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Hi! My name is Karla, I'm a girly-girl, hard core PC gamer, originally from a small Danish town, currently staying at my relatives in Canada. The reason I joined, well, I liked this place, love at first sight, yes...ok...the main reason is, I got infected with love to Windows Vista from my father, with whom I'm currently living. Due to the fact we recently broke up with my bf, I now got plenty of time for PC hobbies and gaming! I'm seeking help with setting up modern games to run on Vista. I speak fairly good English, boys, I'm not so chatty, but I'll try to reply to everyone!

Interestingly, in the US and in the UK, it won't be a thing in EU countries any soon, there are serious doubts about its compliance with GDPR and other EU privacy related Laws: https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/no-instagram-threads-app-in-the-eu-irish-dpc-says-metas-new-twitter-rival-wont-be-launched-here/a1927220337.html It is not at all clear if there will be "blocks" of some sort on the app for EU citizens (or EU countries) or something similar. jaclaz

Looked in which updates updated files DX, they have been replaced several times, so the list is about this: KB4503269, KB4530692, KB4539602. Maybe some more, but it is difficult to find individually, so the last cumulative KB4534310 has it all. But in addition to preparing the game developers, users must also make preparations, install system updates that add support, as well as video card drivers, so that there is support. Although 970 is so old, but it already fully supports DX12 mode (12_0), so in Win10 you can play all games with DX12 support on it. And Cyberpunk 2077 only works in DX12 mode, no other lower versions are provided there, as stated in their message. Yes, then the necessary update is already there, no newer ones are needed. The video driver must be newer than February 2019, at which time support was added. So if the game still does not work, then apparently they added something else that does not allow it to work properly. And also try dxvk, maybe through it will be able to get the image.

I'm just here to post a friendly reminder in case anyone needs a bit of brushing up on what is and isn't acceptable around here: Forum Rules

Hi Karla, welcome to the forum! I hope you enjoy your stay here.

With all due respect, Tommy, I'd really appreciate, if you don't lump us all together in one blob, I was very polite to everyone, so as AstroSkipper. There's only one user, whose name starts with V., and you know whom I'm talking about. He's literally chasing us all over the website, nothing helps. He does what he wants. I was going to ask a question, is he protected? I'll leave this question for the next time. Thnx.

As I'm new here, please guide me to the place where I could get help with setting up modern gaming on Vista with nVidia. Much appreciated.

... The "optimizejars.py" script is contemporary with the Firefox ESR 17 release, i.e. late 2012 (!) : https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-esr17/source/config/optimizejars.py https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-esr17/raw-file/tip/config/optimizejars.py Until that period, it was actually part of Mozilla Firefox's (open) source code... Later on, Mozilla deprecated that script and opted to use (non-public) omni.ja optimising routines built inside their compilers' infrastructure ... So, the publicly available optimising script is a reflection of how omni.ja optimisation was done in 2012, but I find is an acceptable approximation for, at least, the FxESR 52 era (2017) ... I haven't actually followed the rest of that story on Firefox versions > 52.9.0, because Mozilla dropped support for my OS... This all regarding the official Pale Moon browser is quite a different story ; for "normal" omni.ja archives, in order to extract them successfully with 7-zip without the header warnings, you first have to de-optimise them, as already reported by @DanR20 : Place "omni.ja" adjacent to the script, then (with py2.7.18 installed) run: python optimizejars.py --deoptimize ./ ./ ./ Then extract the de-optimised archive with the program of your choice... As for "palemoon.res", this is indeed a renamed "omni.ja" file, but Moonchild, in an attempt to protect his copyrighted resources, decided to pack it with a custom encryption/optimisation, utilising the Brotli compression encoder, in a way to specifically thwart normal extracting applications ; if you ask me, it was just to vex those advanced PM users who were accustomed to making special modifications to the browser by modifying code extant inside omni.ja itself... I have kept records and the "encrypted"/un-extractable omni.ja archives first appeared in: PaleMoon_unstable-29.0.0a6-uxp-master-git-20201114-g511ac54-pm-master-git-20201114-g07d3f0a.win32[buildID=20201114181134] omni.ja was renamed to core.dll at that time; the final renaming to palemoon.res was implemented in the next unstable build: PaleMoon_unstable-29.0.0a6-uxp-master-git-20201116-g241f06b-pm-master-git-20201117-g86b6cb4.win32[buildID=20201117182045] The first stable PM version with its "omni.ja => palemoon.res" archives made un-extractable was v28.16.0; there were some complaints in their forum, but soon all was forgotten ; if you'd care to read, some links (there are more ) : https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?p=204401#p204401 https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?p=204337#p204337 https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?p=216675#p216675 https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?p=229232#p229232 ... The great JustOff to the rescue: https://github.com/JustOff/mozjarr/tree/master However, I have no intention of upsetting MC and co. at all ; this tool exists, but JustOff's traces are currently lost ; that fact alone makes the tool itself probably an "abandonware"; besides, this community here is not in need of it, because @roytam1 has not followed MCP's path and "omni.ja" files in all of his UXP releases remain user-readable/extractable ; in any case, under normal conditions, a simple user shouldn't even mess with those archives: https://mike.kaply.com/2013/05/06/dont-unpack-and-repack-omni-jar/ (the latest case where the maintainer himself posted instructions necessary to fix the "about:addons" bug in latest St52 is just an exception to that rule ...)

