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I've hinted about it on here within the last week, and I can be proud to say the AMD Radeon Graphics driver for Windows Vista is finally available. There are also several other drivers that work with Vista that are usually bundled with hardware that features support for Windows 7 as well as the AMD Vista chipset drivers which still work with AMD Radeon's. To make this significantly easier for everyone, I included everything in a simple driver pack. Make sure Extended Kernel latest release is installed before installing graphics driver! You can get everything here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/lxzpv2afvxzzy6h/AMD_Assorted_Drivers_Pack.zip/file Most of these will also work with Windows XP x64 edition as well. The included ACPI.SY_ needs to be extracted with 7zip and integrated into an XP 64-bit media. The drivers that I could not get working under XP, despite their Vista success was: AMD IOMMU, PSP 2.0, and Realtek Card reader. The others like SMBus and USB 3.0 worked just fine. The graphics driver obviously does not work with XP, and trying to port it to XP's XDM (pre-WDDM) driver module may be hard to do. I hope these drivers are of use to people. Also, if your specific Radeon/chipset device is not in any of the INFs, a simple INF mod to add in references to it will suffice, after which you can install away. Also note, these are considered Beta drivers, but no problems, knock on wood, have been reported. Please also note I did not mod the Radeon Graphics driver. Credit goes to K4Sum1 for that. EDIT: There is a tutorial that shows you how to get AMD 17.10.1 working with Windows Vista. You can find it here: http://windowsenthusiasts1.epizy.com/AMD17101WindowsVista.html Inside there is also a link if you need support.

I am creating this topic since many, including me, want Windows Update v4 working. It is the only version that remains to be revived, since WUv5 shares the backend of WUv6 and WUv3 uses static inventory. But WUv4 has a complex backend system like WUv5/WUv6 but these are based on ASP.NET (aspx), while WUv4 is based on ASP Classic (asp). And why not upgrade to the WUv5 and WUv6 backend? WUv 4 works with Windows 98/ME, while WUv 5 and WUv6 require at least Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3. Also, WUv4 is mostly expected by Windows 98 users. The only solution but not for long The predecessor of WSUS called SUS, it works but only from Windows 2000 onwards (but in this case SP2) and it only checks for updates until October 2005. And it is somewhat difficult to get it to check for updates. Some problems to solve: - Catalog didn't call getmanifest.asp - Windows 9X didn't work with SUS backend - Results.asp not found This for the moment, with the passage of time there will be peculiarities in the different OS as in each version of IE. For example, updates only appear until such time, custom pages don't work, etc.

I did some tests with NVMe drivers to check how well the copy procedure worked to get XP booting via freeldr. I completed five fresh installations of XP from Ramsey using four different drivers and five different NVMe devices. The copy procedure worked in four out of five NVMe devices tested. The only failed attempt was on a samsung 970 Evo Plus with the MS NVMe v2.0 driver. I tried 4 times without success. The strangest thing is that booting worked fine on a samsung 970 Evo using the same MS NVMe v2.0 driver. I have also noticed other things, but I think the one above is the strangest.

Sorry yes! I monitored it for quite a while, intending to report back, but never got around to actually doing it! Yes, against all my expectations, the 'incorrect today' issue seems to be fixed. Quite why a one-hour discrepancy in the time that the browser thinks it is should cause that is still a bit of a mystery to me, but it obviously was the cause! I'll probably just set the time back an hour manually on the morning of the 30th, by changing the timezone back to London, and carry on doing that manual adjustment in the future when the clocks change.

WinNTSetup 5.3 Beta 1 - compiler updated to PureBasic 6.00 C-Backend - updated wimlib to version 1.13.6 - right-click on apply mode combo opens Tools\Compact\WimBootCompress.ini - fixed errors with native 4K drives - fixed VSS error not displayed - fixed Bootice Mod always starts in darkmode - added commandline switch for VHD-CREATE -uuid:{UUID} (simular to VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid) - added WinCopy option (copy Windows from one partition to another) - added WinCopy and WinCopy-CLI command line - changed wimlib is the default compression engine - MinWin: support inline comments (//) - MinWin: grant full admin access to files - MinWin: fixed VCRuntime 2008 installer needs sxsstore.dll and config\TxR - MinWin: fixed diskpart shrink needs defragproxy.dll - RegImport: added support for [?HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\...] (only processed if key exists)

MSI Afterburner 4.5.0 works. Version 4.6.0 and newer are broken.

This will be the last time I harp on this, but since this ties into the Extended Kernel, that's why I mention all this. Anywho, I created an AMD Driver pack that is compatible with AMD Radeon's such as R4 Stoney Ridge and Rx xxx (Rx 570, etc). This includes everything needed to run Vista (and even XP 64-bit) on Radeon hardware. To run all this (except for the Realtek, chipset and touchpad drivers), Extended Kernel must be installed. You can get all of this here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/lxzpv2afvxzzy6h/AMD_Assorted_Drivers_Pack.zip/file P.S. The graphics driver is in Beta. I'll open a new, separate thread for further discussion on this.

