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Announcement Due to the fact that @feodor2 has been working for months to ensure that the Custom Buttons extension runs smoothly, so as soon as the new version of Mypal is available, I will publish my custom button PMT - Process Mode Toggler. This custom button, now in version 7.0, allows the user to toggle between single-process and multi-process mode in Mypal with one click and appropriate, pre-selectable settings. The toolbar icon and the toolbar tip always show the current status. Since version 3.0, the PMT custom button comes with a Compatibility Service inside the script which, if activated, checks, whether the browser used is compatible with this custom button or not, and gives advices what to do to ensure that it is working there as designed. The PMT - Process Mode Toggler custom button is in any case compatible with all versions of Mypal 68 and Mypal 74 released until now.

New, temporary fix for the Custom Buttons extension in Mypal 74.1.1 A temporary fix can be done In line 782 of the bootstrap.js file and in line 36 of the addons-html.js file inside the extension: - means remove + means add ************** In line 782 of the bootstrap.js file: - if (!FOX85 && appVersion >= 78 && url == "chrome://custombuttons/content/overlay.xul") + if (!FOX85 && appVersion >= 74 && url == "chrome://custombuttons/content/overlay.xul") In line 36 of the addons-html.js file: - if (version >= 78) { + if (version >= 74) { The latter fix of the addons-html.js file comes from @feodor2. Alternatively, you can follow his instructions for patching here: https://github.com/Feodor2/Mypal68/issues/426#issuecomment-3172415836 Now, the list of all installed custom buttons appears again.

New build of BOC/UXP for XP! Test binary: MailNews Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/mailnews.win32-20250809-40a79c75-uxp-48ebf49357-xpmod.7z BNavigator Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/bnavigator.win32-20250809-40a79c75-uxp-48ebf49357-xpmod.7z source repo (excluding UXP): https://github.com/roytam1/boc-uxp/tree/custom * 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.win32-20250809-id-656ea98-uxp-48ebf49357-xpmod.7z IceApe-UXP(suite) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/iceape.win32-20250809-id-656ea98-ia-c642e3c-uxp-48ebf49357-xpmod.7z source repo (excluding UXP): https://github.com/roytam1/icedove-uxp/tree/winbuild https://github.com/roytam1/iceape-uxp/tree/winbuild

uBO can be installed in Mypal 74.1.1 and is working there. Here is a screenshot showing that uBO 1.62 is installed: I was also able to install the latest version 1.65. And TBH, there are no other adblocker extensions comparable with uBO.

@feodor2 This is how the list of all installed custom buttons should look like inside the Add-ons Manager if all is fine. This screenshot comes from Mypal 68.14.8b, the last version where the Custom Buttons extension is fully working and the Add-ons Manager seems to be more stable: P.S.: BTW, clicking extension entries in the Add-ons Manager does not work in single-process mode of Mypal 74.1.1 and leads to the well-known message that the address is not understood. OTOH, in multi-process mode, it seems to be working.

Just for clarification. Editing the bootstrap.js in the way I described above makes the Custom Buttons extension working again. All my self-created custom buttons and the button editor are working as it should be. Only the list of all installed custom buttons inside the Add-ons Manager is broken as already in Mypal 74.1.0. @feodor2 To avoid a general setting to appVersion 78 the fix can also be done in the line you referred to: In line 782 of the bootstrap.js file: - if (!FOX85 && appVersion >= 78 && url == "chrome://custombuttons/content/overlay.xul") + if (!FOX85 && appVersion >= 74 && url == "chrome://custombuttons/content/overlay.xul") This is working too, and even the icon of the custom buttons list appears again. However, the list itself is still empty. But this is caused by one of the changes you did in Mypal 74.1.0. Maybe a CSS related change? One thing is clear. Nobody but you will be able to answer that, because only you know exactly what has been changed since Mypal 68.14.8b. And your provided changelog for Mypal 74.1.0 is unfortunately too common and unspecific (marked red) to get an idea what's going wrong: P.S. 1: Alternatively, another theory. You changed in Mypal 74.1.0 the appVersion from 68 to 74. Maybe, the Custom Buttons extension expects further features of an FF74 browser elsewhere, which are unfortunately not available in Mypal 74.1.0, which is why the list of all installed custom buttons in the Add-ons Manager cannot be built. Has, for example, Bug 1525175 - [about:addons] Move header into HTML views (Firefox 72+) (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1525175) already been fixed in Mypal 74.1.0? I found this in the addons-html.js file, which is involved in building the list in the Add-ons Manager, located inside the Custom Buttons extension. P.S. 2: When clicking onto the entry Custom Buttons in the Add-ons Manager for opening its list, I get each time this error message in Mypal 74.1.0: Unfortunately, a very unspecific error message that usually refers to an unhandled exception in JavaScript code causing a script called up to stop executing and potentially break the functionality of the corresponding page which in this case is the Add-ons page. That would fit in well with my theory in P.S. 1 I put forward earlier. But maybe, you can find out the exact cause for it. What I can say for sure is that I don't get this error message in Mypal 68.14.8b.

