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  1. Dave-H
    On behalf of xper, an explanation for MSFN being offline for the last few days. An ingress of water at the location of the server caused damage, fortunately not to the server itself, but to the room's UPS system batteries, which necessitated the removal of power and a physical move of the server to another location. This obviously took some time to do. Hopefully there will now be no further issues relating to this.
    9 points
  2. roytam1
    New build of Serpent/UXP for XP! Test binary: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20240323-3219d2d-uxp-d8ac621203-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20240323-3219d2d-uxp-d8ac621203-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-20240323-3219d2d-uxp-d8ac621203-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-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20240323-d849524bd-uxp-d8ac621203-xpmod.7z Win32 IA32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20240323-d849524bd-uxp-d8ac621203-xpmod-ia32.7z Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20240323-d849524bd-uxp-d8ac621203-xpmod-sse.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20240323-d849524bd-uxp-d8ac621203-xpmod.7z Official UXP changes picked since my last build: - Eliminated exceptions in event handlers that happen when "this.view" does not exists (empty tree) (17182d8b63) - Colump picker should work even if there are no rows in the tree (f5edbe658c) - Minor performance improvement by elimination of an unnecessary intermediate array (0dd6a089f6) - [parser] Specialize AddAttributes for <html>/<body>. (c230e21d23) - [MFBT] Make move assignment of RefPtr have the same behavior as nsCOMPtr (e6e8224040) No official Pale-Moon changes picked since my last build. No official Basilisk changes picked since my last build. 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.
    4 points
  3. Dixel
    @Random Person, they had it coming.
    3 points
  4. Saxon
    It raises too many questions, if in America they are so hard on the eco subject, why not ban everything from China? They (apparently) pollute the planet, AND collect user data. 200X WORSE THAN USA!
    3 points
  5. Vistapocalypse
    Businesses will continue to use Windows, consumers will continue to use smartphones, and MSFN members will continue to use old hardware as long as possible.
    2 points
  6. Dave-H
    Thanks for the heads-up!
    2 points
  7. modnar
    2 points
  8. Dixel
    What I recommend to try - perform "4K alignment" it's known to help XP in some cases. Since Windows XP doesn't support 512e . The procedure was popular some decades ago. https://www.minitool.com/lib/4k-alignment.html "Although 512e solves the compatibility problem and it doesn’t force complicated changes in computing system, it still has some defects. Actually, the translation process of 512e sacrifices its performance to a certain extent, especially in writing performance. When you write a data that is neither a multiple of 4K nor aligned to a 4K boundary (4K misalignment, click 4K alignment to know more), a operation known as read-modify-write (RMW) is performed, which can result in a perceptible impact on writing performance to users." Source: https://www.partitionwizard.com/help/what-is-advanced-format.html
    2 points
  9. Dixel
    jaclaz, what you talk about is called 512-Byte Emulation (512e), I'm aware of it. "A hard disk that is configured with 4K physical sectors with 512-byte logical sectors, the so-called 512e, comes out. It is coupled with 512-byte conversion firmware so that the 4K physical sectors used in Advanced Format are translated into 8 traditional 512-byte logical sectors compatible with host computing systems." However - "The Windows versions supporting 512e hard disk are as follows: Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2". I don't see Windows XP on that list. Source: https://www.partitionwizard.com/help/what-is-advanced-format.html
    2 points
  10. Dixel
    Very old disks (500GB and the such) have "usual" 512kb clusters, and the newer ones - "advanced format" with bigger clusters. And by that I mean physical, hardware clusters. EDIT, prolly the board isn't tailored well enough to work with the old ones, but could also be the firmware bug.
    2 points
  11. Saxon
    Next Door 1994 Starring James Woods
    2 points
  12. Dixel
    Yes, I deliberately omitted column No. 3 from the Forbes article for obvious reasons you've just proved to be right. In fact, I even wanted to help you not to land up in a funny situation like this, that's why I didn't quote that column. In English, we have two absolutely different meanings for "famous" and "talented"! Fame has nothing to do with talent. There are a lot of famous folks on insta, it doesn't automatically make them talented or actors.
