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This project make possible to compile ACPI 2.0 driver from leaked XP SP1 & W2003 RTM sources, has same functionality as existing acpi.sys v6666 (still missed integer/fields/memory 64 bit support/) Grab leaked XP SP1/W2003 RTM sources (google it) Use "XPSP1/NT" directory as basedir if you want to compile acpi.sys for Windows XP x32 Use "Win2K3/NT" directory as basedir for Windows 2003 x32 / Windows 2003 x64 / Windows XP x64 Download any GNU patch package for windows (gnuwin32.sourceforge.net, cygwin, mingw, msys2, ...) Open command console, change current dir to base\busdrv\acpi\ (Windows XP x32) Save text diff patch https://pastebin.com/C5NXwHbS (v7 update) to file base\busdrv\acpi\sp1_to_sp3(ACP2).patch (Windows 2003 x32 / Windows 2003 x64 / Windows XP x64) Save text diff patch https://pastebin.com/8QURrM49 (v7 update) to file base\busdrv\acpi\rtm_to_sp2(ACP2).patch (Windows 2003 x32 / Windows 2003 x64 / Windows XP x64) Rename Win2K3/NT/public to Win2K3/NT/public2 (Windows 2003 x32 / Windows 2003 x64 / Windows XP x64) Update compiler and headers to mix of W2003 DDK+WRK, unpack https://anonfiles.com/J1W9H1a8y1/W2003_tools_update_7z to basedir with overriding existing files Remove "read only" flag from base\busdrv\acpi directory including sub-dirs and files Apply patch to convert original SP1/RTM sources to SP3/SP2 with extended ACPi 2.0 syntax: patching file driver/amlinew/amlipriv.h patching file driver/amlinew/amlitest.c patching file driver/amlinew/data.c patching file driver/amlinew/misc.c patching file driver/amlinew/object.c patching file driver/amlinew/parser.c patching file driver/amlinew/proto.h patching file driver/amlinew/type1op.c patching file driver/amlinew/type2op.c patching file driver/inc/aml.h patching file driver/nt/debug.c patching file driver/nt/debug.h patching file driver/nt/devpower.c patching file driver/nt/internal.c patching file driver/nt/interupt.c patching file driver/nt/irqarb.c patching file driver/nt/osnotify.c patching file driver/nt/pciopregion.c patching file driver/nt/rangesup.c patching file driver/nt/root.c patching file driver/nt/wake.c Change current dir to basedir (Windows XP x32 / Windows 2003 x32) Run razzle environment setup: (Windows 2003 x64 / Windows XP x64) Run razzle environment setup Change current dir to base\busdrv\acpi\driver\ Complie ACPI driver: build /Dcegbw Compiled acpi.sys.sys will be in (x32) base\busdrv\acpi\driver\nt\obj\i386\ or (x64) base\busdrv\acpi\driver\nt\obj\amd64\ Project contains implementation of new ACPi 2.0 syntax: ToInteger ToString ToHexString Continue ConcatenateResTemplate ToDecimalString Mod ToBuffer CopyObject MidString QwordConst (inside ParseIntObj) Timer CreateQWordField(fake it as CreateDWordField) Know issues workarounds: BSOD 0xA5 (0x10006, ...) missing _DIS method for "PNP0C0F" (PCI Interrupt Link Devices) BSOD 0xA5 (0x02,xxx, 0x0, ...) ACPI vs E820 mem ranges conflict IOTRAPS I/O range 0xFF00-0xFFFF vs VGA (10-bit decode!) conflict BSOD 0xA5(0x03, ..., C0140008, ...) error in ValidateArgTypes() when reading 64-bit fields BSOD 0x7E(c0000005, ...) error in AcpiArbCrackPRT() when referencing null pointer BSOD 0xA5 (0x11, 0x08, ..., ...) error in _AMLILoadDDB() (zero lenght buffer) BSOD 0xA5 (0x11, 0x08, ..., ...) error in _AMLILoadDDB() (doubled device definition) BSOD 0xA5 (0x0000000D, ..., 0x4449555F, 0) absence _UID method BSOD 0xA5 (0x11, 0x08, ..., ...) error in _AMLILoadDDB() (Connection() opcode) CPU definition as Device with _HID=ACPI0007 BSOD 0xA5(0x03, ..., C0000034, ...) postponed SSDT loading on x64 platform (v8 update) Assertion Fail on loaddsdt.c, line 488 for x64 builds (v8 update) Unresolved issues: BSOD 0xA5 (0x0000000D, ..., ..., ...) duplicated/absence _HID/_UID method (AMD boards) BSOD 0xA5 (0x2001, 0x01, 0xC0000034, ...) failure to evaluate the _PIC method in NotifyHalWithMachineStates() Conflicted device names in Windows device manager (Code 42)