ON A STALKING TRIP - AFRICAN WILD DOGS by Susanne Schlesinger Source: https://za.pinterest.com/pin/15551561203989790/ Source: https://www.outback-africa.de/blog/2014/03/07/auf-pirschfahrt-afrikanische-wildhunde/ If you are lucky enough to go on a game drive, you will see them. African wild dogs, also called "Painted Dogs" because of their colorful patches of fur. They are very rare and endangered.A larger settlement area is in central southern Africa between the Kalahari in Namibia and Botswana to the border area between Zimbabwe, South Africa and Mozambique. Other small distribution areas are in central Africa as well as northern Kenya, southern Tanzania and Somalia. Only a few smaller packs are sighted in each case. Wild dogs look similar to jackals, wolves, and distantly to hyenas, which has earned them the nickname "hyena dog." Biologically, they are most closely related to jackals, although the latter are considerably smaller. Like all members of the genus, the African wild dog is a pack animal and the social bond with the family is so strong that young animals in the pack are raised by all members and fed by regurgitating food mash. Likewise, all members of a pack capable of doing this go hunting together several times a day and help care for sick or elderly dogs. The dogs are very skillful hunters, however, the prey is often disputed by hyenas or lions, against which they are physically inferior.hunted during the day on sight, the prey is killed by tearing. Unlike predatory cats, dogs cannot grasp their prey with their paws. The long legs make them fast, the large ears hear approaching prey particularly well. The dogs do not have fixed territories, they wander where there is water and food. The puppies like to be hidden in a burrow, which is guarded by the pack. When they are old enough to hunt (after about six months), the wild dogs move around again. The pack leader is a male wild dog. Only he and his leader mate and have offspring. All other adult members are hormonally "controlled" so that they have no mating instinct. This changes only when the alpha dogs can no longer have offspring. However, there is hardly any aggression and rank fights. This peculiarity is certainly one of the reasons why the dogs are threatened with extinction. There are simply not enough offspring, moreover many of the dogs are killed by other predators, so that the population is getting smaller and smaller. In addition, there are diseases, accidents and the ever-shrinking habitat. In Zimbabwe, therefore, a conservation project was launched in the Hwange National Park. Our colleague René reported about it some time ago. Further chances to see the rare wild dogs are in Botswana in the Moremi Game Reserve and in the Okavango area (here Doreen and Ulrike were independently lucky). Marco also experienced unforgettable wild dog sightings in Botswana and in Zambia in the Luangwa Valley. Svenja saw the dogs in the Selous Game Reserve in southern Tanzania. Also in private reserves around the Kruger National Park you can meet wild dogs, but luck is always a part of it... More photos here: https://www.outback-africa.de/blog/2014/03/07/auf-pirschfahrt-afrikanische-wildhunde/ - yes, Pretty Animals!

To be clear (and fair to Google), it's not so much their Chromium engine (I use Chromium-based browsers - albeit "unGoogled" - when necessary) as it is Google's "predatory innovation" cycle ... Ok, just to clarify what I meant with the verb "stifle". Most of the developers of browsers and websites follow Google's lead. Be it the Chromium engine they use as a basis for new browsers or the frameworks the developers need to create or recode websites. In the end, it doesn't matter. The result is a "Chromium world" or "Google world", and alternative browser engines are tragically left behind. And, I say that as an Android fan and user whose tablet represents the realisation of a pure Google and Chromium world. Anyway, I am very happy to be able to use UXP browsers on my very old Windows XP machine thanks to @roytam1. Chromium browsers severely restrict the modifiability of extensions. I love extensions, and I deeply hate any kind of these restrictions. And, one thing is very clear. I am a Windows XP fan, I am just a user, I do not have to be fair with regard to Google. I have never wanted these cluttered and cumbersome websites, in fact I loathe them. I am not employed by Google, and I am not paid by this company. So, why should I think this aberration is good or judge it fairly? Sorry, no way! BTW, a similar misdevelopment can also be seen in Android itself. More and more restrictions from one Android version to the next, everything becomes more cumbersome, and the hardware has to be permanently upgraded to handle this crap. Simply suck! Microsoft has shown how it's done!

Windows Update v4 is currently experiencing problems due to getmanifest.asp, so it will come in a moment. But v3 is working and v5 too! WinFX and maile3241 did a very great job.

It's not your personal feeling, it is what most people actually do (formatting/reinstalling), I suspect because if you ask or search about a problem you have on the Internet (with the rare exception of MSFN and a few more "friendly" forums) the replies usually amount to these (please choose one ): 1) That cannot be fixed, format and reinstall 2) It would take less time to format and reinstall 3) You should format and reinstall 4) Why don't you format and reinstall? 5) I had that same problem, I formatted and reinstalled and it went away. jaclaz

Your Meme of the Day: The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself. St. Augustine

VIRTUAL TRIP to: Untouched Wilderness in America's Northernmost National Park - Gates of the Arctic