    2 points
  13. AstroSkipper
    There is not a single article. The linked articles are just examples to inform users like you. Physics and how magnetism works is evidence enough. And that doesn't have much to do with opinions, either. Simply put, magnetic information can change and unfortunately be lost in its original state, which is simply unavoidable. No matter whether you want to believe that or not. Unfortunately, physics does not take this into account. AstroSkipper
    2 points
  14. xrobwx71
    I manage 16 PC's at work (Point of Sale system) - desktops and a few laptops. The majority have Win 11 the others Win 10. I have had zero issues for over a year. I use Win 11 at home as well. Zero negative issues. I'm not a MS apologist or anti this or that. These are facts from direct observation and experience. (For me... I'm not speaking for anyone else, nor do I want to change anyone's mind) I also run Parrot linux on a laptop. I've messed with many distros over the years. Do you realize what it would take to bankrupt a $3.4 Trillion company? If they did go bankrupt, it would affect the economy of the US and the world in a huge negative way.
    1 point
  15. NotHereToPlayGames
    Tempted to report that as SPAM.
    1 point
  16. Mcinwwl
    Not sure if anyone have ever spotted this MSFN clone: http://msfnonline.org/
    1 point
  17. mackid1993
    Glad this forum isn't dead and it was just a datacenter outage. Glad to be back. I may go and donate a few bucks to MSFN now....
    1 point
  18. roytam1
    New build of post-deprecated Serpent/moebius for XP! * Notice: This repo will not be built on regular schedule, and changes are experimental as usual. ** Current moebius patch level should be on par with 52.9, but some security patches can not be applied/ported due to source milestone differences between versions. Test binary: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk55-win32-git-20240323-f5f3e8527-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk55-win64-git-20240323-f5f3e8527-xpmod.7z repo: https://github.com/roytam1/basilisk55 Repo changes: - Restore Advanced Settings and Addressbar Search (bee0f1661) - Merge pull request #47 from Jazzzny/upstream-patches (866d48e74) - ported from UXP: Eliminated exceptions in event handlers that happen when "this.view" does not exists (empty tree) (17182d8b) (b7681a028) - import from UXP: Colump picker should work even if there are no rows in the tree (f5edbe65) (309cfc0c9) - import from UXP: Minor performance improvement by elimination of an unnecessary intermediate array (0dd6a089) (7d82c50cc) - import from UXP: [parser] Specialize AddAttributes for <html>/<body>. (c230e21d) (c434bd396) - import from UXP: [MFBT] Make move assignment of RefPtr have the same behavior as nsCOMPtr (e6e82240) (f5f3e8527)
    1 point
  19. roytam1
    New build of BOC/UXP for XP! Test binary: MailNews Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/mailnews.win32-20240323-7bda12e7-uxp-d8ac621203-xpmod.7z BNavigator Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/bnavigator.win32-20240323-7bda12e7-uxp-d8ac621203-xpmod.7z source repo (excluding UXP): https://github.com/roytam1/boc-uxp/tree/custom Repo changes: - mail: change exectable file name in jumplist module (2e0cc403) - mail: this.currentTabInfo can be null, guard it before use (7bda12e7) * Notice: the profile prefix (i.e. parent folder names) are also changed since 2020-08-15 build, you may rename their names before using new binaries when updating from builds before 2020-08-15. -- New build of HBL-UXP for XP! Test binary: IceDove-UXP(mail) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/icedove.win32-20240323-id-656ea98-uxp-d8ac621203-xpmod.7z IceApe-UXP(suite) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/iceape.win32-20240323-id-656ea98-ia-93af9a0-uxp-d8ac621203-xpmod.7z source repo (excluding UXP): https://github.com/roytam1/icedove-uxp/tree/winbuild https://github.com/roytam1/iceape-uxp/tree/winbuild
    1 point
  20. Dixel
    On the other hand, FX 1700 is a direct copy of a very common 8600GS. I personally reflashed it in 2007. GT version should have a different VRAM though. So maybe a good BIOS for 1800 exists. If flashed properly, not drivers editing would be needed. I'm still afraid the 9 series is too new. https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-8600-gs.c1767
    1 point
  21. modnar
    Avast v18.8.4084.0 (XP-last) works well - just choose minimal install + Mail shield (that is these four: File Shield, Behaviour Shield, Web Shield, Mail Shield) and it's fine.