Hi folks ... FAQ: Is there any small, smart (portable) Firewall around for XP in these days ? Please let me know, thanks! BTW: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11196

I think it's not an important fix for as long as this solution exists. I've made a greasemonkey script that automatically changes these URLs, if you're interested: https://git.lumen.sh/Fierelier/fiers-grease/src/branch/master/Reddit - Old layout.user.js - Just click on Raw on top of the code to install it.

@roytam1 any interest? I'd love to see your browsers on Linux as well

I only see raybuck DNS queries when my Proximitron Reborn fails to load that test site, no gitlab DNS queries. Are you thinking that I only need to bypass gitlab and then Proxomitron Reborn will at least access that test site?

O.K. I'll try too!

https://www.sphinx-soft.com/download/W10FC7.5/Windows10FirewallControl-Portable.zip https://www.sphinx-soft.com/download/W10FC7.5/Windows10FirewallControlFree-XP-Setup.exe Thanks a lot! But - I don't want to spend any more money on/to my old PCs ;o) BTW: I just found some XP-ready Freeware Alternatives ... cheers :o) Privatefirewall 7.0.30.3 (Privacyware) https://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Firewall/Privatefirewall.shtml SterJo NetStalker (Standalone Blocklist Firewall, Traffic Monitor, portable, multilingual) https://www.sterjosoft.com/netstalker.html PS: Thanks at all ! Please no Installer or ''Bloatware'' like Comodo, Zone Alarm, Norton etc. ;o)

Thank you very much! All I had to do was disable these three lines in Kstub824.ini with reboot: SleepConditionVariableCS WakeConditionVariable WakeAllConditionVariable I'm really dumb. Now everything works great.

Good to hear that MS fixed your issue @VistaLover. I googled around but found no similar reports. One thing to note: Server 2008 only has Windows Defender if Desktop Experience is installed. Otherwise, System Center Endpoint Protection would be the MS security solution for enterprise customers running 2008 SP2, and it looks like MS will end support for the old SCEP version on July 12, 2022: https://redmondmag.com/articles/2021/10/11/system-center-2012-support.aspx?m=1

Hi @e-t-c, I tried al lot of firewalls in the past. The best I found is Windows 10 Firewall Control XP 7.5 from sphinx-soft.com. I use this special version for Windows XP for years and it's simply great. There is a Free and a paid Plus version. My preferred version is the Plus one. Try it! I love it! Here is a link of archived versions: https://www.sphinx-soft.com/download/W10FC7.5/ Cheers, AstroSkipper

Many thanks! I'd have expected an auto redirection to take place to the new hostname ("thedndsanctuary.eu" -> "dndsanctuary.eu"), but it's probably just me being "grumpy" ...

Finally, some good news! After a faulty 1.367.4xx.0 series of WD definitions, which included buggy mpasdlta.vdm files of versions 1.367.413.0, 1.367.415.0, 1.367.423.0, 1.367.432.0, 1.367.435.0, 1.367.447.0, 1.367.457.0, 1.367.472.0, 1.367.487.0, 1.367.491.0, WD defs of v1.367.494.0 and higher are, once again, "OK", i.e. they no longer cause WD's Windows service to crash under Vista SP2 ; series "5xx" is already "out", I successfully ran a "Quick Scan" with v1.367.502.0 : ... I won't go as far as saying that MS staff monitor this thread (), but either via internal testing or via some other party reporting it to them, the issue has been identified and mitigated... Until the next c*ck up and until Jan 2023 (when I expect WD+MSE standalone defs to be retired by MS) ...

