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So, Windows 7 ESU and 8.1 died today? Just kidding, I will sideload official, non-paid Server 2012 R2 Updates to my 8.1 machine till October 2023. Windows 7 ESU might have ended, but Pos Ready 7 is still up till October 2024. Another very interesting thing I read today was that Microsoft implemented Secure Boot into Windows 7 with it‘s last Security Patch. I wonder why they did that but does this mean I can now install Windows 7 on newer devices that doesn‘t support Legacy BIOS? source: ghacks.net/2023/01/10/microsoft-sneaks-secure-boot-support-into-windows-7-shortly-before-support-ends/?amp

Hello Windows Updaters, here are some news. THE NEWS WIndows Update v3: The Windows Update v3 website is still experiencing issues, and we're working to solve them. However, there's an url : http://windowsupdate.overrender.com/R1201/v31site/default.htm (the website is still work in progress). We also discovered the Windows Update Catalog v3 (for update from Windows 95 to Windows 2000 Service Pack 2). WIndows Update v4: Windows Update v4 is missing the results.asp page. Without this page, you simply can't install updates. The Windows Update Catalog is not working at all. If any of you find the good results.asp, send me a private message and I'll try it. This would save us a long time of coding the page. WIndows Update v5: Windows Update v5 is now available in 22 languages, all included in the same folder (v5consumer). Once the pictures will be done, the Windows Update v5 pack will be released. If anyone wants to help us with translating the pages in any other languages (like Japanese, Chinese), send me a private message or join the Discord server. Any of you can help us. Don't worry, this project is not for 3 people only! If you have updates stored on your computer for old Microsoft Operating Systems, you can also offer them. All is accepted ! Credits: Thanks to all the members of this project, especially @WinFX!

WinNTSetup - a simple but powerful universal Windows Installer Features: Install (unattend) Windows 2k/XP/20??/Vista/7/8.x/10/11 x86/x64/arm64 Practically runs even on the most minimalistic WinPE selectable drive letter for the new Windows installation Fully automated with save/load setting in ini file and various command line options Install Windows also if nlite/vlite has remove winnt32.exe/setup.exe Integrate Drivers: normal PNP and Textmode Drivers Patch uxtheme to allow unsigned Themes Some common registry tweaks and *.reg file import DISM APPX removal, feature enable/disable Simple VHD creation and Installation Support "Windows to Go" for Windows 7 and later installs Supports WimBoot and CompactOS option for Windows 7 and later Supports all current WIM files: WIM/SWM/ESD and ISO files WinCapture - capture a Windows installation to WIM or ESD file MinWin - simple trimming WIM in memory before apply WinCopy - copy an existing Windows installation to another partition Offline Hotfix uninstall Offline password reset Not Supported: - No Windows embedded version (this includes WinFLP) - No upgrades of existing installations About driver installation: Every driver added in NT6.x windows will be added to the driver store. So it's not recommended to add countless driver, but rather more really required ones. NT5.x massstorage driver integration is possible thanks to Mr dUSHA powerful MSSTMake.exe tool To the Unattend option: It's possible to use an unattend.xml to run the Setup unattended. But as the actual WinPE Setup Phase isn't effective in that way of install, all Winpe related settings inside the unattend.xml won't be applied. Ini config file It's possible to save all GUI-settings to a ini file: push Ctrl + S to save all settings to an ini. push Ctrl + L to load all settings from an ini. A WinNTSetup.ini file in the same dir as the app itself will be loaded automatically at startup. It also can be selected via command line: WinNTSetup.exe /cfg:"C:\mysettings.ini" If you want to modify ini settings yourself, click-click has made a nice PDF for it. For advanced users there are also hidden settings described in the included WinNTSetup.ini.txt Command line: - Press F1 to get list of all options To install Windows in a VHD file: - requires Windows 7 as OS and Windows 7 Ultimate, Enterprise or Server 2008 R2 as Source - create a partitioned VHD and assign a drive letter (push Ctrl + Shift + V to use build in diskpart wrapper for this) - select the VHD drive as installation drive (make sure you boot drive ist a active primary partition on a physical disk) If you get an Antivirus warning from your AV software, please report it to them as a false positive and let them check it. Current Version: 5.4.1 Download: Mega - MediaFire

Greetings. Completely disabled IPv6, if_nametoindex, if_indextoname. Stub for add_dll_directory. A list of failed tests is included. Tested on youtube-dl-2021-12-17, yt-dlp-2022.06.29, streamlink-4.1.0, mitmproxy 6.0.3 (patched with zstandard from WHL folder). https://mega.nz/folder/KxExlAiC#L9rAQ5kTCtlHgZUwaxMpgw PS. Sorry, I have a problems with email. So there may be a huge delay in responses... Best regards.

