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I tested a lot of sites like MSFN, GitHub, NY Times, Google, Chip, PCWelt, GMX and so on. TBH, I do not use Instagram anyways but this site indeed does not load correctly. BTW, I have only 1.5 GB SD-RAM.

WinNTSetup 5.3.5 - removed redudant code, WimHost options removed - updated wimlib to version 1.14.4 - enforce modded wimlib - HideProductKeys option defaults to 1 - minwim crash fixed - minwim speed improved - minwim extended log files - fixed WinRE GUI bugs - fixed crash installing WinXP

As I have already mentioned several times, I have been an experienced Android user for more than 14 years. On mobile devices, there is a so-called "desktop view" function in the browser. All websites in mobile browsers are loaded in reduced mode by default, which is also called "mobile view". So, everyone can choose the desired mode themselves. I have retrofitted exactly this function in my Thorium installation with the help of certain extensions. And also in Mypal 68 for reasons of comparison. Many websites that are called up in "mobile view" then load much faster in Thorium. But it's not that easy to trick websites and convince them that you're really accessing them on a mobile device. MSFN, for example, refuses to offer the mobile version in Thorium and Mypal 68. But more about that later.

Yep! And I got additionally a warning from Windows XP in form of a yellow warning triangle and an error message. In Mypal 68, however, it works fine without any problems. I think Thorium has to be improved for better website compatibility and general performance on old OSes like, for example, Windows XP. The browser is still too clumsy. Surfing is not really fun. Perhaps, it is still dragging along components that are not really needed in Windows XP. A little neutering might be a good idea. The RAM consumption, however, is really good.

Any chance of actually having the link, I can't find it?! In my experience sites work very well in the recent Chrome browsers for XP, I've had very few problems, although some are inevitably starting to malfunction or are blocked in 360Chrome because of its old Chromium version.

For example, Instagram stucks on first site. No content, no login window. Fortunately, I don't use it. And the website NOX caused my first, serious crash of Thorium.

As far as I can see after all my performed tests, Thorium is still in beta stage. Many websites are not shown correctly. So, we will see how the development of this browser will go on. Generally, Thorium works even on my old computer even though we live in the age of seemingly limitless computer resources. But one thong is clear. It is much slower than Mypal 68 or New Moon 28, at least on my hardware.

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Those they change manually in the end, to target a specific OS version. I think win32 wrote about it somewhere.

AstroSkipper, which sites did you test it with? I have the same issue Dave wrote about, memory leaks (and then crashes, sometimes just hangs) while scrolling instagram. I have 16Gb of RAM currently, can extend to 32.

Of course not, but it's not a bug deal, just open with CFF Explorer and change PE Header to 5.1 or smth. But! I guess there was a reason he blocked it from running on OS below 10.

I think their discussion was specifically about DNS over HTTPS, which wasn't a thing until long after XP EOS. @UCyborg brought DNS over HTTPS into play. However, the original enquiry only mentioned DNS. Hence my answer.

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For Ungoogled: --disable-encryption --disable-machine-id For Brave --disable-machine-id --disable-encryption-win For Supermium, the first one, in theory. Back up your profile first!

Funny thing, we avoid linking to the page of Thorium for the very same reason, dodgy site. Cixert wrote, he had been given two warnings for that, so I completely understand @AstroSkipper, he's just naturally cautious. https://msfn.org/board/topic/186000-posting-test-string-boot-ini-causes-http-403-forbidden-error/?do=findComment&comment=1264274

I increased the page file to 32GB and it helped a bit. At least now I can finish to browse the latest goods in the store where I purchase sports food without crashing.

Just tested Canary 26212, classic taskbar still works!

OK, understood. The site looks exactly the same in Thorium and 360Chrome. I don't have any other browsers on XP which are recent enough to test it on. It looks fine in both of them, but while looking around it, Thorium suddenly closed down on me, something I'd not seen before! I guess this is the problem you're seeing too. Going back to Thorium and restoring the session, it then seemed to be fine and didn't crash again. Instagram is fine on Thorium apart from the memory problem. the tab will crash if I scroll for too long. Strangely perhaps, Facebook does not have this issue.

A very good website to get information for cinematic enthusiasts. You don't always have to think the worst. And I was asked which pages don't work. Apart from that, the browser repeatedly hangs when starting and loading websites, like most Chrome browsers that have been ported to Windows XP, such as 360Chrome. BTW, Instagram is the most toxic one ever. Anyway! I am just in testing mode. And nothing is left out.

For the time being, it should be fine. But once the injunction affecting ISPs, the condition will change.

Unfortunately, Tobin abandoned the Interlink project. To be honest, I can't make heads or tails of what he's doing with BinOC.

Windows GDI and User resources for object handles. 64 KB.

Thank you very much, you are the best!

7-zip can do better zip compression sometimes.

Reported and fixed.