Tippi from Africa: What does the jungle girl who grew up with tigers and elephants look like today? 10/10/2022 What does the jungle girl who grew up with tigers and elephants look like today? Tippi was nicknamed "the real Mowgli" - this is the amazing story of the little girl who spent her first 10 years in the African steppes with elephants, tigers and lions Tippi Degre had a very unusual childhood (to say the least) and this can be seen as she sits next to an adult tiger and looks completely relaxed. Tippi is the daughter of French photographers Sylvie Robert and Alain Degré, and she spent the first ten years of her life traveling around Africa, with her parents documenting her experiences. She was nicknamed the real Mowgli, and now after 10 years, an updated copy of her picture book, Tippi: My Book of Africa, is being released again, giving a glimpse into the extraordinary first decade of her life. According to the mother, Sylvia, "It was magical to live in the wild with this girl, who was very lucky: it was just the three of us there in the savannah with the animals and very few people. The animals around her were really her friends and she used a lot of imagination to live in these conditions and communicate with them." (@tippi.okanti_official) When she was ten, her parents returned to France and enrolled Tippi in a state public school. According to them, she did not integrate well into Western life as they expected and at a certain point, after feeling that she did not have much in common with the other children, her parents decided to transfer her to a home schooling format. Despite this, she attended university and completed a degree in cinema. Today (2022) she is 32 years old and runs the children's film festival for the environment in Paris - and constantly visits Namibia. Here: https://newsrnd.com/news/2022-10-10-what-does-the-jungle-girl-who-grew-up-with-tigers-and-elephants-look-like-today----walla!-news.H1OzaZzQi.html VIDEO trailer: https://www.nspirement.com/2021/07/12/tippi-grew-up-with-wild-animals.html Pictures: https://themindcircle.com/tippi-africa/ ..and read on moncarredesable.com: https://moncarredesable.com/qest-devenue-tippi-la-petite-sauvage/ Tippi Degré Tippi Degré was born on June 4, 1990 in Namibia. She is the daughter of Alain Degré and Sylvie Robert, both photographers. She climbed on the backs of elephants, curled up against big cats, played with ostriches and snakes. She made the African savannah her playground and wild animals her companions. In the 1990s, in southern Africa, Tippi Degré lived the childhood of Mowgli, the hero of the Jungle Book. "My first memory of Africa is a perfume and the contact with the skin of an animal", she confirmed during an interview. In 2000, she was ten years old when her photographer parents, Alain Degré and Sylvie Robert, returned to France, their country of origin. For the child, the arrival in France was rough. Tippi attended a public school in Paris, but only stayed there for two years before her parents withdrew her to ensure her education at home. Between the ages of 12 and 13, she presented on television Les Voyages extraordinaires de Tippi, a series of six animal and environmental documentaries set in South Africa, Australia and Canada. Later, she would have participated in the show "Fort Boyard", where she was in charge of the good care of tigers. "Civilized by obligation" Graduating in 2013 from a film school in Lyon, the young woman wants to reconnect with her first love: "I would really like to be able to reconnect with nature and the little girl I was to get back in touch with my inner self." Defending wildlife is also among her priorities. Since 2014, she has directed El Petit FICMA, the children's section of the FICMA festival, the oldest environmental film festival. Now 32, the child of the savannah considers herself "civilized by obligation." I had a very special relationship with animals, which I put on the same level as human beings," she recalls. For ten years, I have been cut off from my roots. In the city, everything seems artificial, there is something that sounds false, unlike life in nature which connects you to the essential and to the intelligence of the universe. I wish with all my heart to find this original purity.

Yes, it will scan the entire drive. Name of the *.txt file does not matter. Best to create a new "MySoftware.txt" that contains the whitelist or this specific software. About custom_command.cmd in win_reduce_trusted you only get the driveletter as %WorkDrive%. There could be added much more information...

@IXOYE I can confirm, with latest Serpent 52.9.0 on Vista SP2 32-bit ... My EU IP results in a blank page when attempting to load https://mevius.5ch.net/ Serpent 52 will also produce a 451 HTTP error, but you have to open the Web Console to see it: However, I'm not convinced this block is implemented necessarily on "our" European side, nor that it has to do with being inside a "Western" democracy (BTW, did you vote in the recent French elections? When citizens abstain en mass from elections (as I've heard was the case...), so called "democracies" rot into oligarchies - OT, of course, here, so apologies for bringing this up ) ... On further testing, Asian and US (yes, US of A) IPs do load that hostname, so perhaps an ACL (access-control-list) is imposed on "their" side? OTOH, why would the Japanese block EU IPs? Not a new thing, sadly... The net hasn't been a liberal place since at least ten years ago, if not more... "Political correctness" and rights restrictions (for media content) imposed by the big powers that be have placed strict geo-blocks on what one can access freely from one's physical location... And I'm not even discussing authoritarian regimes that censor net access as a whole; I'm simply talking here about net censorship in "democratic" regimes/states... That is why VPNs are considered a must in this day and age... 28/06/2021 EDIT: It does indeed appear that the EU IP block is done on the Japanese side, as a result of them not willing to conform to the GDPR EU laws; relevant reference from the wikipedia entry for 451 HTTP Error:

I found that if you enable compatibility mode with Windows 2000, then version 13 starts to open sites with TLS 1.3 and with a valid certificate. Maybe someone already wrote about it, but I haven't seen it. You can check on this site, it only uses version 1.3: https://tls13.1d.pw/