Did you disable WD? Can is be completely removed from Win11? I don't use "real-time" but do use "on-demand" scans but they never come up with anything because I don't ever visit strange sites anymore.

Sounds good. I've forgotten the model number of your laptop. Could you share that again?

Well here's my debug output of the BSOD, which is very different. I hope it isn't being caused by the rebased chrome.dll, I have been using it now for several weeks quite intensively with no problems. I'll just wait and see how it goes. I have had occasional BSODs caused by graphics problems, so the fact it happened when I was using 360Chrome could have been just coincidence. Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.12.0002.633 X86 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Loading Dump File [D:\WIN-NT\Minidump\Mini011023-01.dmp] Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available Symbol search path is: srv*d:\programf\microsof\windowss.1\debuggin\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols;symsrv*symsrv.dll*d:\win-nt\localsymbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols Executable search path is: Windows XP Kernel Version 2600 (Service Pack 3) MP (8 procs) Free x86 compatible Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS Built by: 2600.xpsp_sp3_qfe.180912-0606 Machine Name: Kernel base = 0x804d7000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0x8055d720 Debug session time: Tue Jan 10 00:36:16.963 2023 (UTC + 0:00) System Uptime: 0 days 0:08:03.966 Loading Kernel Symbols ............................................................... ................................................................ .............................................................. Loading User Symbols Loading unloaded module list .............. ******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information. BugCheck 1000008E, {c0000005, bf84ad8a, a8300a60, 0} Probably caused by : win32k.sys ( win32k!PFEOBJ::vFreepfdg+45 ) Followup: MachineOwner --------- 0: kd> !analyze -v ******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED_M (1000008e) This is a very common bugcheck. Usually the exception address pinpoints the driver/function that caused the problem. Always note this address as well as the link date of the driver/image that contains this address. Some common problems are exception code 0x80000003. This means a hard coded breakpoint or assertion was hit, but this system was booted /NODEBUG. This is not supposed to happen as developers should never have hardcoded breakpoints in retail code, but ... If this happens, make sure a debugger gets connected, and the system is booted /DEBUG. This will let us see why this breakpoint is happening. Arguments: Arg1: c0000005, The exception code that was not handled Arg2: bf84ad8a, The address that the exception occurred at Arg3: a8300a60, Trap Frame Arg4: 00000000 Debugging Details: ------------------ EXCEPTION_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000005 - The instruction at "0x%08lx" referenced memory at "0x%08lx". The memory could not be "%s". FAULTING_IP: win32k!PFEOBJ::vFreepfdg+45 bf84ad8a f6412180 test byte ptr [ecx+21h],80h TRAP_FRAME: a8300a60 -- (.trap 0xffffffffa8300a60) ErrCode = 00000000 eax=e69882b8 ebx=00000000 ecx=00000000 edx=00000000 esi=a8300afc edi=e6ab6c08 eip=bf84ad8a esp=a8300ad4 ebp=a8300ae4 iopl=0 nv up ei pl nz ac po cy cs=0008 ss=0010 ds=0023 es=0023 fs=0030 gs=0000 efl=00010213 win32k!PFEOBJ::vFreepfdg+0x45: bf84ad8a f6412180 test byte ptr [ecx+21h],80h ds:0023:00000021=?? Resetting default scope CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1 DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: DRIVER_FAULT BUGCHECK_STR: 0x8E PROCESS_NAME: 360chrome.exe LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from bf84ae5e to bf84ad8a STACK_TEXT: a8300ae4 bf84ae5e e6b4bb10 00000000 a8300b5c win32k!PFEOBJ::vFreepfdg+0x45 a8300b04 bf8ddbf4 00000000 00000000 00000000 win32k!RFONTOBJ::bDeleteRFONT+0x1d a8300b28 bf8de157 a8300b5c 00000000 00000014 win32k!PUBLIC_PFTOBJ::bLoadAFont+0x21f a8300b54 bf870823 e1a9c610 00000000 00000000 win32k!PFTOBJ::bUnloadWorkhorse+0x162 a8300c00 bf87050e e57cb2c0 00000000 00000000 win32k!vCleanupPrivateFonts+0xab a8300c18 bf86ebe3 e57cb2c0 00000000 00000000 win32k!NtGdiCloseProcess+0xb9 a8300c30 bf86bd81 e57cb2c0 00000000 8978d6a0 win32k!GdiProcessCallout+0x102 a8300c4c 805d1e6b 89002020 00000000 8954dfd0 win32k!W32pProcessCallout+0x5c a8300cf0 805d2153 00000000 a8300d4c 804ff9e1 nt!PspExitThread+0x409 a8300cfc 804ff9e1 8954dfd0 a8300d48 a8300d3c nt!PsExitSpecialApc+0x23 a8300d4c 80541883 00000001 00000000 a8300d64 nt!KiDeliverApc+0x1af a8300d4c 7eb3e514 00000001 00000000 a8300d64 nt!KiServiceExit+0x59 WARNING: Frame IP not in any known module. Following frames may be wrong. 0e1bfde4 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0x7eb3e514 STACK_COMMAND: kb FOLLOWUP_IP: win32k!PFEOBJ::vFreepfdg+45 bf84ad8a f6412180 test byte ptr [ecx+21h],80h SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 0 SYMBOL_NAME: win32k!PFEOBJ::vFreepfdg+45 FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner MODULE_NAME: win32k IMAGE_NAME: win32k.sys DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 5c93004e FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: 0x8E_win32k!PFEOBJ::vFreepfdg+45 BUCKET_ID: 0x8E_win32k!PFEOBJ::vFreepfdg+45 Followup: MachineOwner ---------

