in HttpChannelChild::ResetInterception; r=jdm (4c8c4e630) - Bug 1157283 - Recreate IPC redirected HTTP channels as necessary after intercepting the request in the child. r=mayhemer (3b144e45e) - Bug 1172884 P1 Properly decode body when intercepted response redirects. r=jduell (f49c37d4f) - Bug 1172884 P2 Add test for synthesizing a redirect to a compressed resource. r=ehsan (823d2122a) - Bug 1160458 - Part 2: Test. r=nsm (02b9fb3a0) - Bug 1169249 - Unregister service worker registration when uninstalling a service-worker-enabled application. Tests. r=baku (5509a19d6) - Bug 1177621 - SharedWorkers should not be shared between a private and a non-private documents, r=nsm (0836234c7) - Bug 1175138 P3 Expose the devtools SW testing flag on workers. r=ehsan (aade20454) - Bug 1173467 P3 Pass private browsing flag into CacheStorage factory methods. r=ehsan (c4d062a80) - Bug 1173467 P4 Add a test to validate Cache in private browsing window. r=ehsan (dde897e69) - Bug 1162487 - Enable the dom.caches.enabled pref in test_chrome_constructor.html; r=baku (2c73e2929) - Bug 1175138 P4 Enable dom.caches.testing.enabled in existing tests. r=ehsan (c453e03fb) - Bug 1175138 P5 Make CacheStorage reject on untrusted origins. r=ehsan (c85424d4e) - Bug 1175138 P6 Add a simple test to verify CacheStorage rejects in http origin. r=ehsan (5832eb99d) - Bug 1179567 - Make ServiceWorker keep its document and window alive; r=baku (1ae847884) - Bug 1179982 - Fix all compile errors in dom/workers on non-unified build. r=mrbkap (d30bece64) (963b86a51) * 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 NewMoon 27 Build! 32bit https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-27.10.0.win32-git-20210515-963b86a51-xpmod.7z 32bit SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-27.10.0.win32-git-20210515-963b86a51-xpmod-sse.7z 32bit noSSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-27.10.0.win32-git-20210515-963b86a51-xpmod-ia32.7z 64bit https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-27.10.0.win64-git-20210515-963b86a51-xpmod.7z source repo: https://github.com/roytam1/palemoon27 repo changes since my last build: - import changes from `dev' branch of rmottola/Arctic-Fox: - Bug 1158442 - Remove the "Performance Entry buffer size maximum reached" warning; r=baku (98065e0a3) - Bug 1164552 - create new colors in light/dark themes for devtools specifically for rendering graphs in the performance tool. The highlight-* colors in light theme work well for text, less so for rendered blocks and appear very 'bold'. Most of the dark theme graph colors are the same as their highlight-* equivilents. r=vp (a5f33fb22) - Bug 1158731 - Buffer for Performance APIs (Resource Timing, User Timing) should be separeted. r=baku (87d4be360) - Bug 1166494 - Re-add console timestamp and style markers' metadata. r=vp (24c989240) - Bug 1166494 - part2: correctly add labels to console markers and properly add style markers' restyleHints. r=vp (ecf87cff4) - Bug 1166494 - part3: Correctly handle marker definition fields that are described via function rather than array. r=vp (b71b8575f) - Bug 1162662 - Map JS markers to human readable keys, and hide if platform related via (Gecko). r=vp (7526bec84) - Bug 1167006 - Refactor marker details to not handle stack traces explicitly, and move logic into marker utils. Separate out some source link styles. r=vp (5b69886a7) - remove rough hack, shall be introduced later clean witha round like TFF or proper clamping/jittering as with FF 1443943 (91a202517) - Bug 1155761 - User Timing API in Workers, r=ehsan (0b7d3fe7d) (3517c9d90) - import changes from mozilla upstream: - Bug 1167489 and bug 1153672 - Clamp the resolution of performance.now() calls to 5us, because otherwise we allow various timing attacks that depend on high accuracy timers. r=froydnj, a=abillings (aeab359c2) - Bug 1186489. Apply the performance.now() resolution clamping in workers as well. r=froydnj (e56bc3c9a) and changed to 20us as bug 1427870 suggested. (cbb05a977) - import changes from `dev' branch of rmottola/Arctic-Fox: - Bug 1168411 - Disable test_sharedWorker_performance_user_timing.html on B2G debug for intermittent failures. r=RyanVM (844f2ecd9) - Bug 916893 - Patch 1 - Notification on workers. r=khuey,wchen (058a84ae1) - Bug 916893 - Patch 2 - Deal with onclose. Some grammar fixes. r=wchen (19cf84c5a) - Bug 916893 - Patch 3 - Walk up worker chain to find correct window for WorkerNotificationObserver. r=khuey (ee1f0c3fc) - Bug 1190176 - Make LayerScopeWebSocketManager thread safe. r=:djg (92c5ee233) - Bug 1196682 - DebugDataSender is not thread safe. r=kamidphish (6825e5d9b) - Bug 1196682 - fixup static analysis build bustage on a CLOSED TREE; r=me (eccf7b0cc) (2d7e3ad42) - import changes from `dev' branch of rmottola/Arctic-Fox: - Bug 1175138 P1 Make the dom.caches.testing.enabled pref available in workers. r=ehsan (fe47d0e0a) - Bug 1175138 P2 Expose dom.serviceWorkers.testing.enabled to workers. r=ehsan (efab5d0d3) - Bug 1160458 - Part 1: Use the CSP of the principal passed to CreateServiceWorker. r=nsm (4d0a1d742) - Bug 1172948 - Part 3: Add an explicit test case to ensure that authenticated origins that have a non-authenticated parent cannot register a service worker; r=nsm (78b3087c9) - Bug 803537 - XHR crashes in workers and in debug-builds when blob URLs are used from file scheme documents, r=khuey (aa86f77b7) - Bug 1163900 - crash in mozilla::net::nsHttpChannelCacheKey::GetData(unsigned int*, nsACString_internal&), r=jduell (adb5ddb01) - Bug 1147746 - Null check mInterceptListener in HttpChannelChild::ResetInterception; r=jdm (4c8c4e630) - Bug 1157283 - Recreate IPC redirected HTTP channels as necessary after intercepting the request in the child. r=mayhemer (3b144e45e) - Bug 1172884 P1 Properly decode body when intercepted response redirects. r=jduell (f49c37d4f) - Bug 1172884 P2 Add test for synthesizing a redirect to a compressed resource. r=ehsan (823d2122a) - Bug 1160458 - Part 2: Test. r=nsm (02b9fb3a0) - Bug 1169249 - Unregister service worker registration when uninstalling a service-worker-enabled application. Tests. r=baku (5509a19d6) - Bug 1177621 - SharedWorkers should not be shared between a private and a non-private documents, r=nsm (0836234c7) - Bug 1175138 P3 Expose the devtools SW testing flag on workers. r=ehsan (aade20454) - Bug 1173467 P3 Pass private browsing flag into CacheStorage factory methods. r=ehsan (c4d062a80) - Bug 1173467 P4 Add a test to validate Cache in private browsing window. r=ehsan (dde897e69) - Bug 1162487 - Enable the dom.caches.enabled pref in test_chrome_constructor.html; r=baku (2c73e2929) - Bug 1175138 P4 Enable dom.caches.testing.enabled in existing tests. r=ehsan (c453e03fb) - Bug 1175138 P5 Make CacheStorage reject on untrusted origins. r=ehsan (c85424d4e) - Bug 1175138 P6 Add a simple test to verify CacheStorage rejects in http origin. r=ehsan (5832eb99d) - Bug 1179567 - Make ServiceWorker keep its document and window alive; r=baku (1ae847884) - Bug 1179982 - Fix all compile errors in dom/workers on non-unified build. r=mrbkap (d30bece64) (963b86a51)