    1 point
  22. XPerceniol
    Also the same for Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit BETA v1.10.3.1001. March 13 is the last update, as well. I'll keep it and I backed up the latest update (Configuration Files), but got rid of v1.75.0.1300 and am now using Rogue Killer.
    1 point
  23. Dixel
    The original question and the topic title made a clear emphasis on Windows Vista compatibility, unfortunately, the benchmark is of no relevance since both cards aren't officially supported on Vista, thus we can safely assume that test had been made on Windows 7 (at least).
    1 point
  24. ED_Sln
    AV1 supports, h265 does not.
    1 point
  25. Dave-H
    Before - and After - Much better!
    1 point
  26. Saxon
    32bit NVIDIA GeForce 930MX,NVIDIA Quadro M620,NVIDIA GeForce 940MX https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=59760e3d-594b-4c78-b534-25a4d06d7a19
    1 point
  27. Saxon
    NVIDIA - Display - 2/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - 23.21.13.8908 https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2018/05/4ee22897-1c0d-4356-b1a5-974681195416_aeed8c8fc3e795a6cac8c55437660c016c425f97.cab
    1 point
  28. Saxon
    NVIDIA - Display - 26.21.14.3206 https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=59760e3d-594b-4c78-b534-25a4d06d7a19
    1 point
  29. Saxon
    Who knows whether they like your ISP or not, they are so, so secure...
    1 point
  30. Saxon
    With all the love to Christopher Walken, I shouldn't recommend due to the rest of the weak cast.
    1 point
  31. Saxon
    I'd like to post my fix to another issue, need to use --disable-hang-monitor flag, https://github.com/win32ss/supermium/issues/347
    1 point
  32. Saxon
    I'd like to post my fix to this issue, need to use --no-first-run flag, https://github.com/win32ss/supermium/issues/371
    1 point
  33. Saxon
    Just in: Critical mistake declared in Supermium with the SRW locks; they have been revised to no longer use handles. Please redownload the fixed files. https://github.com/win32ss/supermium/issues/372#issuecomment-1996252291
    1 point
  34. D.Draker
    Looks more like the real reason to choose 109 is simply because it's lighter on system resources, not that they actually care about Win8, just my opinion.
    1 point
  35. AstragonQC
    At the general surprise, a new version of VxKex just dropped today! (No joke, I was opening GitHub while drinking water, I read the release and I almost chocked!)
    1 point
  36. NotHereToPlayGames
    To me, it seems to be more of a lifestyle philosophy. The only people I've ever met that think running XP is "stupid" are people that upgrade their mobile phones once or twice a year. They have to have the "latest and greatest" and are too blind to see that mindset being why they live paycheck to paycheck and have no savings of any kind.
    1 point
  37. AstroSkipper
    Unfortunately, not! This thread is not about common failures in terms HDDs or SSDs. That's what the topic is about. And you are wrong, unfortunately. There are evidences and physical reasons that the newly written data is better than the previous ones. Read the linked articles and think about magnetism! In terms of HDDs, stored bits can reverse their magnetic polarity, unfortunately. AstroSkipper
    1 point
  38. AstroSkipper
    There are many different reasons for failures and data loss in terms of HDDs and SSDs. But this thread is about refreshing data on disks. That's why I didn't mention other failures or problems which of course can occur at any time.
