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Ah, good call...thanks for being so cool about it! I probably couldn't add much to the discussion, except to drunkenly type "WOO! CLAMAV IS THE BEST!" and scream like a banshee while waving my shirt in the air. It is nice to know there are specific threads for things like this...that makes it a lot easier to find what you're looking for, rather than combing through pages and pages and getting nowhere.

You might want to read this thread on AIMP Forum. ... Thanks, I can't read Russian , so I used: https://www-aimp-ru.translate.goog/forum/index.php?topic=69488&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=el&_x_tr_pto=wapp Having read the translation, I did not find answers as to why Vista SP2 support has been reinstated (but I'm not complaining, obviously ); the thread basically talks about AIMP-v5.x's inability to integrate with the OS under WinXP (i.e., establish 1) media file associations and 2) access to Windows Explorer's Context Menu ); and I was also reminded of XP's excellent file association editor, one thing I strongly lamented when I moved to Vista (on Vista+, it's quite a PITA to remove/delete already established file associations; I had to resort to a third party app ...).

... I acknowledge this thread has a broader focus on "Software Running on XP", so it's still fine by me , however, since the last two posts seem to pertain specifically to Anti-Virus software (and in particular to ClamAV), perhaps further discussion on these should be better continued in "our" specific thread below: https://msfn.org/board/topic/177099-which-antiviruses-are-known-for-a-fact-to-be-working-on-xp-sp3-as-of-2019/ ... where I believe ClamAV was also recently mentioned ... Just my 2c, ofc ...

It was done for compatibility with Linux, well, technically, WINE on Linux, pre-Windows 7 compatibility was not the goal, just the side effect. One post in the linked thread from my previous post was quoted here. I know not everyone understands Russian, I just posted the link to the source material, people may use whatever they want to translate.

Looks like XP and Vista were mentioned in the changelog for 5.10.2408 Beta 2. I see, didn't check before. You might want to read this thread on AIMP Forum.

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The 360Chrome XP Skin is 61 KB.

The download page still says Windows Vista - Windows 11 for current version 5.11.2427. Is that an error? Missing APIs? If you navigate to AIMP's Old versions page for Windows, you'll hopefully see that Vista SP2 support was withdrawn, starting with v5.01.2358 (Release date: 28.12.2021), so @WinClient5270 was right to pick out v5.00.2344 (Release date: 09.11.2021) as the Vista EoS one ; however, in a move quite rare these days, Vista SP2 support was re-instated, starting with v5.10.2418 (Release date: 21.12.2022) ...

... Well, just for the heck of it , this afternoon I decided to revisit, more than a year ago since the last time, e10s on my St52 copy, putting to the test the most up-to-date release, i.e. v52.9.0 (2023-03-30) (32-bit) ... First, I made a full backup of my current, single-process, St52 profile; then, in about:config, I enabled below (hidden) pref: browser.tabs.remote.force-enable;true and toggled/modified prefs below: browser.tabs.remote.autostart;true extensions.e10sBlocksEnabling;false dom.ipc.processCount;2 After a proper browser restart, multiprocess was ON, with a maximum of 3 "basilisk.exe" processes inside Task Manager ; I used it that way for more than an hour, no dramatic changes in my configuration here (3GB of total RAM, 2 core CPU, 2007-era...), the browser was rock-steady overall ; but then I stumbled on a show stopper ; once inside an online post editor, like the one here on MSFN (I'm typing this on) or GitHub's issue/comment editor, the DEL and BACKSPACE keyboard buttons no longer work as expected there ... Say I type the word "test", and the caret (aka text cursor) is after the last "t": test| If I press BACKSPACE once, nothing happens; I would expect "t" to be deleted instead... Worse, if I press (inadvertently) the BACKSPACE button once more, the whole tab changes to the URL previously visited (in that tab), possibly resulting in typed content loss in the editor ... If I use the left arrow key (<-) to place the caret after "s": tes|t and then press the DEL button, again, nothing happens; I would expect "t" to be deleted instead, too... Both these annoyances can be worked-around via selecting the characters to delete with the mouse and pressing DEL button, but one has to be careful with the BACKSPACE button, plus one has to modify one's workflow (of years) to accommodate these e10s "bugs"... Are these shortcomings known to those that prefer multiprocess? Can they be mitigated? I've gone back to my single-process profile now, where both buttons in question behave as expected, still curious though ...