Yes, it forces the connection to that specific IPv4 IP address. Just the same as forcing a block of a connection to a site by: 0.0.0.0 evilsite.com For example, I have www.facebook.com like that in my hosts file and when I try to get DNS info about it with the `dig` command in Linux, this is the answer: dig www.facebook.com ; <<>> DiG 9.16.48-Ubuntu <<>> www.facebook.com ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 23139 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1 ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION: ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 65494 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;www.facebook.com. IN A ;; Query time: 0 msec ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.53#53(127.0.0.53) ;; WHEN: Tue May 07 16:21:57 CEST 2024 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 45 ANSWER: 0 ; Query time: 0 msec You're only in trouble when the IP address of void.gr changes. That's up to the maintainer of uBO Legacy. What you could also do, is tell the maintainer of the list (@kargig) about his website issue on GitHub.

For Dark Magic I have an experimental vector styling engine in the works. However it's not coming any time soon, sorry.

:OT Unfortunately, there are really no forks of browsers which bring newer browser versions to older Android versions. Thus, my old, beloved Samsung Galaxy S3 with the old Android 4.3 stucks on very old browser versions. When setting up my new Galaxy smartphone, I will probably root the S3 device to upgrade it to Android 7. Just for fun, of course! The good is my tablet is on Android 9 and still gets the most recent browser versions from the Chrome world. :END OF OT

... 99.99% of times , when the OS generates that error upon trying to launch an ".exe" file, it means that the "Sub System Version" value inside the EXE's PE Header has been set (by the compiler) to a figure higher than the one corresponding to the current OS (e.g. XP=5.1, XPx64=5.2, Vista=6.0, Win7=6.1, Win8=6.2, Win8.1=6.3, Win10/11=10.0); using special software to modify that field of the PE header to an appropriate value for the current OS will allow for the executable to launch, unless some other kernel dependency isn't being fulfilled (in which case the OS will generate an appropriate ERROR message, different to the initial one ) ... Below screengrab is with the AVX2 Thorium variant: TL;DR; ALL the builds you tried have been configured to require Win10+ out-of-the-box ...

In case you missed, Hybrid Post Quantum Key + QUIC (Kyber draft "X25519Kyber768Draft00"), instructions on bruteforcing that weak "encryption" method. https://msfn.org/board/topic/186176-x25519kyber768draft00-hybrid-post-quantum-secure-key/?do=findComment&comment=1265284

You're indeed right! It very well can be, seeing they already call it HTTP/3, I still hope it won't happen very soon because the format is flawed.

Listviews group header text color is back to dark blue on dark mode. Was good with SAB 3.7.3.

Probably Thorium author assumes you have the latest kernel from March 2023 and didn't bother to adjust to the older version.

Thanks for the new version! Unfortunately, I have to report a new issue on Codeberg.org. When opening a website there (here in Mypal 68.14.1b using single-process mode), the following message is displayed at the top of the site: JavaScript error: e.contentBoxSize[0] is undefined (https://codeberg.org/assets/js/webcomponents.js?v=7.0.0-140-34a85c1536~gitea-1.22.0 @ 10:32190). Open browser console to see more details. Here is a screenshot of the browser console: And when closing the opened Codeberg site by clicking the close button, the complete browser closes immediately which means it crashes without any message. Can you confirm this?

True, but you can only directly configure Windows versions released in last 4 years or so to use DOH (eg. https://www.howtogeek.com/765940/how-to-enable-dns-over-https-on-windows-11/). Older ones require to use a sort of DNS proxy or special support from the browser side. In Windows XP, you can either directly insert the desired DNS service in the native network configuration window, or you do it more convenient with a very few clicks by using a third-party tool like, for example, ChrisPC DNS Switch. I use the Pro version which has more features and is more convenient.

It is not really a necessary feature. You can change that in a very simple way inside your OS. Even by using a third party tool. Anyway! In general, New Moon 28 and Serpent 52 will get what has been developed for Pale Moon and Basilisk.

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I tried, didn't work. Probably because of my old card.

ISP has nothing to do with it. QUIC works through UDP, ISP won't block UDP for obvious reasons.

I don't remember the kernel made by @win32 was flagged by any AV.

MsQuic is supported on "Operating system: Windows 11 and later" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MsQuic

i am using windows 7 for basically most of my life. Back when it was still the newest and all the way up until now. In the end all we can do is extend its lifespan by probably 2025 at most. My best guess is that after that windows 7 will no longer be suitable for most people as their daily driver OS Nothing lasts forever so enjoy it while you still can

I wouldn't be too worried about app support if everything wasn't based on Electron these days. If Google pulls the plug with Chromium next year, it's only a matter of time before programs like Discord, WhatsApp, Steam and Spotify and most the new launchers like Rockstar Games Launcher/Epic Games just stop working since you can't disable auto-updates (Except Steam and Spotify). Sure, everything except Steam can be bypassed by using the web version of Firefox, etc., but then you have to rely on the browser's notification system and things like system icons in the taskbar and per-app volume controls are gone. Kinda crazy to think that Windows 10 is now the "minimum" OS for perfect app combatibilty. In 2014 I installed Windows XP on my then current system to test how well it was still supported and had absolutely no problems with it. Then in 2016, XP/Vista went downhill at the same time.

