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Thanks for your efforts! TBH, I think there is something missing in Windows XP 64 bit. But in the end, we have to accept that Panda Antivirus Free is not compatible with this OS due to problems in recognising an already existing .NET Framework 4 installation. Panda Antivirus Free can't be installed out of the box although .NET Framework 4 is installed apparently properly. Personally, I am glad that I use Windows XP Professional SP3 32 bit (including all POSReady updates).

There is a good explanation here: https://stackdiary.com/critical-vulnerability-in-webp-codec-cve-2023-4863/ BTW, official Pale Moon was already fixed yesterday.

360 Total Security Essential This article is about 360 Total Security Essential and not about 360 Total Security. These versions are different. 360 Total Security Essential is an antivirus for the basic computer protection against malware and online threats. The software uses multiple antivirus engines and intelligent cloud technology to detect infected files and unknown or hidden threats: 360 Cloud Scan Engine, System Repair Engine, QVM II AI Engine, QEX script killing engine and Avira AntiVir Engine. Furthermore, 360 Total Security Essential supports various types of system scans for suspicious files, which can be further analysed to avoid security problems. The software provides protection on the internet by blocking dangerous websites and making secure online purchases. 360 Total Security Essential has a sandbox that allows you to open files or run applications in an isolated environment without the risk of damaging the main system. Its antivirus also uses behavioural analysis to prevent the system infection and protect personal data against ransomware. 360 Total Security Essential is compatible with Windows XP and free of charge. Main features: Additional antivirus engines Privacy protection Internet security Protection of the file system and registry Sandbox Homepage: https://web.archive.org/web/20200203081602/http://www.360totalsecurity.com/en/features/360-total-security-essential/ Version number: 8.8.0.1119 Date of release: 18.12.2019 System requirements: Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP/Server 2008 and above version Version history: Review: https://www.accuratereviews.com/best-antivirus-for-pc-software-reviews-list/360-total-security-essential/ Download link: https://web.archive.org/web/20200402234430if_/https://free.360totalsecurity.com/totalsecurity/360TSE_Setup.exe Screenshots: Screenshot of the main interface: Screenshot of the security configuration with settings I made, 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. Alternatively, you can set the protection mode to the highest level Security. This definitely improves the programme's detection rate. More about the used Avira Scan Engine can be read here. In March 2023, I had installed 360 Total Security Essential 8.8.0.1119 on my second system partition and used it for a while. This version has definitely no such bloatware and crappy desktop manager as I had to notice in the 360 Total Security 10.x follow-up versions I tested before. When installing 360 Total Security Essential 8.8.0.1119, there is an option to install additionally the browser Opera but you can untick it. The whole installation process is far more pleasant than it is, for example, in the edition 360 Total Security 10.8.0.1541. 360 Total Security Essential is quite okay as an alternative in Windows XP where the choice of antivirus programmes 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 which increases the detection rate of this programme considerably, as AV-Test has shown in the follow-up version 9.2. Here is an image taken from the test: The impact of system resources by 360 Total Security Essential 8.8.0.1119 is very low. One hardly notices the presence of this programme in the background. And that in my very old, weak system! Unfortunately, 360 Total Security Essential in version 8.8.0.1119 was the last release of this edition. It was abandoned at some point in the past, but its virus definitions could still be updated when I tested it in March 2023. Therefore, I think it will probably still work in these days. But as always, the proof is in the pudding. So maybe, someone can test that and report here. Cheers, AstroSkipper

You're welcome! Thanks to @WSC4 for reporting back! So, Panda really meant what was stated as the system requirements: Therefore, we now definitely know that Panda Antivirus Free is not compatible with Windows XP 64 bit editions due to .NET Framework 4 problems, confirmed by @WSC4 and @UCyborg. Accordingly, I noted that in my article. Cheers, AstroSkipper

I don't see it that way. Modding shouldn't be regarded as "time wasted" simply because what is modded today will need performed again 2 or 3 years down the road. Today's Linux is nothing more than modified open-source "mods" of yesterday's Linux. Backporting Opera not intended to run on Vista or 7 and getting it to work on Vista or 7 should never be thought of as "time wasted". An "extended kernel" is nothing more than an evolving set of "mods". Nowhere near "time wasted". Tweaking and modding and optimizing an OS should be regarded as learning experiences, technological evolution, the computer equivalent of hiking a trail in a rain forest opposed to walking a treadmill at the gym. Extending a kernel is never "time wasted". I guarantee you that folks that "extend" kernels were tweaking and optimizing Win98 long before they were "backporting" Win10 functions to Vista, for example. I'm only "just now" migrating some (not all!) of my XP systems to Win 10. I guarantee you that the XP install I was using yesterday is not the same as the XP install I was using 20 years ago. And the learning experiences of tweaking and optimizing XP over the years only assists is tweaking and optimizing 10. Doesn't the gaming community tweak and mod in the spirit of competitive advantage? Should we view that as "time wasted"? (I cite that one as a bit of a pun).

If you can get it up and running on XP 64-bit, well and good, but I do not think it matters any more. One of the reasons I am not bothering with Panda, is that I read the review on the PC Magazine site: https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/panda-free-antivirus It does not get a good review. Notably in the Aggregate Lab Results and Malware Protection Tests results. On your first page showing: Alphabetical list of working antimalware, firewall, and other security programs for Windows XP. There are plenty more to test out. AVG is not on the list? https://www.avg.com/en-au/windows-xp-antivirus#pc

If you're wrong, what punishment will you agree to endure? They don't, their AI does, quit living in the seventies.