To compile the extender, you need another working PC running Windows 7, and then install the WDK 7.1.0 on that Windows 7 machine, and Notepad++ for editing the NTOSKRNL Emu_Extender source code files before compiling. And you also need Dependency Walker x64 to check for the missing dependency functions, and CFF Explorer to modify the PE-formatted files (e.g. .exe, .dll, .sys, etc.). First, open CFF Explorer, and load the driver file (.sys) you're going to install. Then, go to the Optional Header section, and change all the minor versions to 0000 (if the major versions are 000A, change every of them to 0006). And then in Import Directory section, rename ntoskrnl.exe to ntoskrn8.sys. Save and overwrite the file, recalc the checksum in Rebuilder section, and save again. Don't forget to make a backup copy before modifying in CFF Explorer (rename xxx (2).sys to xxx.sys.bak). To check for the missing functions, open Dependency Walker, and load the previously modified driver file. If there are no critical issues, your driver is now ready to be installed. Suggestions: If the driver file (.sys) is signed with certificate, you need to delete the certificate first using delcert.exe before modifying it to avoid corruptions or malfunctions. Here is the link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachments/delcert-zip.105230/

dd (which is the shortening of copy and convert , don't ask [1]) is a traditional Unix/Linux command that simply copies bytes (or in the case of hard disks sectors/blocks) as they are. Of course there are several other programs that do the same, either command line or GUI. dd-like or "forensic sound" means that the output (be it an image or directly another device) is EXACTLY the same as the input, i.e. it is an EXACT, 1:1 copy. For whole disks, it means that the target image (or the cloned disk) is exactly the same size as the source, as it contains all sectors, unlike many (commercial) cloning/imaging tools that - in order to save time/space - either interpret the filesystem and only copy files indexed in it or (swiftly?) ignore already 00ed sectors in the source, usually adopting proprietary file formats for the images (an image taken with dd is usually called RAW as it contains nothing but the contents of the source, no headers, no footers, no checksums, etc.). About 1 or 0's it doesn't really matter, the 00 is a convention, new disks (usually) are all 00's, if you want to check at the bit level the values used are (normally) 55 and AA hex, i.e. 01010101 10101010 so that (in two passes) every bit is actually flipped. jaclaz [1] If you need to ask, and have some time, enjoy: http://reboot.pro/index.php?showtopic=15207

@UCyborg! Thanks for this tip! Works absolutely great! I extracted this file from the most recent release which unfortunately is no longer XP-compatible and copied it into the appropriate folder of my installation. Now, YouTube works much better than before. Thanks again!