I can see Windows 7 lasting well beyond 2030 quite well. It's been almost 10 years since Windows XP was dropped and it's still-well supported by third parties. A lot of people don't have the luxury to buy a new PC. Often, they are in a developing country and new hardware is very expensive, a lot of old hardware and software won't work properly on Windows 8.1+ (one notable example being DRM disabling Hardware Acceleration on Adobe applications using BeTwin). In all honesty, is buying newer hardware besides for work purposes and video games even worth it? Why should I fork over 500+ USD for an overpriced new PC that literally holds the same amount of ram and hard drive space that a computer over 10 years old holds? I could buy a cheap used PC that can still run Windows 7 on ebay. Sure, the newer PCs "faster," but the bloat and high requirements for Windows 10 and 11 just kills the purpose of even purchasing such a machine. Top that off with the number of bugs 10 and 11 hold. I can't even run an i7 with 8gb of ram properly on Windows 10. It's beyond dumb. I'd rather just stay with my "legacy" Windows versions and be able to get my activities done. Digital art, file storage, family photos, and media files shouldn't require 16gb of ram and an intel i9 just to work properly. I can literally do the same tasks on my Pentium M with Windows XP at a faster speed. If security is a concern, just dual-boot with a lightweight Linux for web browsing and email. Long live Windows XP/Vista/7/8.1!

I have to concur with you. Years ago, I was the same way as D.Drake about using XP as a daily driver on the Internet. It irked me that people here didn’t want to conform to the conditions of a Microsoft license. I embraced Vista and never looked back. And I wanted the “Luddites” on MSFN to follow suit. That is until ... Windows 10 I really love Windows 8, as many of you know. I came to see how my usage of an EOL product was misunderstood by some. Now I could see how self-centred I was to the XP fans here. I remembered that until Windows 8 came along, that my installation of Windows XP x64 Edition was likely the most stable and fastest environment I had ever worked on. Before that, I recall my years with Windows 2000 with equally great fondness. So, how could I be such a d—k head to those that wanted to run older environments? Sure, my idea of desirable vintage would be 2012 flat. So while I detest the Mozilla Proton interface and the look of Windows 10, I rather like the look of Windows 8 and Quantum. There was still some sort of dimension with the flatness then. Heck, I wish outlook.com web mail still looked like the Windows 8 style Metro client, like it did until 2015. And while daily Internet use of Windows 2000 and XP baffles me, I shouldn’t impose my feelings on others. Moreover, I’m amazed at some of the progress people here have made getting more recent browsers to work on past OS builds. Roytam1 is a big contributor in this arena, but myPal 68 is an even bigger achievement. Apparently, more modern attempts at browsers on Windows 9x are also being developed. I never thought I’d see that. I've come to realize that MSFN is a haven for vintage computing, plain and simple, and one should embrace that. I wish I had been more gracious years ago.

Sure you can. There are people, who still use Windows XP and Vista. First, I want to clarify that people come here, in order to help reviving these older operating systems. It‘s in no ones interest to treat them like „abandoned ware“ here. There are masterminds like @win32, who put so much effort into developing Kernels for older systems, so that we can run our favorite OS, no matter how old it is, nowadays. In my opinion, people who do nothing but repeat what the richy rich companies like M$ or Google say and oppositely try to make everyone not use those OS, have nothing to do here. No logic input, only helpless statements. If we wanted to hear „give up, move to Windows 10 everyone“, we wouldn‘t come here! There are tough times waiting for us now. As far as I know, Chrome 109 is really the last one for Windows 7 and no methods exist to run newer ones. I am not using Windows 7, but 8.1, which can indeed run Chrome 110. It took @win32 also a lot of effort to develop an Extended Kernel for Windows Vista, which made us run newer Chrome versions on it. You have to wait for an extended Kernel for Windows 7 as well and until then, I would simply use Firefox (or Chrome till February 2023). As far as Security Updates, you already mentioned PosReady 7

Well, my applications still work, my hardware still works, and it does everything I need it to do, so in my case, yes. The beauty of things like this, is that something is only really usable for what you need it for personally (I know someone in person who still daily drives w2k just fine!), so if you need newer hardware or applications for your daily needs, probably not. There are some risks associated with sticking with 7, but I accept those risks and worries, as Windows 10/11 and Linux don't really do all that I need them to, while 7 still works just fine. I can see myself using it for the foreseeable future, and probably beyond as well. ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