I'm sorry if I missed, were you able to get fully working ungoogled 111 on 7 and Vista? Thnx. Ungoogled, not the simple chrome.

I am familiar with that review and consider it fair. Ironically, it was a much older and more favorable review by Neil Rubenking that once led me to try Panda, and he lost much of his credibility with me as a result. I notice that you are being supplied with more links about Panda despite your stated desire to try something else. Here’s a BBC link that explains why wild horses couldn’t drag me back to Panda (having been a victim of this debacle): https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31851125 Avast bought AVG before they ended support for XP/Vista, and AVG 18.8 has the same engine as Avast 18.8 (although the UI is markedly different). If you should find that one will not work on XP x64, then it would almost certainly be a waste of time to test the other. (There has more recently been an even bigger merger, and Avast/AVG is now part of a multinational corporation called Gen Digital along with the Norton and Avira antivirus brands.)

There are days where MSFN is nothing more than a remake of West Side Story.

Windows 10 v1511 had reached its end of servicing life on October 10, 2017, it means no updates, ever, which is good! On the other hand - the most possible chrome's next victim, closest dumpster candidate, which means time wasted on modding it. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/announcements/windows-10-1511-end-of-servicing

@AstroSkipper I have builded new testing machine capable to run XP - 11 (Asus B360, Intel i5 9400F, 32GB RAM, NVIDIA 980 Ti). I will try today install XP x64 with everything until 08-2019 to see how it goes. I think I have succesfully installed Panda on my x64 images in past. But I will download latest offline installer to confirm it. On x86 was everything fine. No issues at all.

I was under the opinion MSFN is a nice place. Sad you don't share this opinion.

Try to add this secret flag to reduce the number of draw processes. Starts faster with it. --disable-features=EnableDrDc

Asrock 775i65G seems nicer, though I's search for a mobo that supports FSB1333.

Can I claim that being an MSFN Member is punishment enough.

Maybe this is why they don't know what to do with the influx of "refugees"?

Basically any decent. quality 450W should be enough for something with Kabylake and a 7 years old GTX1050, because they are designed to draw much less power.

PSU model? GPU model you want to try there, too. Mobo socket?

They suggest to run chrome exe in Vista compatibility, tick the checkbox for Run this program in compatibility mode for, select Windows Vista from the drop-down menu, and then click OK https://windowsreport.com/chrome-white-screen/

I thought so.

No need. Now better?

CO.UK also works fine for me!!

@win32, as I don't have a github acc., answering the question "Why does Geforce Now claim this Browser is unsupported?" here. Try to completely disable ClientHints, not to spoof them, as I was able to use Geforce Now on an old Chrome 106, spoofed as 111 via my app. I got no unsupported warnings.

Perhaps it needs a dedicated topic here? I'm pretty positive most don't even have github accounts to ask questions.

Certainly not, they lie, just like Opera. I tried it . And secure DNS is also broken in that browser. On a normal ungoogled Chrome 109 DNS works fine.

Hi, I'm getting crashes when I try to enable secure DNS in catsXP, seems like all chinese browsers I tried fail to do so ! Could you try it ? Thnx. Even when I simply move the slider to allow Secure DNS, I got an error !

I too still use Iron version 104 (portable) . No slowness for me, try these. --disable-login-animations (no dancing raptors then) --disable-hang-monitor --disable-highres-timer (really helps on very old motherboards, like LGA775) --disable-low-end-device-mode (may have the opposite effect on low RAM devices). The above flag also disables certain hardware checks upon the startup. addition: if goes bad, then try --enable-low-end-device-mode And yes, I'm also talking about the US Ebay.

Yes. It's not even 4tb. It's 3,5 or so, scam as usual, with their "clever" calculations, and 10TB will be 8Tb in reality. On the other hand, maybe enough for avi potato qiality vids, even today. Got myself a 6tb in 2019 and it became 5.4 after firmatting . Scam. Then bought 8tb and it was only 7 with smth.

Dietmar, GTX 980 WHQL signed driver for you. NVIDIA_DEV.13C0 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980" http://uk.download.nvidia.com/Windows/344.11/344.11-desktop-winxp-32bit-international.exe http://uk.download.nvidia.com/Windows/344.11/344.11-desktop-winxp-64bit-international.exe spare https://drivers.softpedia.com/get/GRAPHICS-BOARD/NVIDIA/NVIDIA-GeForce-Graphics-Driver-34411-for-XP.shtml https://drivers.softpedia.com/get/GRAPHICS-BOARD/NVIDIA/NVIDIA-GeForce-Graphics-Driver-34411-for-XP-Server-2003-64-bit.shtml

Nevermind, I changed my mind. Not about the city, no. I still think it's fantastic. And not about -20 years off.

I got rid of small 4Tb disks long time ago, but when I format 8Tb as GPT - I don't get that weird partition. On Vista. XP and 7 just love to make them, esp. when you install a system from scratch and forgot to switch off all HDDs, except the system one. Server 2003 behaves the same way as XP in this regard.