Instead of disabling something and maybe too much, try a reboot and check again. Typically in this case the calls shouldn't occur again after reboot.

It moved. It's now here - https://dndsanctuary.eu/index.php?board=9.0

Nancy Ames (1937) - Long Time Boy (Live 1962) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Ames Nancy Ames on US TV Ed Sullivan Show Sept.18, 1966. Songs from her Latin Pulse LP: Yesterday, 1-2-3, A Taste Of Honey.

Not really! There are a lot of programs using IE8 engine to connect to internet. For example some email clients, the update function of some programs and so on. Access to WU or MU is only one area of application. If the system itself has to access an url which needs TLS 1.2 protocol, you have to use one of these proxies system-widely. I thought you read my article "ProxHTTPSProxy and HTTPSProxy in Windows XP for future use". I already described it there in detail. Therefore your statement is not correct. Cheers, AstroSkipper PS: BTW I wouldn't have started a thread about these proxies and logically I wouldn't have maintained them if there hadn't been any need to preserve and prepare them for future use. And to access MU or WU two other methods exist too where there is no "need" of these proxies. These methods are described in this post:

Forgive me, I must repent, and I shall repent some more tomorrow and the day after tomorrow ... till the end of time. From now on I shall eat scallops instead. You are not related to them as well by any chance ?

A definitive "CloudFlare Browser Check" is trying to log-in to GitLab: https://gitlab.com/users/sign_in BTW, this happens when site admins - who are CF clients - have enabled a feature called "Browser Integrity Check" (BIC) ... CF have recently abolished the CAPTCHA challenges as part of BIC, replacing them with automated checking (JS) scripts, requiring the browser to pass mathematical "challenges"... It was those scripts that were being "racist" towards non-mainstream browsers and thus those browsers (including the UXP ones) were outright denied access to sites CF intend to "protect" from "unwelcome" traffic... That CF issue (please search this thread for more details) finally made it to prominent web sites/forums, not to mention the "loud voices" of some Pale Moon users (to which we owe big thanks ) on CF's Community Forums, so it had to be acknowledged and acted upon by real CF devs... It was "them" who fixed it for us (but some more "obscure" web browsers, like the Qt-based Otter Browser, are reported to still suffer from this "racism" ) ... OT: @Dave-H : Do you, hopefully, know what happened to https://thedndsanctuary.eu/ that used to post invaluable info about the Otter Browser ?

Oh, I see. Yes I just visited that site without being asked anything at all so I guess I'm also good to go. Thank you for your help.

Sweet! I only wish there was a way to get Proxomitron Reborn to pass that Cloudflare check

I just updated from New Moon 28.10.5a1 to 28.10.6a1 (64-bit on XP x64) and noticed it can now pass the Cloudflare browser check! This is reaaaally helpful for my partly web-based primary workflow, so if anything you did made this work, roytam1, you have my sincere thanks!

Not me! ONE is my limit! Too much of the web has migrated to polyfill shenanigans that I've opted to revert from 360Chrome v11 to v13 build 2206. Just too much of a d#mn hassle to maintain browser profiles to have to do it for more than ONE. The only way I'd ever use "multiple" browser is if I did not use uMatrix + Tampermonkey + Proxomitron (replaces NoScript for my needs) + Stylus. If it were only about maintaining bookmarks, that would be one thing, but some times I feel like it's a full time job (8hr/day) just to maintain ONE browser profile. 8hr day times 3 browsers -- that's 24hrs per day. Nope, not gonna happen!

Make sure NM 28 isn't configured to go through ProxHTTPSProxyMII or a similar secure proxy. (NM 28 shouldn't need it.)

Yeah, I use Arctic Foxie 360 V11 and Serpent 2nd (though I rely on Serpent mostly nowadays from Roy out of habit) ... it doesn't bother me to have 3 browsers, but that is my limit.