... Oh that ... I did pass by this post in the thread you linked originally, but must have not put 1+1 together at the time: In any case, I lost interest in whatever additional Artem had to say in that post, once the dreaded "WinXP is dead" was brought up ; which might be a true thing according to Microsoft, but, at the same time, gives out a lot about the app author's intentions towards EoS'ed WinOSes ... At the end of the day, hooray for WINE (on Linux) ! Of course, and no need to get defensive (if you did) ; I just pointed out that "I" can't read Russian and also included the "whatever" I used to translate it... All's fine ! Best wishes.

Hmm.... Can we finally hope for a chance now that ECMAScript related Pale Moon "villains" are able to be implemented a bit more easier in the future? https://repo.palemoon.org/MoonchildProductions/UXP/issues/2173 - JS: Parser frontend overhaul https://repo.palemoon.org/MoonchildProductions/UXP/pulls/2189 Seems also someone wants to give a second try towards this "villain" here: https://repo.palemoon.org/MoonchildProductions/UXP/issues/1691 - Dynamic Module impport

There are a few things to consider, but it should be possible. UEFI-only installation : Use bootloader from FlashBoot Pro or ESU update + graphic driver integration. NTOSKRNL_EMU : It will allow you to use backported generic USB 3.0, touchpad, and eMMC driver. You may have to backport other drivers by yourself.

Yes, here are images of the installation: After installation, the software ran successfully:

Yes, version 68.0.2.0 still works fine, although annoying notifications are shown when clicking on the taskbar icon.

The latest version of Panda Antivirus works on XP (somewhat, it's a bit buggy sometimes). I should mention that when I tested it I got a lot of false positives. I can't really say I'd recommend it. ClamAV supports anything from W95 and up I believe, although there's no automatic scanning. You would have to scan things manually with it.

Have you used this to compare rebuild 6 to rebuild 8?

Maybe take Steam’s advice. https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6E66-54EC-3EFC-283C

The Luna Olive Green and Silver skins would both seem to be fairly easy - once time permits. Unsure on the Aero Trans Brushed Metal - I dislike "aero" and disable it on OSes that it pertains to. Aero is not "native" to XP, to the best of my knowledge, though I suspect it has been backported as making XP look like 7 used to be a "big thing" on many forums. Aero also doesn't exist in 10 or 11 - again, to the best of my knowledge. While it may be an order of "semantics", 10 does have a "transparency" effect but that's not really the same as "aero". I'm not a fan of "transparent" and "blurry" toolbars either. I want crisp and clear, not blurry and distorted. "To each their own", as the saying goes.

Since we are talking about skins, I am wondering if you could make XP's Luna Olive Green and Sliver skins for 360Chrome.

Thank you so much! Glad to finally get a clear answer on this. This is a great starting point. I will consider trying this out in the upcoming weeks and document my results here.

That information is not public. I'm no longer direct on desktop, so I can't tell when the EoS date for that is. I wanted to make an update to my post above. It seems that System Builder has reached the end of its production. System Builder doesn't have an EoS, it just exists until it sells out. I have heard that disty is out of Win 10 Home and is running low on Pro, to the point where large orders can't be done. There is still a reluctance for Windows 11, worse than I've seen in any OS changeover.

you can install ie 2.01. ie 2.0 breaks windows system file.

Thanks for the info! I don't use an antivirus but have tried a few in the past. If I was forced into a situation where I had to use one, I'd take ClamAV every day and twice on Sundays, because it's good on resources. Never had any problems with it or good old ClamWin. Avast 4.8, until support ended for it, was also a fantastic antivirus. It seems a port is being maintained that is backwards compatible all the way to NT4. There are certain caveats based on the situation in which you wish to run it, but if the requirements are met the results should be terrific. https://oss.netfarm.it/clamav/

You could install it on XP? Here, installer spammed access violation errors and couldn't get to the installing part, got stuck at the page selecting type of installation (who knows, missing updates or something borked), but ZIP version indeed launched and could play a FLAC file and adding a podcast accessible via plain HTTP works. HTTPS could be problematic.