China has nothing of its own, it's still Google engine under the bonnet, so all the usual google servers where it sends data to are still there, but with the new chinese telemetry added upon.

I just wonder for how long will you post off-topic, derailing spam? Post after post, personal attack one after another. Aren't you tired? If someone removes the insults from your posts, the style of them would maybe fit to some social network, maybe. All those "hate speech" talks, when there's none. And please accept my congratulatons on the Independence Day from Great Britain.

If you don't believe me, here is the official instruction for developers how to activate d3d12 in Win7. For example, Cyberpunk 2077 runs in Win7, and it works in DX12 mode. In dxdiag it will be DX11, and without preparation on the part of the game developer it is impossible to just run any game with DX12. And as for updates - just install the latest cumulative update, it already has everything.

It is very light. No significant CPU load and very little RAM consumption. My computer has a very old single core CPU. So, no problem at all.

You're very welcome, we are always glad to help our fellow members! And AstroSkipper provides with top-notch security software only, don't forget to read his other very useful threads! See his signature.

Should probably start a new thread as I suspect you are "new" to VirtualBox. The easiest overly-simplified way to describe VirtualBox is "an operating system within an operating system".

Here's the right link. Choose and then click. https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.3.28/

FileHippo used to be a good source for old programme versions. Unfortunately, that has changed. What you download there lately are only downloaders. Total crap! I have been avoiding this site for a long time.

Means he gave you a link to an "online" installer. It's not right.

My startup manager gives a notification for every newly created startup entry. Trust is good, but control is better.

Thanks for this ... I wasn't sure what to download, many things there with that version number. The download I got at FileHippo is only 1.68 MB. Does that sound about right? It's not a very big program or download.

One of my pet peeves and I view it as a security threat but probably more of a privacy rights issue - installers that launch a web page! Hate that! My system doesn't have any default web browser for that reason alone. Installers can't launch a web site!

Yes, they don't! I kinda think the German WinHex could also be more than good for someone who is somewhat tech savvy to find the threats hiding deep inside of the RAM hidden areas. It has a function to open any RAM area, even the protected areas, where malware oftenly resides. One would still need to know how to analyse them though.

Thanks for posting such a typical case! That's a very good example what I meant in terms of security programmes. Finding strange processes is the best everyone can do first. You can't seriously hand over all security tasks blindly to an anti-malware programme or whatever. You have to take a look at what's going on inside a computer yourself.

Yep! We all have our tactics. But Process Hacker is not a normal Task Manager. It provides additional security features I already described sufficiently. And here is your System Information window taken from my installation of the version 2.39: Hitting Ctrl-I and bam, there it is. One additional click on CPU or I/O, you see all further information. Of course, it is not three-in-one but the version 2.39 is much more recent. Always important in terms of fixing old bugs. But as I already said, to each their own!

I'd call that "marketing" moreso than an actual "review" of what Process Hacker does. I mean, look at it this way, who labels "Task Manager" as an anti-malware security layer? But, having said that, I myself use Task Manager and Process Hacker with every software I run on a trial basis and don't use ANY of the other programs/programmes listed in this thread. So we all have our own tactics to keep our computers top-notch and running for MUCH longer than the average consumer.

Observing the background processes, noticing new and possibly malicious threats and getting systray notifications when new drivers or services are installed, all that can be done by Process Hacker. Here is a quotation from Process Hacker's homepage: And here is my assessment: That's what I call a security programme at its best. If you don't know what's going on in your system, you don't need to worry about security and possible measures. Then you will just have to blindly trust other programmes and leave the security of your system to them. I personally would never do that. But, to each their own!

It's again off-topic and has no relation to the German Mastodon and/or Twitter, which is the topic here. I'm asking you once again, please stop off-topic, don't derail the thread. Thnx

But then again, to me, VirtualBox is my biggest and most-used "security program". Run anything I want, without regard to crashes and holes, without regard to uninstall remnants left behind, without an internet connection to communicate anything whatsoever. Then delete the VM and revert to the base VM, clone it, and start all over again.

No, but Astro specifically asked to hear from XP users running Process Hacker under XP. I run XP and run Process Hacker under XP, so I provided my two cents.