Even meditation is going bad, taking me only to empty dark nothingness. Sometimes, feel like the ground is dropping. Can't explain it well, sorry about that. Trying to find things that I find soothing, but beware of too much self soothing and it can (often) lead to inaction and I am guilty as sin :(

Fabulous :)

Sorry, last time I used a MAC, was over 2 decades ago, so I don't think there will be any development in this direction.

and a fix is pushed. https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commit/d9f1118729a59ba99e48e2296bd71c73934a7b62

Using palemoon-28.10.6a1.win32-git-20220521-d849524bd-uxp-1e871780f-xpmod.7z no problems here. This is the certificate you need: Maybe you can import it from another browser or use my for you exported certificate: https://www.mediafire.com/file/iak4kxtgsw6k5r3/openmptorg.crt/file Cheers, AstroSkipper

Well, it looks like Microsoft have managed to kill Vista's native antispyware, Windows Defender (not to be confused with Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows 8.1+) for good , either inadvertently or deliberately... I won't be discussing the "merits" (or lack of...) of WD as a proper ASW solution, but I still have its real protection ON, along with my third party Security Suite, and have it scheduled to perform a "Quick Scan" every night at 23:00 (in my timezone). For those not following this, MS have, since long ago, stopped issuing WD definition updates via Windows Update, those were used to be called "Definition Update for Windows Defender Antivirus (!) - KB915597" and the last one on this machine (v1.297.531.0) was received and installed on July 6th 2019: A few days later in that July, Vista SP2 was severed from the WU servers , due to the SHA-2 implementation in those endpoints... It is unknown to me when exactly MS stopped altogether the production and distribution of the KB915597 updates (they're no longer to be found in the MUC either, unlike the KB2310138 ones, which are definition updates for Microsoft Security Essentials, still offered via MU on supported platforms - namely Win7 SP1). But MS continued to offer these definition updates (for Win7 SP1 & WinVista SP2) as standalone mpas-fe.exe files, accessible from their "Microsoft Security Intelligence" portal - it used to be called otherwise in the past, but the old name eludes me now... For the x86 architecture, the DL link is: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=121721&clcid=0x409&arch=x86&eng=0.0.0.0&avdelta=0.0.0.0&asdelta=0.0.0.0&prod=925A3ACA-C353-458A-AC8D-A7E5EB378092 An alternative, more "user-friendly", link is: https://definitionupdates.microsoft.com/download/DefinitionUpdates/x86/mpas-fe.exe Running the downloaded "mpas-fe.exe" file would update WD's definitions/signatures in a matter of ca. 20s (YMMV). In mid-October 2019, the file, as well as its internal constituents, ceased being dual-signed and was henceforth only SHA-2 signed; in order to make the "updated" files install on Vista SP2, updates from WS2008SP2 were necessary, that backported SHA-2 file signature verification to Vista itself... Since that time, Microsoft goofed-up on several occasions, by issuing 1. a "mpas-fe.exe" file with SubSystem version 6.1, that wouldn't run under Vista/WS2008 (6.0) 2. internal components of said file (e.g. mpengine.dll, MpSigStub.exe) also with subsys version = 6.1, or 3. internal engine file (mpengine.dll) compiled to target Win7 SP1 as minimum OS, calling functions missing in Vista's kernel . HexEditing the infringing file(s) would invalidate their SHA-2 file signatures, making them not verify and not install... These "hiccups" were, one way or the other, reported to MS, especially by WS2008SP2 ESU paying customers, and they were eventually mitigated (within several hours or, more commonly, days). FWIW, I have the following batch file I run daily, to update my WD defs: @echo off start /min /wait cscript "create_restore_point.vbs" start /min /wait wget -S -N --unlink --secure-protocol=TLSv1_2 "https://definitionupdates.microsoft.com/download/DefinitionUpdates/x86/mpas-fe.exe" if exist mpas-fe.exe start /min /wait mpas-fe.exe The .vbs script (not posting it here, unless asked) creates a restore point prior to the update, while wget only downloads the file if it's newer (on the server) from the one previously fetched on disk... Come Tuesday May 24th, 2022 - file "mpas-fe.exe" is now at versions 1.367.3xx.0, engine is at version 1.1.19200.6, all looked fine, including version 1.367.386.0 (signed on 24/05/2022): https://definitionupdates.microsoft.com/download/DefinitionUpdates/VersionedSignatures/AM/1.367.386.0/1.1.19200.6/x86/mpas-fe.exe BTW, that direct link will expire soon (in a day, two at most...); with that version installed, WD is "happy", ... I even performed a "Quick Scan" to completion: But 1.367.386.0 was to be the last of the "3xx" series, then came the "4xx" ones: 1.367.413.0, 1.367.415.0, 1.367.423.0, 1.367.432.0 (latest at the time of writing), which did keep, however, the same engine version, 1.1.19200.6. Each one of these will cleanly install on top of 1.367.386.0, but won't install in the normal fashion on top of one of the previous "4xx" ones (e.g. 1.367.423.0 updating 1.367.413.0, etc.); in fact, installing any of these "4xx" ones on top of "386" will go fine initially, but after 20-30s WD will "crash", due to the WD service having stopped: If you try to perform a "Quick Scan" before WD crashes, you'll get a similar breakage: So, there's something inside files "mpasdlta.vdm" (the actual defs file) of the "4xx" series that makes the WD service crash under Windows Vista SP2 ... The release of that "1.367.4xx.0" series signals the death nail of WD under Vista, because it becomes unusable/non-updatable anymore... Mind you, returning WD to a working state, with 1.367.386.0 installed, wasn't an easy thing either (but I did it), as running file mpas-fe.exe (of that version) doesn't cut it... But I probably shouldn't go into specifics, because, in reality, it's a moot point: in 2-3 days' time, WD will nag me about "out-of-date signatures", however, if things haven't been changed by MS (I don't expect them to be ...), the route to update those signatures won't be "enforceable"... Thanks Microsoft, once more ... In all honesty though, I'd have expected them to end WD support in Jan 2023, same time the Win7 SP1+WS2008 SP2 ESU plans end, so am not fully convinced they had a mind to prematurely kill it on Vista... The amount of WD users on WS2008SP2 is probably zero now, so news of this will likely never reach MS staff... To quote "The Doors":