What you're thinking of is known as a passthrough. You'd essentially need 2 graphics card: one for the host (main OS), the other for the guest (VM). KVM/QEMU is usually the way it's done, and that requires a Linux setup unless things have changed. Probably be easier to just emulate in 86box, if the CPU is fast enough. Even if you could passthrough, say 9x; that doesn't mean a 1030 would work. You would need an age appropriate graphics card to passthrough, just as you would with a physical computer.

No, it still installs and works normally. And surprisingly, it also still installs and works on XP, even if XP isn't mentioned.

The download page still says Windows Vista - Windows 11 for current version 5.11.2427. Is that an error? Missing APIs?

No doubt that the same thing may happen if they managed to get Steam working beyond 2024 for Windows 7 using the same method they did for XP. Well, we'll see what happens this time.

I refuse to use Apple products whenever possible; I'm not a Google fan either but I'm unaware of any CFW that would be compatible for my phone. I've actually seen some people use virtual machines on their mobile devices to run Windows XP and lower, but never tried it myself. I think it would be nice for playing some old games on-the-go.

@legacyfan KB4056615 is replaced by KB4463103

Yes, you are right, javascript engine at the 76 level. The goal is 78-79 level, left not so much to do.

Doesn't bother me TBH. I guess I don't find much on forums that would make OS particularly better for me, besides the usual software. I've spent most of the time putting together compatible theme with Windows 7 aesthetics.

Not really. Will depend largely on what version of Win10 you use. I prefer 2016 LTSB and WinReducerEX100. Other versiosn of Win10 will require much more, things like PowerShell scripts to get rid of "metro" bloat. I'm technically only about 90% in on my Win10 migration as I have encountered a small snag with .net frameworks being enabled out-of-the-box directly after install.

Got any particular forum in mind?

How often do you see the "Win2k-basic-gray"? How often is the 360Chrome styling/skinning "above" versus "below"? Do you know the height of the "Win2k-basic-gray" title bar and did you decrease this height? Just curious in case I revisit a possible Win2k Theme.

Nicely worded! And, did you already test Vir.IT eXplorer? I am interested in your results.

New build of Serpent/UXP for XP! Test binary: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20230401-3219d2d-uxp-c867bd4fe-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20230401-3219d2d-uxp-c867bd4fe-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-20230401-3219d2d-uxp-c867bd4fe-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-28.10.6a1.win32-git-20230401-d849524bd-uxp-c867bd4fe-xpmod.7z Win32 IA32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.6a1.win32-git-20230401-d849524bd-uxp-c867bd4fe-xpmod-ia32.7z Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.6a1.win32-git-20230401-d849524bd-uxp-c867bd4fe-xpmod-sse.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.6a1.win64-git-20230401-d849524bd-uxp-c867bd4fe-xpmod.7z Official UXP changes picked since my last build: - Issue #2176 - Don't reconstruct the parent when tearing down display:contents nodes with pseudo-elements. (dd2697172) - Issue #2175 - Fix build bustage in WebRTC. (1788589ca) - Issue #2155 - Split Nestable to ds/ and EmitterScope to EmitterScope.{cpp.h} (81691afbc) - Issue #2155 - Move NestableControl classes except ForOfLoopControl to BytecodeControlStructures.{cpp.h} (a8ac1cac3) - Issue #2155 - Move TryEmitter and ForOfLoopControl to TryEmitter.{cpp.h} and ForOfLoopControl.{cpp.h} (70e1654c3) - Issue #2155 - Add SwitchEmitter (2554a83d1) - Issue #61 - Reinstate buildability with shared gkmedias dll (371d7cf05) - Issue #61 - Place Skia in libxul (6b3767c44) - Issue #61 - Add configure option for non-windows platforms (924bf92e4) - Issue #61 - Add missing external symbol cubeb_set_log_callback to gkmedias symbols.def (c85f28b0c) - Issue #61 - Add missing external symbols for gkmedias when WebRTC is built (6b510a74e) - Issue #62 - Get --enable-shared-js and --enable-export-js working again, and fix link bustage related to ICU when doing shared lib (b171da18f) - Issue #62 - Fix xul.dll link bustage related to MovableCellHasher. (2c8387f4f) - Issue #62 - Fix xul.dll link bustage relating to JSErrorNotes. (6890cdd9a) - Issue #62 - Fix xul.dll link bustage related to JS::ubi::DominatorTree. (ed30a9646) - Issue #2165 - Build ICU as a shared library if we're building Spidermonkey shared. (bad884a7c) - Issue #2165 - Follow-up: Always build ICU as shared lib in Windows. (18e43fad2) - Issue #324 - Follow-up: Remove more traces of *INTL_API. (9ff14017e) - Issue #2165 - Disable LNK4217 and LNK4286 warnings when linking ICU as they're too spammy. (f09b0002e) - Issue #62 - Always build Spidermonkey as shared lib in Windows. (66eaa872f) - Issue #1831 - Add an option to enable TLS 1.3 "compatibility" mode. (ca93d4b42) - Issue #2180 - Add pref to control NSS TLS 1.3 protocol downgrade sentinel (dc4bf9b82) - Issue #2180 - Follow-up: Move sentinel check up a bit. (f6f0a495a) Official Pale-Moon changes picked since my last build: - [Pale-Moon] Issue MoonchildProductions/UXP#61 - Add gkmedias back to package-manifest (d7a120958) - [Pale-Moon] Issue MoonchildProductions/UXP#2165 - Support ICU as shared library in packaging. (f284afab4) - [Pale-Moon] Issue MoonchildProductions/UXP#2165 - Follow-up: Simplify OS detection for MOZ_SHARED_ICU check. (64bc4788e) Official Basilisk changes picked since my last build: - [Basilisk] Issue MoonchildProductions/UXP#61 - Add gkmedias to package-manifest (e6ed122e1) My changes since my last build: - [Basilisk] Issue MoonchildProductions/UXP#2165 - Support ICU as shared library in packaging. (09138ab01) - gkmedias: add missing `_moz_cairo_scaled_font_get_hint_metrics` export, fix linking (68d130e55) - [Basilisk] Issue MoonchildProductions/UXP#2165 - Follow-up: Simplify OS detection for MOZ_SHARED_ICU check. (c867bd4fe) Update Notice: - You may delete file named icudt*.dat inside program folder when updating from old releases. * Notice: From now on, UXP rev will point to `custom` branch of my UXP repo instead of MCP UXP repo, while "official UXP changes" shows only `tracking` branch changes.

