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They should have equal functionality. Though the Windows 7 version, built with Python 3.13 might be somewhat faster (didn't check). P.S. I've fixed the update issue with the .exe versions; no errors and warnings any more: [debug] Fetching release info: https://api.github.com/repos/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp/releases/latest [debug] Downloading _update_spec from https://github.com/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/_update_spec [debug] Downloading SHA2-256SUMS from https://github.com/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp/releases/download/2025.08.16.082053/SHA2-256SUMS Current version: nicolaasjan/yt-dlp@2025.08.14.072314 Latest version: nicolaasjan/yt-dlp@2025.08.16.082053 Current Build Hash: 3becb2e3a07da4635929c347ef2c2499e30ab1752b55154d7168a47eca0bff66 Updating to nicolaasjan/yt-dlp@2025.08.16.082053 ... [debug] Downloading yt-dlp_x86_win7.exe from https://github.com/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp/releases/download/2025.08.16.082053/yt-dlp_x86_win7.exe Updated yt-dlp to nicolaasjan/yt-dlp@2025.08.16.082053

... Your generalised , yet unhelpful , comment about AVs aside, what I actually meant with "berserk" was that the ZIP archive (and contained yt-dlp.exe binary) shared by nicolaasjan previously here was flagged, more specifically the wrapper DLL file "libxt.dll"; I'm sure this is a false positive, yet many AV engines won't "tolerate" well such wrapper DLLs, which hook and alter system file behaviour ; on VT, half (31/67) the engines listed there ALSO flag the archive as "malicious": https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/6ee52d1561e7ba3fc833eef35673d35b5325b2a5aad4efeeda5a1ae2c08aba41/detection ... but let's NOT turn this into an AV pros & cons discussion; MSFN has a dedicated forum/thread, oftentimes turbulent and cyber-bullied ... I whitelisted the archive and binary, what I wanted to convey was that the binary wouldn't even launch under Vista SP2, let alone perform a video download test ...

There is also another thing that could cause hang ups in bios. Disable USB booting if you're not booting from USB. That could cause hang ups in some motherboards because they're checking if what you plugged is bootable.

I've had trouble with Realtek in the past. They can be a PITA. Just use those cheap TP-Links. They work fine on XP and you'll have less headaches. TP-Link Amazon

Are you running ESET/NOD32 anti-virus? If so and you have SSL protocol filtering enabled you need to add an exception for MU related sites or you have to disable this feature. Same in AVAST called HTTPS Scanning. My security program is AVAST Premier and I have disabled HTTPS scanning. Another method is letting MU generate a completely new SoftwareDistribution folder. Maybe there are faulty downloaded updates in this folder. Here some other methods to fix error code 0x80072F8F: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/error-code-0x80072f8f/d5006dbe-5946-4d68-8f08-8620eeb65efd here very interesting method 3 and 4. Hope you can fix it. Greetings from Germany

Hi @dave-h, I had a lot of error codes getting from MU site. Now it is working perfectly. Did you use WSUS server in combination with WUMT in the past? If so maybe your DataStore.edb is corrupt. This was one of my problems. Stop Automatic Update Service, make a backup of SoftwareDistribution folder, then delete DataStore.edb. Start Automatic Update Service again and try to access MU via ProxHTTPSProxy. MU generates a new DataStore.edb file. With your backup of DataStore.edb you can go back to old history whenever you want. I have two DataStore.edb files, one for WSUS server and one for MU. One for all doesn't work in my system. If that doesn't help try HTTPSProxy which came from Thomas S.. I use it and everything works flawlessly. Editing config file is necessary. My entries I provided some posts above. In my system I have both configured ProxHTTPSProxy and HTTPSProxy and they are working without any problems if config file has the correct entries.

Went down to Opera 42 , nothing works , now without any errors , just won't start at all . Someone here using Opera ? Oh. and Chromium ungoogled 84 , 85 , 86 won't launch at all too , those files din't help ... Someone here using Chromium ungoogled ? I can't stand Firefox (just my preference, sorry). It's not that I'm a fan of chrome , just chose between the two evils. Thanks

Hi , 1 - the “manual update” I did from these official links supplied by MS. http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab It added some , but too few. And, yes , I also did the update from the post you linked a long time ago. It helped a bit , yet “the browser” still asks for more certificates . 2 - “the browser” is 36O Explorer with manually removed telemetry from the original (yes, I do not trust patches and russian repacks). It is based on Chromium 86 with TLS 1.3 and works fine with Vista , much faster than Chromium 86 on Win7. Also, I manually blocked almost all tracking features like "safebrowsing" and a ton of various IPs.

Thank you very much , really appreciate.

Hi , I've tried x64 Chromium ungoogled 84 , 85 , 86 and nothing happens , yep that's right , no errors shown. Also , I've tried some games with this method with zero luck . For example, games with "mono" engine simply tell : cannot load mono. Others just quit in silence, like their process shown for a sec., then quits. By the way , could you please tell me where to read about certificates updating . Much appreciated ! Edit , I had a manual update from MS links done, still the browser tells I don't have the needed certs.

Thanks for the quick reply , both versions (32 and 64bit) won't launch . They are just giving different errors , x64 bit shows : SHAssocEnumHandlersForProtocolByApplication not found in shell32.dll And no , I'm not trying the latest versions . It's Opera 60 and earlier. Edit : maybe the patched files are old , but I don't know where to find their newer versions...

@Jaroslaw @VistaLover Thanks a lot for your help. I modified the file security.dtd in langpack-de@palemoon.org.xpi and problem was solved. New german translation file 27.7.0_RC6 is working perfectly too. Thanks and best regards

Hi, due to my problem here a hardcopy of the preference - security window in my New Moon browser. Hope I'll get any help or information. Regards

Hi. thanks a lot for your XP-Mod of Pale Moon. The overall performance is great. I use your New Moon 27.7.0a2 Build 20180106013833. My platform is Windows XP Professional 32Bit. The german localization file 27.7.0_RC5 doesn't work properly. In preferences of New Moon the security tab is empty. Can you confirm this behavior? Using en-US default no problems. Is this an effect due to your modifications? Thanks in advance and best regards