Maybe this is what you are looking for: Virus Total Scanner. It's a desktop tool which uses Virustotal as a scan engine and displays its results. Windows XP is still supported. Here is a link: https://securityxploded.com/virus-total-scanner.php Cheers, AstroSkipper

I wouldn't go that far. Why keep extension log files that may have telemetry data embedded in them? All that "upstream" did with anything newer than v13 build 2206 is shuffle around where telemetry data is stored. I personally do not trust anything higher. Most users of v13.5 jump through added hoops of deleting all of these embedded data using special tricks with folder/file naming and with the loader .ini file. These users do not save sessions, passwords, and cookies. If the end user is wanting their profile to save sessions, passwords, and cookies, then I would encourage those users to UPGRADE to v13 build 2206 - version numbers being MATHEMATICALLY higher is NOT always an "upgrade". v13.5 is not an "upgrade" over v13.

That's no thing! Unpack 360Chrome v13 archive, delete folder User Data and copy your folder User Data from 360Chrome v13.5 to new location. Your old installation won't be touched by doing this. Therefore no risk! You can only win!

Try these versions here: Cheers, AstroSkipper

Your 360Chrome editions are definitely great. Unfortunately v13 and higher are problematic in my system. Version v11 works very well, but some more recent sites are not working properly. The main problem is that those sites are crap. As I already mentioned I try to avoid them. The good is we have different browser and the possibility to selectively use them regarding to our needs in Windows XP. Cheers, AstroSkipper

Hhmm i see...but im curious...is this "chrome 360" the same as the original chrome but a higher version ? if so, then i worry it will give me the same BSOD issue i briefly mentioned above with the regular chrome 49 (last version for windows xp) I only use windows xp pro 32 bit. I dont ever want to use 7 or higher for my own personal reasons even though im aware of the negative consequences. I'm still on my Dell Latitude D620 laptop by the way since 2010 to this very day still. - Core 2 Duo T7600 2.33 GHZ, intel graphics, SSD -- The other laptop in that M6400 thread i talked about i officially quit and gave up on that worthless thing cause of it's stupid Sound issue. And i meant about the "Twitch" chats (the popout version i showed) not working anymore in firefox 52.9.1 (not twitter since thats fine thankfully) - does that work in that chrome 360 or the mypal ?? I'm sorry if i de-railed your thread.