New build of BOC/UXP for XP! Test binary: MailNews Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/mailnews.win32-20210515-355db4de-uxp-e98338935-xpmod.7z BNavigator Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/bnavigator.win32-20210515-355db4de-uxp-e98338935-xpmod.7z source repo (excluding UXP): https://github.com/roytam1/boc-uxp/tree/custom-older * Notice: the profile prefix (i.e. parent folder names) are also changed since 2020-08-15 build, you may rename their names before using new binaries when updating from builds before 2020-08-15. -- New build of HBL-UXP for XP! Test binary: IceDove-UXP(mail) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/icedove.win32-20210515-id-f0915f3-uxp-e98338935-xpmod.7z IceApe-UXP(suite) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/iceape.win32-20210515-id-f0915f3-ia-c642e3c-uxp-e98338935-xpmod.7z source repo (excluding UXP): https://github.com/roytam1/icedove-uxp/tree/winbuild https://github.com/roytam1/iceape-uxp/tree/winbuild for UXP changes please see above.

New build of Serpent/UXP for XP! Test binary: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20210515-e29e57e-uxp-e98338935-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20210515-e29e57e-uxp-e98338935-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-20210515-e29e57e-uxp-e98338935-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-28.10.3a1.win32-git-20210515-2ad022d8c-uxp-e98338935-xpmod.7z Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.3a1.win32-git-20210515-2ad022d8c-uxp-e98338935-xpmod-sse.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.3a1.win64-git-20210515-2ad022d8c-uxp-e98338935-xpmod.7z Official UXP changes since my last build: - Issue #1751 -- Remove cocoa support code from /dom (ca35efb84) - Issue #1751 -- Remove cocoa and uikit widget support code (08da125d9) - Issue #1751 -- Update crashtests (b5ece9f77) - Issue #1751 -- Remove cocoa and uikit gfx and hal support code (1ee35eafa) - Issue #1770 - Fix incorrect reference to event parameter (5c583e905) - Merge pull request 'Fix undefined event error thrown when scrolling on the auto scroll pop-up' (#1771) from FranklinDM/UXP:scroll-wheel-event-work into master (2b7197465) - [network] Fix typo in port blocking range check. (e98338935) No official Basilisk changes since my last build. Official Pale-Moon changes since my last build: - Issue #1865 - Remove mac-specific resources (2e3103d23) - Back-end branch pointer update. (2ad022d8c)

I hope people can distinguish Hongkongers from Chineses.

I just happened across a report at Apple Community that there is an iTunes 12.10.11.2 for Windows 7 and 8 (12.10.10.2 having formerly been thought to be the final compatible version): https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252707412 https://support.apple.com/downloads/itunes Since the OP of this thread is no longer with us, someone might eventually want to start another one?

If you’ve been working computers a while like me then you probably remember a great little program called OpenExpert. In win2k and XP it adds a context menu item that then lets you easily pick and choose the programs to open your files with. It’s way better than the native option. It does install in Windows 7 but only if you do so prior to the installation of SP1. So you do a fresh install of bare Windows 7 then immediately install OpenExpert. After that, you can apply all of the OS updates normally.