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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

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

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.

FYI, as already posted in my thread, UniExtract2 2.0.0 RC 4 Nightly has been updated and is now from 27.03.2023. Its download link has not changed. Cheers, AstroSkipper

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...

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.

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.

What ? It's officially supported ? Legacy ? 😂

Holy cow ! I didn't know that. But to be fair, I did put a warning to it ! Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I suggest we ignore that site then, besides - it became crapified with censorship !

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.

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.

... 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 ...

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.

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.

I work with git since my first mypal, and the merge thing is always annoying, i have decided never use it myself, i found cherrypeeks do well instead merge. As for svn it was just simple things. @chermany4ever If your pc match written above and you want while can't run mypal68 please go to https://msfn.org/board/topic/183495-mypal-68 and ask there, until i online.

yeah, someone may report this to upstream via repo's issue tracker or their forum. but who can take up this job? (I can't as my position stands(or say, being standed)) and my advice: if you're going to report this to upstream, better register with different handle name than here's, and capture different screenshot which is not disclosed here, if you have newer OS environment, you may test with official PM32.1 to see if whatsapp is working on official build or not. and report to them if it doesn't. and FYI: mypal68.13 works (with general.useragent.override.web.whatsapp.com="Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64; rv:78.9) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/78.9" (without quotes) in about:config)

In terms of Protegent Antivirus, there is a review on Softpedia: https://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Protegent-Anti-Virus.shtml To be honest, I never heard of this program before, though. But it seems indeed to be XP-compatible and quite well known in India (and probably in other eastern countries). Anyway! Another option which has to be checked more deeply.

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.

MSFN members installing POSReady 2009 updates on Windows XP five years ago often reported issues with KB4056615. Visit this link and read a dozen or more pages if you’re curious: https://msfn.org/board/topic/171814-posready-2009-updates-ported-to-windows-xp-sp3-enu/page/131/

FYI, the homepage of WiseVector StopX https://www.wisevector.com/en/ does not exist anymore. So they definitely got serious and discontinued this product. I will now completely remove my deactivated installation.

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.

@lmacri: At the time of this writing, MBL 3.5.1.2522 can still successfully update its malware definitions on-line, both when installed on WinXP SP3 ("Premium" version, see here, here and here), and Vista SP2 ("Free" version, see here) ...

This project has NEVER been intended to carry XP into the year 2030 and beyond. NEVER. This project was intended only to "extend" XP and buy me some time before migrating to Win10. This project has served the purpose that I needed it for, I no longer install XP on any of my re-installs, all re-installs have been migrated to Win10 one-by-one. I follow the lead of "professional programmers", none of them devote time to XP, Vista, or 7. Hobbyists, yes. But "professional programmers" have moved on. As much as I respect and appreciate the user base (which you yourself, D.Draker, admit that you are not among) of my 360Chrome "rebuilds", I encourage that user base to actually take that same path. That path being to migrate away from XP, skip right over Vista and 7, get 10 or 11 to your liking (you will need other forums for that learning curve), and you should be fine until the year 2030. Trying to get XP to carry me into the year 2030 is a dog chasing its tail, I am not a dog. Again, I never set out to carry XP into the year 2030. What we have currently should carry us forward 2 or 3 more years, that is pure speculation for any of us to guess. That has served the only purpose I set out to fulfill - buy me some time. "Mission accomplished."

I initiated an upload of https://forums.malwarebytes.com/forum/41-malwarebytes-for-windows-support-forum/ to archive.org as completely as possible. I am registered there.

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?

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

Qihu 360 Total Security Essential 8.8.0.1119 is quite ok as an alternative in Windows XP where the choice of antivirus programs is very limited. Although I can't say much about the quality of its protection, you have the option of installing the Avira Scan Engine. This increases the detection rate of this program considerably, as AV-Test has shown in the follow-up version. Here is an image taken from the test: First a screenshot of the main interface: And now a screenshot of my security configuration especially in terms of the Avira Scan Engine: In this screenshot above, you see I changed the protection mode from the default Balanced to Custom, and I enabled the Avira Scan Engine. Or you set the maximum protection mode Security. This definitely improves the program's detection rate. 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.

K7 and Seqrite have significant present in Eastern Europe specially Hungary , Greece and Poland & Japan USA and South East Asia as far my knowledge

BTW, to mention here tests of recent Bitdefender and Avast versions is absurd and not helpful at all. Both have not supported Windows XP for a long time. The last, XP-compatible version of Avast, for example, is from 2018. Anyway! This thread is about antivirus or security programs that still target the Windows XP operating system.

Actually in this Qt forum thread, some people provided some Windows 7-compatible Qt6 DLLs. With these DLLs you can run some Qt6 application like OBS v28.x (v29 also requires a modification to OBS.dll to change IsWow64Process2 to IsWow64Process). So if your application is based on a version of Qt6 that have custom DLLs (6.2.2, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.4.2 or 6.5.1), just try them. If not, as Qt is open source, maybe you can retrieve the source for the specific version your app uses and modify them create DLLs that works on W7.

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/