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/bug-check-0x8e--kernel-mode-exception-not-handled

Agreed! I actually see it as a POSITIVE. Makes my OS forever-fixed "static" instead of forever-changing "dynamic".

The end of security updates for XP is not really a big deal. I am using the Atlantis Word Processor, OE Classic, and MyPal which are firmly committed to 32 bit XP compatibility for the time being, so the only thing that could force me to change to Linux is developments in codecs making media unplayable using DirectShow decoders. These do not appear to be in development anymore, so the latest DS decoder I have is the MPC-BE video decoder released in 2016. Also my VPN provider is gradually dropping support for L2TP, and I have not figured out how to make IKEV2 work under XP, which is a worrying development.

Regarding the "likes" that seems to keep coming up. I would encourage my FRIENDS (they know who they are) to please please please not "focus" so heavily on "likes". Your life is NOT reduced to "likes" or "followers". The "psychology" behind thinking that way has been directly linked to teen suicides (and buried in inter-office board-room memos by very large social-media companies that live-and-die by "likes"). Please please please do not "focus" so heavily on "likes". Carry on, my FRIENDS. But I did want to throw that tidbit your way.

Well, it is useful in some cases of data recovery, in the sense that for some time after a 00 wipe, deleted/de-indexed data will be easier to rebuild, but the effect is only marginal (and temporary, once the disk has been used for some time intensively, and possibly filled up there won't be many 00ed sectors anymore). Another reason (not particularly relevant on modern disks) is that when wiping a disk you are write-touching (and verifying) each and every sector, so that possible "bad" sectors or areas that weren't detected as such by the controller will come up (and be replaced or excluded). It has to be considered that, exactly because each and every sector is touched (and it is done sequentially, at the fastest possible speed, in a single session) it is actually provoking stress to the disk (just like restoring a dd-like image), it is a good idea, when possible, to make sure that the disk is cooled adequately (and if needed add a fan to keep it cool), with today largish sizes, a 00 wipe or a dd-like copy restore often takes several hours and for that long period of time the disk is working continuously at the fastest speed possible, generating heat without the inactivity times that in normal operation would allow it to cool down. jaclaz

[off-topic] For simple progressive videos, sure: xidel "https://url-to/video.mp4" --download . The Youtube-url you mention is a program-url and not a direct video-url. You have to recover that video-url first. As it just so happens, I've created my own Youtube extractor for my hobby-project Xivid (a function module for Xidel). The most basic usage would be: xidel -s --module=xivid.xqm -e "xivid:youtube('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ')" This returns a JSON with the direct video-urls of all the different formats it can find. For the DASH-formats you'll need FFmpeg, so with Xidel you'll only be able to download the "pg-1", "pg-2" and "pg-3" formats directly. If you want to download the 720p variant, you could do for example: xidel -s --module=xivid.xqm -e "()" -f "xivid:youtube('dQw4w9WgXcQ')/(formats)()[id='pg-3']/url" --download "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video).mp4" [/off-topic]

I just liked postings in the detox thread with no issue this time ??? Perhaps just a glitch or something.

Ok, that might be exaggerating a little, not tons. However what did I miss out on ... getting and STD for instance. I mean, at age 50 how many guys can say they've never gotten herpes or HPV. I've never had an STD of any kind.

Hm, quoting gone wrong...I'll try quoting both separate posts rather than quote the quote... Yeah, I also see it funny, just comes out differently.

Yeah, updates will be on Catalog site but they will not install without an ESU subscription. Once that is installed, updates will normally install.