    1 point
  39. AstroSkipper
    Unfortunately, you are wrong. There are indeed physical reasons for losing data. I'll give you a hint. It's called magnetism when it comes to HDDs. But even for SSDs, there are physical processes that can lead to data loss. Here is a German article to bring you a little closer to the subject: https://www.computerwoche.de/a/der-langsame-tod-von-festplatten-und-ssds,3549906 Use a translator if German is not one of your languages! Anyway! @UCyborg's concerns are fully justified and understandable. AstroSkipper
    1 point
  40. AstroSkipper
    Yep, that's what I said. For transferring all passwords on the same machine and system, the file cert8.db is not absolutely necessary. BTW, I use a Master Password in my old, main NM profile, though. And the file cert9.db still exists, too.
    1 point
  41. AstroSkipper
    In my main New Moon's profile, all three files key3.db, key4.db and logins.json still exist. The file key4.db was last accessed today. Copying these three files was sufficient for me to transfer all passwords from one profile to another on the same machine, system (Windows XP Professional SP3 fully POSReady updated) and New Moon (28.10.6a1 (32-bit) (2023-04-13) installation. Copying the file cert8.db was not necessary, though. Here are two screenshots, one from my main profile and one from the file properties of key4.db: But you are right, in more recent profiles, the file key4.db doesn't exist anymore. I only listed this file if the profile is an older one like mine. Best regards, AstroSkipper
    1 point
  42. AstroSkipper
    If it doesn't work for you, try the method Legacy Update alternatively! Link:
    1 point
  43. AstroSkipper
    I have never used Windows Server 2003, but in the archive Restore_WU_XP.7z, there are updates for both OSs, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Try to install the failing updates manually!
    1 point
  44. AstroSkipper
    Hello @Great_Life! All you need you'll find in my article: Cheers, AstroSkipper PS: In that thread, I have listed all existing methods to restore WU/MU.
    1 point
  45. AstroSkipper
    You should first use the search function before posting such "news"! The problem has been known for years. It has nothing to do with Legacy Update. MU and WU show the same misbehaviour. So I chose KB4486463 as a dummy update in one of my fixes long ago: Therefore, nothing new in the West! You seem to have used the AU/WU service never before. Otherwise, you'd have noticed that misbehaviour long time ago.
    1 point
  46. AstroSkipper
    As far as I can see, the most simple way for updating a Windows 2000 installation is using the quite new service Legacy Update which was already mentioned here. It was reported to work properly on Windows 2000. I wrote about this service here: It can't hurt to give it a try. To be honest, I do not use Windows 2000 and never did before. If you want to use an legacy OS, I would rather recommend to switch to Windows XP Professional SP3. It can be additionally updated by installing POSReady Updates and is much better supported, especially here in this forum. Just a suggestion! Kind regards, AstroSkipper
    1 point
  47. emanuelrushaj2021
    im gonna be completely honest win 8.1 is amazing its faster than windows 7 but more modern also a lot of people dislike the ui but after some time youll get used to it it also has no bloatware and adware like win10 i love it anyone else feels the same?
    1 point
  48. Tripredacus
    People just repeat what they are told and this is especially true if they do not fully understand how something works. The root of this comes from sales pitches from companies from years ago. Even old versions of Windows have had advertisements like "most secure ever" which implies the predecessor is not secure once the new version comes out. Also people conflate installing updates or the ability to get new updates with security. They know some bad thing happened to someone online and there is an update, and if you have the update you will be protected from that thing. But people do not actually look at what the update is, or the CVE or anything like that. They have no idea whether or not the update even has anything to do with their operating environment or how they use their system. This is why I never understand people who just go an install all of the updates, or worse, brag about installing all of the updates. No one needs all those updates, but people will just put them all in there anyways because it is easier than learning how their computer or OS actually works and being able to determine which updates they actually need.
    1 point
  49. XPerceniol
    I agree completely - many thanks to MSFN and developers like @roytam1 (as well as other developers here) that work hard at what they do PS: I also use an old LG Flip Phone and I've no intention to buy a smart phone.
    1 point
  50. xpclient
    They lack critical thinking ability and blindly believe that newer is better.
    1 point
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