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I appreciate your honesty, and thank you for your efforts to maintain a good XP-compatible browser! I've taken your words to heart and decided to finally commit to upgrading to 10, this time for good. Unless I'm on a PC so ancient it will run like a one-legged dog with anything newer than XP, it's 10 all the way. I went back to my favorite version (LTSB 2015) and so far, it's running fine! No kernel-related issues are preventing me from running the latest versions of my favorite software (typing this from Chromium 111, which works absolutely beautifully)...there were a couple quirks that don't merit elaboration, but other than that it was a butter smooth transition. I also have the latest stable OpenShell and StopUpdates10 updates running just fine. LTSB/LTSC are pretty much what 10 should have been from the beginning. It's just the right proportion of useful features kept to bloat taken out, and the versions I've tried run beautifully on my old PC. LTSB/LTSC is a good road to take to ease the 10 transition.

Since mentions of alternative front-ends for sites like YouTube, Twitter, Reddit etc. are appearing randomly on the forum and finding them again is a PITA, I'm leaving a link here with a list of such sites. https://github.com/mendel5/alternative-front-ends

Agreed! Windows went downhill FAST when "metro app KIDDY GAMES" took over! I'll revisit over the weekend or so, but I seem to think that LTSB 2015 wouldn't let me install TurboTax a couple years back, have not verified with recent editions of TurboTax. Very likely .net framework dependencies which took me a while to get correct in my LTSB 2016 so I may have given up too soon on LTSB 2015 when I was trying it.

I am not able to see the comments section on latest Chrome and Firefox, either.

Yep, that's right. The main executable UniExtract.exe is from 29.01.2023, but the last updated files inside the archive, index, lconvert.exe and pea.exe, are from 27.03.2023. They have therefore only released it on 27.03.2023. Here is a link with further information about this nightly build: https://softreview.ucoz.ru/load/11-1-0-96 Greetings, AstroSkipper

No, Windows 11 is still just Windows 10 with a different UI at this point.

I only care about the color (brushed metallic silver), and with the new tab and page content also silver, not this Aero feature, which I don't like either. PS. Found another silver theme not bad: Smoothie Alternative: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/smoothie-alternative/fepblochcbcpmoeeinhfhnkdmhoahjho?hl=en-US Size 4.77 KiB...

What ? It's officially supported ? Legacy ? 😂

okay ill stick with windows 10

I almost forgot: If you think you might still want to use Steam nine months from now, they have some more recent advice for you: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4784-4F2B-1321-800A I don’t think there is a version that works on XP anymore.

Hi, I need some help with steam. I want to know if I have any solutions to run steam on windows vista in 2023 I have tried exkernel, but I saw that it does not help me when it comes to steam. I currently have windows vista ultimate x86 Help please! my copy is in Romanian, so I will translate for you: ( An error has occured when downloading Counter-Strike (content servers unreachable)

Ok, continuing RLoew's work: gpttsd - GPT (GUID Partition Table) TSD (Type-Specific Driver) for Win9x lba64hlp - SCSI LBA 64-bit Helper Driver for Win9x https://github.com/LordOfMice/Tools Do NOT forget to read readme - by default drivers run in the safest but not full power mode.

SpywareBlaster is not an antivirus program. It doesn't have a scan engine and all the features which are typically for AV programs. It cannot detect and certainly not delete viruses or malware. SpywareBlaster is a tool that tries to prevent prophylactically the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, dialers, browser hijackers, and other potentially unwanted programs, but only in supported browsers. So SpywareBlaster is a kind of additional security layer or immunizer for browsers. It updates its protection database on a monthly base and still does of today. On my Windows XP computer, its program window unfortunately produces an error since version 5 when closing. I use it for many years especially to immunize the Internet Explorer, but it doesn't support our @roytam1's browsers or 360Chrome, unfortunately. @mina7601! It would be desirable if research were carried out a little more deeply and in accordance with the facts. Such statements are otherwise rather misleading.