Server 2012 Extended security updates are supported till October 2026 and with a bypss tool for certain SKU's like professional should work on client workstations. Now we have to find the ESU bypass tool.

because your concurrent download sessions eats up all my server's bandwidth, I can unban this time but if it happens again I'll block it forever. BTW there are some Google Cloud IPv4 Class A blocks are blocked because of same reason.

There are millions around the world using windows xp and most of them using it as a main OS, the future will respond to you for me xp is good so far

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The Whole History of the Earth and Life 【Newest Edition】 - by Kaoru GreenEmerald 174K subscribers 2,367,814 views Apr 8, 2020

LIFE BEYOND: Chapter 1. Alien life, deep time, and our place in cosmic history (4K) melodysheep 2.38M subscribers 12,461,966 views Nov 20, 2019 Get the soundtrack: https://bit.ly/345n0nf 5:02: "The exact recipe is still a mystery, but the ingredients for life are simple - energy, organic molecules, and liquid water." 12:06: There are more habitable Earth-mass planets in the observable volume of the universe than there are grains of sand of all the beaches on Earth."

Enjoy the music!.. In the Blink of an Eye: Space in an Instant by melodysheep 2.38M subscribers 1,137,073 views Feb 9, 2021 When we look up at night, the universe seems pretty quiet. But that perspective is an illusion; in reality, there are millions of world-shattering events happening every instant across the cosmos. This short film explores just how much is going on every moment in our ridiculously enormous universe. In the fraction of a second it takes to blink your eyes, thousands of stars will be born, hundreds will explode and die, millions of planets will form, and our universe will expand by half a million kilometers in diameter. And these numbers only account for the observable universe -- not for what could be happening beyond, where some scientists believe there could be an infinite expanse of space. Think next time you blink. Visuals, Music, and Sound by John D. Boswell, aka melodysheep. Additional visuals provided by Tim Stupak, ArtGrid, and FilmSupply. Get the soundtrack: https://melodysheep.bandcamp.com/trac...

melodysheep @musicalscience Feb 18 2022 Wish you were here The Sights of Space: Art Pack Here: https://melodysheep.gumroad.com/l/qncdj

Still no @XPerceniol here ?!

Archaeologists Hunting For Cleopatra's Tomb Uncover a "Geometric Miracle" Tunnel Michelle Starr 11/18/2022 Image - © Provided by ScienceAlert - but we read here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/copyright/permissions "In your advertising, Microsoft does not permit you to: Use Microsoft-owned content, including but not limited to icons, product sounds, product animations, logos, and images without Microsoft’s prior permission." - so I've deleted this cool image... Underneath a temple in the ancient ruined city of Taposiris Magna on the Egyptian coast, archaeologists have uncovered a vast, spectacular tunnel that experts are referring to as a "geometric miracle". During ongoing excavations and exploration of the temple, Kathleen Martinez of the University of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and colleagues uncovered the structure 13 meters (43 feet) below the ground. The 2-meter tall tunnel had been hewn through an incredible 1,305 meters (4,281 feet) of sandstone. Its design, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, is remarkably similar to the 1,036-meter Tunnel of Eupalinos – a 6th century BCE aqueduct on the Greek island of Samos. Often referred to as a marvel of engineering, the conduit was unprecedented in design and construction in its day. While the Taposiris Magna tunnel isn't without equal, its engineering is nonetheless just as impressive. Parts of the Taposiris Magna tunnel are submerged in water, though putting aside its resemblance to the Eupalinos Tunnel, its purpose is currently unknown. Martinez, who has been working in Taposiris Magna since 2004 in search of the lost tomb of Cleopatra VII, believes that the tunnel could be a promising lead. Previously, the excavations have yielded clues that seem to point to the famous queen and the last of the Ptolemies. ... MORE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/archaeologists-hunting-for-cleopatras-tomb-uncover-a-geometric-miracle-tunnel/ar-AA14gWKs

