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Hi ; well, cmalex's py3.11.4 assemblies (one compatible with just XP and one with Vista+) aren't currently being hosted on GitHub (AFAIAA), but they can be ; OTOH, adang1345's py3.13.7 assembly is already hosted on GitHub, and so is 3dyd's custom PyInstaller build used to make the Win7/Vista yt-dlp distributions; it may be possible, at least in theory, to author a modded GA workflow file to point to the custom implementations of CPython+PyInst necessary to package the Win7/Vista builds; e.g., upstream are using their own, custom, build of PyInstaller to create the "official" yt-dlp releases; perhaps a consultation with your "AI friend(s)" (or a question on SO, etc.) could prove beneficial in fully automating even the (currently) manually created release assets ; just a thought from a dedicated (hardly intelligent ) friend of yours... Best wishes !

IMO the internet got 'bad' once 'normal' people found it. But I think that is more nostalgia for the most part. As for when that happened, I'd say (at least in the US) that happened once Classmates came around. Everyone who was in high school or college went onto there to keep touch afterwards. That site got stepped on by Facebook which was originally designed for college students, but became so popular that old people joined it to keep in touch with those who were on it. For the current generation that is moving into the world, Facebook is seen as a site for old people which is a quote I've heard from multiple people of the younger generations, an insight I am afforded since I 'moonlight' at an arcade. This is only my perspective on things, but normal/old people from 20 years ago were basically computer illiterate, and astonishingly, people of that same stereotype in the current day are still mostly computer illiterate despite having grown up in with computers in a fully connected world. Combine that with the mentality that corporations have of treating adults (employees) like children and you end up with web technologies designed to protect the computer illiterate but in a fashion doesn't feel like the correct way to do it. I find it amusing that the link to this article on the Guardian brings me to a page where half of it is covered by a blue privacy/cookie notification. But overall I think that there are certainly many good points about how the internet has evolved and it is actually better in many ways now than it used to be. It is certainly more useful, something I didn't really grasp because I never had a mobile phone that was new enough to do anything cool until just recently. I think it will get better and we will figure out how to evolve it to deal with the current issues it has. There are more eyes on it now than ever before and that means more ideas of how to do things will occur. But that doesn't mean that there won't be some new dumb trend that everyone adopts that we'll have to deal with. We may end up looking back and laugh about how we were all bent out of shape about captchas and cookie banners in the face of whatever annoying thing we'll be having to deal with.

It doesn't have to unpack the executable to the TEMP directory each time yt-dlp is executed, so it loads a bit faster and doesn't wear your disk that much. The disadvantage is, that you can't update it with `yt-dlp -U`. Around 20 minutes. I have to fire up different virtual machines, each with different Python installs. I only have to build the custom ones for XP, Win7 and Linux_x86. The rest is done by GitHub Actions workflow.

A working browser, reliable virus-checking and the ability to work with 4TB+ HDDs make a computer/operating system useful in 2025 and later, at least for me. WinXP without these three capabilities is of limited use. Two of my computers work already fine with 4TB GPT HDDs under WinXP/2003 (read/write, partitioning. virus-checking, watching movies, Beyond Compare. Sandboxie, etc) WinXP on these 2 computers is "SP3-only", and does not contain "all updates until end of support" nor "all of the extended support updates". My first set of two 4TB GPT HDDs (Master+Backup) was created under WinXP SP3 and Win2003 32bit SP2, with both 4TB HDDs partitioned unaligned, i.e. by setting "Legacy" mode in Paragon HDM12 before creating the partitions. The first set of 4TB HDDs has worked mostly fine under WinXP/2003/Win10. I will now create more sets of 4TB+ GPT HDDs, containing different accumulations of stuff, mainly for use under WinXP/2003. Before starting to partition the 4TB+ HDDs under WinXP/2003, however, I will have to decide on the setting: Legacy [=unaligned] or Vista [=aligned]. The wrong choice may mean that eventually 100TB+ of stuff may have to be copied again Working under WinXP with GPT HDDs <=2TBs is easy, maybe a good exercise for getting acquainted with GPT under WinXP. Working under WinXP with GPT HDDs >2TB, however, is the tricky part. MiniTool Partition Wizard v11.4 (last version for WinXP), for example, doesNOT work under WinXP with GPT HDDs of any size (<=2TB and >2TB): an OK partitioned 4TB GPT HDD gets displayed as having a single partition and nothing happens when you right-click on it. My currently preferred software for creating partitions on 4TB GPT HDDs under WinXP/2003 is Paragon Hard Disk Manager 12 v10.1.19.16240 (Server, 25Nov2012). In PHDM12 the blue screen installer bug of GPT Loader of PHDM11 was fixed, it contains the last version of their old [=well-tested] partitioning engine, no .NET Framework. Paragon removed from PHDM12 the huge Total Defrag component, maybe issues defragging with PHDM11 under WinXP a 4TB GPT HDD?