Modify resources.pak Program needed: Chrome PAK Customizer Source: https://github.com/myfreeer/chrome-pak-customizer/releases Program needed: 7-Zip or similar Program needed: Notepad++ or similar Program needed: Python 2.7.16 File needed: brotli_decompress_for_pak.py File needed: brotli_compress_for_pak.py Navigate to ..\! 360ChromePortable_13.5.2036_rebuild_1_ungoogled\Chrome\Application\13.5.2036.0 Copy resources.pak file to a temporary working folder Unpack resources.pak file to resources_unpacked subfolder Navigate to resources_unpacked subfolder that was just extracted Delete the following files: 103.json 152.json 160.json 13245.json 13581 Edit and save the following files: 155.json 13570 (can be edited within 7-Zip) 13573 (can be edited within 7-Zip) 13721 (can be edited within 7-Zip) 13880 (can be edited within 7-Zip) 25514 (brotli) [Dev Tools English only] 25615 (brotli) [Dev Tools English only] 25624 (brotli) [Dev Tools English only] pak_index.ini Return to resources_unpacked subfolder Pack resources_unpacked subfolder to pak_index_packed.pak file Rename pak_index_packed.pak that was just created to resources.pak Replace the resources.pak in ..\! 360ChromePortable_13.5.2036_rebuild_1_ungoogled\Chrome\Application\13.5.2036.0 with the resources.pak that was just created

But he added "I can't speak to when we will remove support for Windows 7/Windows 8." Maybe 115 won't be the last, but I doubt that they will continue after that. They will surely loose some users after that. That's why they take so long to consider

I have several hd's that I need to get repaired or recover the data. I am in Houston, Tx. Where is the best place to send for repair or recovery?

oh damn, windows 10 is starting to become an "legacy OS". can't wait till some people talk about how we can run "this old windows 10 apps" and what hardware is possibly compatible with the windows 10. "no, not this CPU, it is way too new. windows 10 can't handle its reduced feature set that windows 11 is using more performantly" or something like that

Dear Astroskipper, just a friendly warning - be on your guard with that user ! I had to block him. Not only he (she?) likes to spam topics with meaningless and even offensive messages, his (her) behaviour is rather weird and suspicious. Some of such users also sent me dangerous links.