Windows is getting rid of the Blue Screen of Death after 40 years. Microsoft is saying hello to the Black Screen of Death error message instead. https://www.theverge.com/news/692648/microsoft-bsod-black-screen-of-death-color-change-official ...

Having finally got Windows 7 to my liking, I decided to look into any telemetry that the OS has installed. From what I read it's not as bad as Windows 10 and 11. I found this article discussing '11 Free Tools' to use. 11 Free Tools To Disable and Stop Windows from Spying and Tracking You https://www.geckoandfly.com/25083/free-tools-disable-stop-windows-spying-tracking-you/ Number 2 on the list is a tool called Blackbird ... Blackbird v6 (64bit). It works on Windows 7 as well as higher, they do also list Vista. Nice write-up about it here and other places. It will make a backup before removing anything. I also have my own backup on a flash drive before using it. It seemed to work really good and appears to be safe to use and run. MajorGeeks has it listed to work on Windows 11|10|8|7 but I can't be sure how accurate that information is. Just wondering about any thoughts on Blackbird? It seems to be really safe to use. I used it almost two weeks ago before I posted about it here and have not noticed any problems. It does remove a lot of items and all the items changed or removed are posted. Information from the link above does not list it working on Windows 11 as MajorGeeks does. I put their information below: Blocks Telemetry Completely – Block Windows spyware, on both the application and network level, without editing the HOSTS file or firewall settings and remove all Windows telemetry updates. Supports Wireless and Ethernet connections, IPv4/IPv6. Removes Windows Ads – Remove all Windows built-in advertising and any pre-installed app you want. Stop your PC from downloading and installing sponsored software in the background. Restores Privacy – Prevent diagnostic data, passwords, contacts, URL, SMS, handwriting, location, and P2P-update sharing. Remove all unique ID tracking tokens. Disable 60+ data collection tasks and consequently speed up your PC. Portable, Restorable, Flexible – No installation, with a focus on leaving the smallest possible footprint, Blackbird is a single, portable exe with granular switches available. Want to restore everything back? They got you covered. Works on Windows Vista, 7, 8/8.1, 10 (Home/Pro/Ent/Edu) How Blackbird Works Without going into too much detail, Blackbird employs some known and less-known techniques to fully disarm Windows while leaving the smallest possible footprint. For instance, Blackbird does not edit the HOSTS file in any way, nor does it mess with your firewall settings. It does not run in the background, instead relying on persistent routes and resolving hostnames to IP addresses each time Blackbird is applied by the user. After usage no new files are left behind on your computer and you can safely delete blackbird.exe. Blackbird has succeded when you forget it was ever there. Everything our software does can be restored using the software itself or manually by hand. *Dev.notice: Please don't do this manually, it will take forever and is confusing. There are other tools that claim to block Windows spying but they are cumbersome to use and not as powerful or are limited in scope. So we took Windows apart, piece by piece, analyzed web traffic, system calls, file changes, etc, compared different configurations, designed and built a stand-alone tool and spent hundreds of hours on beta testing so anyone can use it and it gets the job done right. What Blackbird Does > Disables OneDrive > Disables Cortana > Disables Bing-integration > Disables all AutoLoggers > Disables Wi-Fi Sense > Disables system-wide telemetry (on all editions of Windows 10 and older) > Disables all OS advertising (tips, pop-ups, suggested apps, etc.) > Disables all Xbox Live services > Disables web content evaluation ("SmartScreen") and prevents URL check-in > Disables Windows Media online DRM > Disables Windows P2P Update sharing > Disables hidden Windows metric startup tasks > Disables all diagnostic tracking services > Disables all application metric-data collection agents > Prevents system read access to already collected diagnostic data > Prevents any location/contacts/messages/handwritting/password sharing > Prevents cross-device synchronization (ie; Windows Phone auto-syncing with PC account data) > Removes GWX and Windows 10 upgrade pop-ups > Removes Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) > Removes your unique ad-tracking ID token > Removes a bunch of Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 telemetry updates (View full list here) > Removes Superfish, eDellRoot, HP Touchpoint Analytics, VisualDiscovery and other security risks > Removes all pre-install Windows 10 Upgrade files/folders on Windows 7, 8, 8.1 > Blocks 500+ different tracking/telemetry/ad servers (View full list here) > Patches various data leaks (IE/Edge, Explorer, Defender, MRT, SMB) > Applies various network tweaks (enables RSS,ctcp,tcp-offload,ECN) INCLUDES: > Blackbird App Manager (Windows 10 only) : Block any system application the easy & user-friendly way. > Blackbird STD : Force removal of stubborn spy tasks. > Backup & Restore : Save current system settings to an external file restorable at any time. Try Blackbird Windows Privacy and Security ... Blackbird is THE BEST! *** I also found a 'ready to use' script at this link discussion. Remove ALL telemetry updates from Windows 7 & 8 and 8.1 https://windowsforum.com/threads/remove-all-telemetry-updates-from-windows-7-8-and-8-1.228360/ ... there is a list of items removed and at the bottom is a link to get the script ready to download and use. I also ran this script after running Blackbird and so far everything seems to be OK on my computer. I'm many years late getting involved with Windows 7 but with Windows XP ... which I still like, the web pages are really becoming a problem with daily use. It can be OK with Javascript disabled but I'm sure it will only get worse and not better with XP. So maybe there are others here that can use these tools and script on Windows 7. I'm sure it's not 100% but it has to be better than what I had before after running Blackbird and the script download. ...