I pay with smartphone payment application since it is modern and cash is old...ok that was awful joke. I never used those and never will. Of course I do. Cash does not require server check to function and checking balance is as easy as opening wallet.

Yes, you have to use two DataStore.edb files, one for WSUS server and one for MU web site. One for all didn't work in my system either.

Thanks for commenting! And now I have a mathematical statement for you: @Windows7fan = @xpandvistafan I think after evaluation the boolean truth value has to be set to true. What do you think? PS: I hope today is my day!

I haven't tested Option 3 in my system (no need to do) but Option 1 works perfectly too such as Option 2. What's the problem with WSUS server + WUMT in your system?

I think the more the better. Now we have three working methods to access MU or WU. 1. WSUS server + WUMT method 2. Method using ProxHTTPSProxy or HTTPSProxy + patch made by @Windows7fan 3. Method using Windows Update website patch based on nginx for XP Service Pack 3 Absolutely great! And as @maile3241 already said the third method works with CPUs lacking SSE2 instruction set. By the way the first one too.

I tried it (the .dll) and I didn't experience any crashes , thanks again , win32 . Though, I agree that personal experiences may vary (different hardware) . I'm running quite ancient hardware (by the modern day standards). One PC is with some old Quad Xeon (circa 2009-2010) and another with one of the first Haswells. I already told you and the others : Kaspersky crashes are it's "normal" behaviour , you can search and read it yourself , so we can't be sure whether the dll is faulty or not . As for me , I trust win32 and his experience and I see the dll is working fine. All I'm trying to say , test the DLL with NORMAL software , not that KGB "something" . I'm not sure with what to respond to your topic, since I already suggested mallwarebytes or the brain.exe. About chrome , for me it's just running without any mods with this kernel , there are a lot of folks here that use it too. If firefox works for you , chrome should work too. But you need 64 bit version . Make sure you are running chrome x64.

1 - I shan't discuss anything about "performance" of any KGB related software since I've clearly made my point, besides we don't know who's behind those "labs". 2 - Please discuss "antivirus" programmes and make their comparison in the appropriate topic. (not here, obviously) 2 - Newest programmes that work with Vista's ex-kernel by @win32 . Just to name a few : Chromium , Opera , Centbrowser , Chrome , Firefox and it's forks , Chromium Ungoogled , I've also read about TOR ( though I haven't tried it myself, but it should work too, since it's based on Firefox) , newest FFMPEG , 4K Stogram , Grids (quite popular desktop versions of instagram) , Aiseesoft Screen Recorder , Minecraft , Scrap Mechanic , Cemu , plenty of modern games that use Mono engine, quite a few of modern DX11 titles that use Unity. Again , I really don't understand what you were trying to say . It sounds like you're not satisfied with this jaw-breaking progress regarding the ex-kernel. And why did you even mention Win7 ? This topic is about Vista , for true Vista lovers. And no, our ship "is not sinking" . Are you trying to devalue win32's work ? It's just fabulous ! He's just fabulous ! We all should be grateful ! Perhaps you (yourself) can help him with the work ?

1 - Do not build high hopes for those newly developed custom made drivers , I just think it won't happen . Or they will be glitchy as hell . It would be much better to buy something from 700 (or 900 series, if you're okay with the absence of AA) and put it on the shelf for the future use . 2- Yeah , I got you the first time , about your Titan. BTW , I tried Titan Black , and I didn't like it , even though it's from the same series . The chip is different , the picture is not as good as the original. Also , it had troubles with idle mode with any drivers starting from 350.xx. Have you ever tried your Titan with Vista ? I tried mine with XP , the picture quality is good , chrystal clear and sharp . With windows 7 it's ugly . (Obviously not the Titans, but Windows 7's fault).

In real life scenario it looks bad to my eyes. I just love CSAA and how it performs. I had to return GTX 1080 to the store since I didn't like the picture quality (overall , not only the absence of CSAA) and I felt scammed by Nvidia , they just removed CSAA for no apparent reason, without notifying. I don't and shan't buy any new Nvidia products if they are going to continue producing GPUs without CSAA and without support for Windows Vista. They've lost a good , loyal customer . I supported them with almost every new release since the early 2000s. And had bought top tier cards . Like 8800 GTX , 9800 GTX ++ , GTX Titan , GTX780Ti , etc . I compared my original GTX Titan with GTX 1080 and and Titans just wins . It's simply more beautiful. Someone here wrote that 1000 series cards are rubbish , I agree.

I see . Gaming without fans ramping up is comfortable , I agree. TITAN X doesn't have 16x and 32x CSAA , as far as I know. How do you live with that ? I still have the original TITAN from 2013 and it has 32x AA, pretty nice for gaming.