I was up late with my mind wandering. Got curious if latest VCDS version 23.3.0 would install and launch, so: Status reads Questionable since the HEX-V2 interface wasn't connected to the car, I'd have to either carry this computer to the garage or get XP running on the laptop to see if it actually talks to the car. One would assume it should since it's the interface that does the talking and the program apparently can talk to the interface. But the software is no longer supported and tested on Vista/XP/2000, so if something doesn't work, it won't be fixed.

Excuse me, could you tell me what is the latest version compatible with XP? I understand the latest one is "PotPlayerSetup-210209.exe" downloaded from "videohelp.com" or is there a newer one. Hello @Iron_Wind0ws! The last XP-compatible version of PotPlayer or PotPlayer Portable is 1.7.21419.0 (210209). There is no newer one. Windows XP seems to have been abandoned by Daum. Greetings, AstroSkipper

Just recently the regstry backups that Revo Uninstaller creates saved my Win10 when it commited suicide overnight (probably some f#$%d silent update). It was getting BSODs when entering sleep mode, i would wake up in the morning to see a BSOD. I tried uninstalling the last updates and using System Restore, this made it even worse. In the end it was even unable to boot. And, of course, repair reinstalls need to be run from a working OS, pfff. Clean install is not an option for me considering all the little tweaks and programs i have accumulated over the few years since i got this system.

Firealpaca new minimal requirements is Windows Vista https://firealpaca.com/download/ 2.9 supports XP

Zoner Photo Studio X drops 7/8/8.1 support with 2023 spring update. It doesn't run with VxKex on 7 as well. https://www.zoner.com/en/zps-x-spring-2023-update We are ending support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, as well as all 32-bit operating systems.

Much appreciated! I did notice that the "Pro" version now has Vista listed as the minimum supported OS. It's great to know there is a clear 'final' version for XP. I will have to try it out one day (I saved it to my flash drive), but for now the freeware version suits my needs perfectly fine. Thank you!

If it makes you feel better, I was born in '92, so I grew up during the declining years of arcades. Had a chance to play a lot of classics but the players who were born 10+ years before I was were much luckier. I didn't really get into MAME until the mid-2000s, and at that time I think it was in the 0.9X range. I noticed that it was a fast emulator and seemed to have no issues, at least for the games that weren't 3D or used compressed hard disks (CHD). Didn't realize it until many years later when I found that some games that used to run fine were now running into speed problems, and had to go back to an older version to get them running at full speed again, that I first experienced MAME when it was still in its 'prime'. MAME went from a fast, well-performing emulator that focused on preserving the classics, to an absolute beast that sets out to try and emulate every device in existence. And kudos to the devs for that, because I'm happy MAME is still being developed 25+ years later! But if you're someone who just likes to play the games, you will have a much better and much more fun time with old versions. For example, I fired up good old 0.89 last night and played through the old Taito "Superman" arcade game. Couldn't see any major differences between how Superman is emulated in 0.89 versus how the newest version handles it. It's lighter on CPU usage and is one of the last versions before the sound engine was rewritten, making it a reliable old version for Pentium 4 & Athlon 64-era PCs. By the way, it may not be the most breaking news, but to try and contribute something else of value to this topic, I can confirm from testing that the latest version of the freeware Revo Uninstaller (2.4.2) (2022-12-06) still works in XP! I bring it up because this program has been reliable for me over the years in safely removing unwanted software. Just the other day I used it to remove some bloatware from one of my dad's old laptops...he went from wanting to get rid of it to having it work like new. If I live to see the day when XP users get cut off, I'm never letting go of the final version, whatever it turns out to be. https://www.revouninstaller.com/products/revo-uninstaller-free/

The motor is usually powered at 12V, very likely it can stand a 15-20% voltage increase, at 14.4 V it would probably reach 8,640 RPM, give or take 33 and1/2 tolerance. You can replace some 15-20 SMT components on the PCB board and write a new firmware for it. You only need 5-10 years in UNI+experience in hardware engineering, some 5-10 years in software development for embedded devices, another 5-10 years experience with access to hard disk manufacturers codebase, a semiconductor factory willing to create a new SMOOTH chip and you will probably have a working prototype. Ah, wait, before I forget, you will also need a soldering iron and a USB to TTL converter. jaclaz