I have compiled Windows XP compatible builds of psutil-5.5.1-cp38-cp38-win32.whl and psutil-5.5.1-cp27-cp27m-win32.whl which you can obtain as direct downloads. I have tested _psutil_windows.cp38-win32.pyd and _psutil_windows.pyd with Dependency Walker and there are no missing imports under XP. I have further tested them by installing them into the Python 3.8.13 supplied by cmalex and then rebuilding Loki, and everything works fine when Loki is run. To create these Windows XP compatible builds of psutil-5.5.1 I first had to delete these lines in setup.py: 111 if sys.getwindowsversion()[0] < 6: 112 msg = "this Windows version is too old (< Windows Vista); " 113 msg += "psutil 3.4.2 is the latest version which supports Windows " 114 msg += "2000, XP and 2003 server" 115 raise RuntimeError(msg) Then I added these lines after line 10 in _psutil_windows.c #define WINVER 0x0501 #define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0501 These #define statements instruct the compiler to select the Windows XP options in the code suitable for the target OS. These XP compatible builds have reduced functionality due to the functions ConvertLengthToIpv4Mask and GetIfEntry2 not being available in iphlpapi.dll version 5.1.2600.5512. GetTickCount64 has been replaced with GetTickCount. The Return NICs addresses section has reduced functionality due to the absence of ConvertLengthToIpv4Mask. The Return path's disk total and free as a Python tuple section has reduced functionality due to the absence of GetIfEntry2. The Return the number of physical CPU cores section was removed for Windows XP and VISTA after version 3.4.2 because they decided to use GetLogicalProcessorInformationEx rather than GetLogicalProcessorInformation. I tried to copy this section of code from version 3.4.2 to version 5.5.1, but naturally compilation failed with lots of undefined variables messages. It could be possible to make Windows XP compatible versions of psutil up to version 5.6.7 if you are prepared to rewrite the code in _psutil_windows.c and possibly elsewhere which I am not qualified to do.

Yes it can ve installed on Vista. Use search button here on MSFN. I have posted script to do it.

Powershell 3.0 can't be installed on vista. It only supports Server 2008/Win7+.

Hello Joaquim, Do the files you are trying to include have long file names? If so, try shortening them so that the first part of the file name is no more than eight (8) characters. I remember doing that when I used nLite. I'm not sure it was absolutely necessary, but I did that and didn't have any problems when I used nLite.

Aero last existed in Windows 8 Release Preview, actually.

I found an antivirus that is compatible with XP, its name is SpywareBlaster. The latest version, which is 6.0, is XP-compatible. More information about the antivirus here: https://www.brightfort.com/spywareblaster.html

And even if there's a version that works on XP, I will just say don't expect too much when using one.

... 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 ...

good luck on your project!

Looks like official lightweight mobile page for Reddit at https://i.reddit.com/ is gone and is redirected to the normal page that tells you to use the app.

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.

Hello @chermany4ever! I am sorry to hear that Mypal won't work on your system. Ain't your system capable of being upgraded to XP SP3?

In terms of compatibility between protection programs, I can confirm that Malwarebytes Premium v3.5.1 is not compatible with either Avast Premier 18.8 or Panda Dome 22.00.00. However, there should be no problems with Malwarebytes Free v3.5.1, as it does not have real-time protection.

Yep, I think so too. I give every functioning antivirus or anti-malware program a chance without prejudice. Under Windows XP and Vista, we can no longer be so choosy for lack of alternatives. Subjective sensitivities must be left aside. I had already read that Vir.IT eXplorer Lite is actually very resource-saving and lightweight. Good to hear it's true. I will definitely try it out soon.

Hello my friend, I'm sorry to inform you but it will never download anything no matter what you do. If you wanna download anything, download it on a more modern operating system, get the game files from the modern os and put the game files in the steamapps/common folder

Yep, this thread has grown a bit. Unfortunately, there are many repetitions. But not learning very much always means that a few things were there, right? You're welcome! Qihu 360 Total Security Essential 8.8.0.1119 is indeed a new option and not that bad. I do not have any problems using Chinese programs. In China, Windows XP is still quite present. Therefore, one must also increasingly expect Chinese software and be glad that there are still countries that develop programs for our old operating systems.