Most notorious telemetry updates for Win 7 and their descriptions: KB4493132-x86-x64 (End of support notification for Windows 7) KB4524752-x86-x64 (End of support notification for Windows 7 Pro) KB971033-x86-x64 (Update for Windows activation verification technologies) KB2952664-x86-x64 (System compatibility update for transition to Windows 10) KB2977759-x86-x64 (Diagnostics for compatibility issues for transition to Windows 10) KB3021917-x86-x64 (System diagnostics and telemetry for transition to Windows 10) KB3035583-x86-x64 (Update installs the ‘Get Windows 10’ app) KB3068708-x86-x64 (Update to improve quality and telemetry diagnostics) KB3075249-x86-x64 (Update adds telemetry points to the consent.exe file) KB3080149-x86-x64 (Update for CEIP and telemetry diagnostics) KB3081954-x86-x64 (Update to improve working folders and telemetry) KB3123862-x86-x64 (Updated capabilities for upgrading to Windows 10) KB3139923-x86-x64 (Update adds telemetry points to consent.exe file) KB3150513-x86-x64 (Updated configurations for compatibility diagnostics) KB3161608-x86-x64 (Update adds telemetry points to consent.exe file) KB3163589-x86-x64 (Message about running an outdated version of Windows) KB3172605-x86-x64 (Update adds telemetry points to consent.exe) KB3173040-x86-x64 (Notification about the expiration of the Windows 10 upgrade offer) KB3125574-v4 (also inludes unnamed telemetry)

Just my 'two cents' ... www.rt.com has no problem on my Win XP setup with the New Moon release of 26/Jul/2025 ... however, over the last month or so I do seem to be having problems with New Moon at some sites and I get the message: "Palemoon.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." I can't pinpoint any problem or web site because it just seems to be random and those web sites seem to work just fine the next time. Just something I am noticing over the last several weeks. Have no idea what's going on ... just a fluke or these web sites making more changes. I almost have to have 'javascript' disabled most of the time with most web sites with my computer running very hot from the strain of opening these sites. Javascript being disabled most of the time except when needed does still let me use Windows XP online in 2025.

Ungoogled keeps many flags the upstream doesn't, I'm not surprised.

BTW, Vulkan simply can't load on XP, it needs Vulkan drivers, and none of those exist to this day.

Outdated, experimental flag, removed long ago, you can check yourself. chrome://flags/#quick-intensive-throttling-after-loading