I only have two versions that I have kept over the years. Version 2.28 is the last that doesn't do an auto-update check without asking me (I hate phone-home auto-update checks!). I was going from memory when I replied at work and it's not processes, RAM, and CPU - version 2.28 has this for a System Information view: Version 2.23 has this view for System Information and I prefer all of that info right there on one screen (I am aware that the same info can be viewed in different screens on newer versions), I just like hitting Ctrl-I and bam, there it all is:

JustOff, the rebel! Thanks for the link. Managed to get it running after adding brotli and six packages to my Python 3, converting palemoon.res to uncompressed and back to Brotli-compressed results in the exact same file. Uncompressed shaves a tiny bit off startup time at best here, but then more space is wasted in the process memory address space at runtime. Brotli-compressed: C:\Program Files (x86)\Pale Moon\palemoon.exe - 5 executions 3.1078 3.0923 3.1070 3.0984 3.1073 Uncompressed: C:\Program Files (x86)\Pale Moon\palemoon.exe - 5 executions 3.0923 3.0768 3.0605 3.0610 3.0767 Used PassMark AppTimer for those. Results are in seconds. I suppose modifying extensions' .xpis with the script would also work? I guess nobody tried. Though to be thorough, one would also have to minify all JavaScript/HTML/XML/etc. inside these archives. BTW, Brotli is Made by Google™

Seems, I missed adding this to the F1 Help, there is a -dism: switch taking a file name relative to the DISM folder WinNTSetup_x64.exe NT6 -dism:Sample.ini

Hi Karla, welcome to MSFN. Of course we do have a forum dedicated to Vista (under Older Windows NT-Family OSes) where you could ask any question you want, and it is probably the best Vista forum in the world! Unfortunately, “modern gaming on Vista” is hardly possible in 2023.

Hi, Obviously! Delete TickTack asap and go back to Denmark.

please new capture to add/remove programs .

Your driver is missing this dependency *shown in red on you photo. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=dependency+in+programming

He meant NDISsetcoalescabletimerobject.

How to Find On-Board Intel HD Graphic Series, Device ID https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Se17-uYWL8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MUD1WsQ8pU

just add your device ID, if it doesn't find it! there's 1000000 millions of tutorials about it.

Nope! https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/53.0/releasenotes/ The Fx53 "installer" version won't install the browser under Vista SP2; the "zip" version of Fx53 can be made to run under Vista SP2 if the "subsystem version" string inside the main EXE's PE Header is lowered (with specialised tools) from 6.1 to 6.0; media capabilities of the browser will remain broken, though; the app does no longer have access to Vista SP2's WMF patented decoders (h.264, aac, mp3), because Mozilla devs had excised all support for Vista SP2's WMF version (which is inferior to Win7's WMF version, but this was already discussed in the (distant) past) ...

You're welocome! Official sources is what always preferred on this forum! Enjoy.

Right! BTW, quoting Benjamin Franklin and promoting Kaspersky is a contradiction in terms. The poor man would surely turn in his grave if he became aware of the misuse of his words.

I totally agree with your statement. The headline of this topic is crystal clear. Promoting Kaspersky in each and every thread, which has nothing to do with security programmes, is definitely off-topic, propagandistic, annoying, and embarrassing. The desperation must already be pretty great when someone feels compelled to do something like this. The motivation for such behaviour is of course clear, but we leave that to the reader's imagination.

Many will stay and pay.

Thank you! Worked on my laptop! Many thanks for the links from official sources! This one is newer than I had, so I updated.

It's you who want to see it that way, people are worried about their safety first! Like in the case with TikTack, where they store ones data on Chinese servers. A big question is, why are you going on a personal vendetta against normal people, who never said anything bad about you? Are there any financial strings attached? Or it's again just your usual stalking? Please bare in mind, it's just a simple question, nothing else! And I'll be perfectly fine, if it remains unanswered. Thnx!

No, they didn't it's just rumours. There's no indication of any actual KB number, just pure speculations. Did you read the article yourself? It's an update for one game that is discussed, not for windows 7 itself.

Hello! Portuguese is supported, but the file wasn't there, since Windows Me is a bit buggy. We're working on fixing that.

after merging intl updates, vc2015 no longer builds without fixing: 6:52.88 c:\devel\myUXP\obj-vc15-i686-pc-mingw32\dist\include\mozilla/TextUtils.h(142): error C3250: 'uc': declaration is not allowed in 'constexpr' function body 6:52.88 c:\devel\myUXP\js\src\builtin/intl/LanguageTag.h(530): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'bool mozilla::IsAsciiDigit<char>(Char)' being compiled 6:52.88 with 6:52.88 [ 6:52.88 Char=char 6:52.90 ] if you want vc2015 able to build again, you may need to create a patch. EDIT: created a rebase-branch for HACKFIX vc2015: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/tree/vc2015 I don't know how far it can go, but at least we can try for now.

I wonder what % of internet users roll without extensions? Didn't even Mozilla say back in the day that most of their users don't use extensions?

Dave , I had successfuly installed XP 64 (long time ago, without any updates) on my Haswell Laptop from 2013-2014 using only this AHCI driver . iaStor64.sys ver. 11.2.0.1006 x64 I don't remember where I got it . P.S. I can send it to you, of course.