@BizzbobIt crashes like the config i did, i made a video and paused it when it crashed, and it crashes at "Updating registry and marking system files to replace......."

Although Malwarebytes announced lifetime support as a nice present for Windows XP users, I came across this thread in their forum: https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/295844-legacy-3512522-sudden-red-triangle-your-updates-are-not-current I really hope this doesn't concern Windows XP. At the moment, updating of Malwarebytes Premium 3.5.1.2522 works. Yesterday, the update package version was 1.0.29410 which was updated to 1.0.29412 a little later. Today, it was updated to 1.0.29420. Here is a screenshot: So we can see Malwarebytes Premium 3.5.1.2522 is still supported under Windows XP. Whether the lifetime support is really true, we will have to wait and see. One could also ask what lifetime is actually supposed to mean here. As long as the company "Malwarebytes" lives? Or the user?

BTW I won't recommend you to install .NET Framework 4.8 as it breaks PowerShell 3.0

Steam to drop Windows 7 and 8.1 on January 1st 2024. They say it's because Chromium no longer supports Windows 7. It looks like a lot of Chromium dependent apps will drop support soon. Announcement on Steam's FAQ page.

In my main system partition, I'll stay with Panda Dome in any case. In my second system partition, I'll give Qihu 360 Total Security Essential 8.8.0.1119 a try, based on my positive experience so far. I generally prefer lightweight antivirus programs. Avast and AVG are too bloated, very resource-hungry and cumbersome. I have had that pleasure in the past. But what can I say? Cheers, AstroSkipper

I totally forgot to mention that the impact of system resources by Qihu 360 Total Security Essential 8.8.0.1119 is very low. One hardly notices the presence of this program in the background. And that in my very old, weak system! Additionally, here is the version history of Qihu 360 Total Security Essential: I think I'll keep it on my second system partition for a while or longer. Cheers, AstroSkipper

I did a second test, but instead of Qihu 360 Total Security 10.8.0.1541, I installed Qihu 360 Total Security Essential 8.8.0.1119 on my second system partition. I can't say anything about the quality of its protection either, but no such bloatware and desktop manager anymore.. The whole installation process is far more pleasant. There is an option to install additionally the browser Opera but you can untick it. Although the program is an older version from 18.12.2019, its virus definitions can still be updated. The installation file is 360TSE_Setup_8.8.0.1119.exe and is unfortunately no longer available on their homepage. But you can find it using a search engine in the internet, for example here: https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/360_total_security_essentials.html I really don't know why this product was abandonded. In the case of Qihu, once again, the newer the worse. Cheers, AstroSkipper

ClamWin was already discussed here: The main problem is ClamWin does not have an own background guard and its detection rate is not that good.

clamwin seems like the better option to any of these (it's open source I think) and supports everything down to windows 95 https://clamwin.com/

It's KB4474419.

Instagram from that link doesn't work, here's a good one for you. I don't know whose this site though. (maybe russian), proceed with caution. https://inflact.com/profiles/instagram-viewer/

Now Edge was natively a UWP application, right? So on Windows 8, does Edge Canary work in Metro, or as a desktop application?

They are porting Chromium to ARM64 so it'll work with Windows 10 on ARM. Recompiling that to ARM32 would require some knowledge of the instruction set, I'd speculate: https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-and-google-are-working-together-to-bring-chrome-to-windows-on-arm Firefox also works on ARM64 with the latest dev versions: https://www.windowscentral.com/mozilla-releases-first-nightly-build-firefox-windows-10-arm

Ouch! I hope IE 11 will work for Server 2012.

long time lurker here, just wanted to say that this edge installs and runs fine on windows 8.1 HOWEVER on 8.0, it is totally different :( it will install but everytime I try to open it, I only get a black (blank) screen, even running under 7 compatibility mode, I do not know if this is only happening to me but just my 2 cents

Where is the URL for this @Stefan43?

You can already use the Windows 10 version they're offering to install on any (supported) Windows version you want. Just find a way to download the installer.

I "think" this change will suit that need @HarryTri

It's a shame that IE 11 is available for Windows 7 and not for Windows 8, time for this to be changed.

Including Here: And Here ....