Explore - From Space to Sound Ever wondered what the music of the spheres would sound like? Hubble brings us cosmic sights, but these astronomical marvels can be experienced with other senses as well. Through data sonification, the same digital data that gets translated into images is transformed into sound. Elements of the image, like brightness and position, are assigned pitches and volumes. Each translation below begins on the left side of the image and moves to the right. No sound can travel in space, but sonifications provide a new way of experiencing and conceptualizing data. Sonifications allow the audience, including blind and visually impaired communities, to “listen” to astronomical images and explore their data. MANY examples here: https://www.nasa.gov/content/explore-from-space-to-sound

Perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo found in China AFP/ UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM Researchers said the egg was probably preserved by a sudden mudslide that buried it, protecting it from scavengers Scientists have announced the discovery of a perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo that was preparing to hatch from its egg, just like a chicken. The embryo was discovered in Ganzhou in southern China and researchers estimate it is at least 66 million years old. It is believed to be a toothless theropod dinosaur, or oviraptorosaur, and has been named Baby Yingliang. Researcher Dr Fion Waisum Ma said it is "the best dinosaur embryo ever found in history". The discovery has also given researchers a greater understanding of the link between dinosaurs and modern birds. The fossil shows the embryo was in a curled position known as "tucking", which is a behaviour seen in birds shortly before they hatch. "This indicates that such behaviour in modern birds first evolved and originated among their dinosaur ancestors," Dr Ma told the AFP news agency. Oviraptorosaurs, which means "egg thief lizards," were feathered dinosaurs that lived in what is now Asia and North America during the Late Cretaceous period - between 100 million to 66 million years ago. Paleontologist Prof Steve Brusatte who was also part of the research team, tweeted that it was "one of the most stunning dinosaur fossils" he had ever seen, and that the embryo was on the brink of hatching.... ... MORE: Perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo found in China: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-59748281 ..and too with VIDEO: Fossilised dinosaur embryo found exquisitely preserved inside egg: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2302492-fossilised-dinosaur-embryo-found-exquisitely-preserved-inside-egg/

I loved this version and used it as an offline scanner for many years. Unfortunately and sadly, it was abandoned, hasn't got any definition updates for a long time, and logically won't get any more, either.

Side note, Avast has seemingly been bought by NortonLifeLock, after more than one year long procedure: https://investor.nortonlifelock.com/news/news-details/2022/NortonLifeLock-Completes-Merger-with-Avast/default.aspx they plan to change name: and probably (IMHO) technology from Norton will be poured over (ex-)Avast, thus (stiil IMHO) ruining the products for good. I think this can be good news for those people that have too d@mn fast computers and couldn't find an easy solution to slow them down. jaclaz

I ran into a problem compiling psutils under this custom build of 3.8.1350 for XP. I received the error message Does this mean that this Python interpreter was built using the --without-threads option in order to disable threads? Is there some way under Windows to see a list of the options used to build Python so as to see if the --without-threads option was included? Could cmalex provide a list of the options they used when compiling his custom Python 3.8.1350? The archive of Python binaries provided by cmalex is a mess, so I selected and reassembled the relevant files to make a standard Python distribution which you can obtain here. Pip is not included but it can be installed using the ensurepip module and this command: python -m ensurepip --upgrade I am attaching batch files to write the registry entries that might be required with Python 3.8. They are intended to work in conjunction with the mingw compiler. If you are using MSVC the %PYTHONHOME% variable cannot be used. Python 3.8 Add.bat Python 3.8 Delete.bat

PotPlayer may no longer be updated to support XP (their download page still says it's also for XP!), but Extension\Media\PlayParse\MediaPlayParse - YouTube.as file is usable with the older XP compatible version and may be extracted from the installer using 7-Zip. The old parser of early 2021 is unable to stomach YouTube of 2022 as expected.

I've recently had luck with "VDMSound.win9x.bin.alpha3.zip", when using WDM drivers. Probably works with VxD drivers, too. It is just stitched together enough to work. There is some reg addition needed to kill the tip of the day. Once you understand how it is put together, you can fix it up to your needs. I've never tried the original VDMSound. It is for Win2k and up.

WannaCry Fix for XP: 2017-04 MS17-010: SMB Server Critical KB4012598 WindowsXP-KB4012598-x86-XXX.exe Replaces 2011-04 MS11-020: SMB Server Critical KB2508429 WindowsXP-KB2508429-x86-XXX.exe