I know, I saw that. I remain optimistic towards Mypal 68. I am at the point where I acknowledge that my own optimism was perhaps overly optimistic and I am no longer seeing Mypay 68 as the fix-all that I originally perceived it to be. Still early in development so too early to know for sure.

Hi @kuja killer, I can confirm that twitter.com and www.deepl.com only works using 360Chrome v13 and higher in Windows XP. All these sites are crap and cumbersome. If you need to access them, use Windows 7 and most recent browsers. I try to avoid these sites. They are badly constructed and sluggish while loading. The good thing is my computer is very old and low on hardware resources, therfore I can identify bad sites very well. Cheers, AstroSkipper

They do have a point, though. People tend to forget that outside of a small percentage, nobody cares what their Windooz is like, as long as it runs what they want to run.

I shall watch from the distance, I won't try to predict the future.

Hi Guys! With the crap coming in Windows 11....I have a hard time deciding what the future might be regarding Windows..... I would even go as far as saying that Windows 11 is worse than Windows 10 when that was released... I am so fed up with the replies one gets from Microsoft...."we have designed a more logical operating system that makes more sense to the user2.....as far as the user is concerned...Microsoft doesn't give a crap and we all know that....not news....Microsoft doesn't seem to want to listen to the user at all...and every small concession from them is rewarded with something worse...?!! Typical scenario at the moment (that isn't ever likely to change): Customers daughter lives in England was experiencing problems with Windows 11 and some games... Can I help from Sweden... I would say 85 to 90% of my customers would not have been able to fix this... I checked at Lenovo for info regarding the release of the computer and what OS it came with and IF there were drivers available for Windows 11.....nada(not Lenovo's fault...just because of everything else happening in the world - they hadn't caught up with the latest crap from Microsoft) My customer was of the opinion that the computer came with Windows 11 - but after several emails back and forth she accepted that she might have upgraded by mistake.. I proceeded with the help of Lenovo to guide my customer with downloading a recovery image and creating a USB to fix her computer....I really thought that it would be tough - but the next email I receive is with windows 10 back on the computer and her games were and are working well again... I give praise where it is due and she exceeded all of my customers in this adventure... Mind you I was worried by her reply after a few days of testing... "It must have been something do with Windows 11...I suppose?" I kept my reply to "Yes Windows 11" did not have that heart to say any more on the subject! bookie32

"Last" would imply that there will never be any subsequent version of the software which will still run on XP, which is not always going to be the case of course. I think "latest" is the best term to use, as it is now, even though the interpretation of "latest" can vary of course.

Not really. I personally feel VERY strongly that nobody should allow javascript on a web site they have never visited before. Then only allow the javascript on a whitelist basis. We "simply" do one more step - disable ALL subdomains and now only allow subdomains on a whitelist basis. "Zero-Day" virus definitions take DAYS, if not WEEKS, to be discovered, for antivirus developers to create the detection, for that detection to get updated in a database, for the end-user to receive that updated database. DAYS, if not WEEKS, that the end-user was left "naked". Which is how you are at 20,589 rules when the other week it was about 15,000. I guarantee you that the Proxomitron approach will protect you FASTER than "waiting" for your UBO list to find the offense, to update their list, and for your UBO to download that updated list.

Currently my rules used in UBO of the full list is 20,589 rules used,the other week it was about 15,000. A difficult task. P.S. However, it must be said that the AdGuard team often cleans up domains that are no longer functional. With the manual cleaning of the caches today my rules have become again 16,989.

Nope, not enough. Not to the best of my knowledge. You also need a web browser that supports DNS over HTTPS (DoH) - 360Chrome does not! What do you see when you visit here -- https://1.1.1.1/help