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I agree with @mina7601, all is working fine, including the new version of ActivateProxy.exe. Great job!

@mina7601 me too - thank you parents

Violent games? Nah, I think I don't play them too much, or never play them, actually.

In Deviantart.com the main culprit for it being so sloooowwwwwwww is something called "static.parastorage.com." Problem is, without it the site acts as if on an older browser. You cannot Comment, Reply, the site is a weird mess, etc. I contacted the Deviantart staff about the fact Notes are not working. They said I'm using an outdated browser. I told them I was using Firefox 100. The reply to that? Firefox 100 is indeed outdated as now it's...Firefox 102. Ooooo, didn't know my version was so ancient. I'm convinced. There really is a weird conspiracy to make the Internet a miserable frustrating experience. Or maybe it's "Idiocracy," which in turn was based on a 1951 short story called "The Marching Morons." I honestly don't know any longer, but the Internet did work much better in 2010 than now.

There is good news and bad news. The good news is that today I managed to get Windows Update v3 to check for updates. Unfortunately, they do not install. Some files are missing and therefore the correct updates are not shown. I have renamed similar files to see if there is a search at all. The bad news is that it is difficult to get all the files for the old Windows versions and the download links are also missing, so no updates can be installed. Here's a little insight into Windows Update v3:

Now coming to the extended kernel, Qt 6 application support: The kerning issues happen even on NT 6.4. I will look into that as well, but there is also some more work to do to get Qt 6.3.1 and later working as well.

Necessary things: graphics card with GOP firmware and drivers for WinXP 64-bit - I tested only one AMD HD7450 en_win_xp_pro_x64_with_sp2_vl_x13-41611.iso Win7, 8 or 10 ISO image for disk partition by diskpart SATA-USB case/adapter signed Intel SATA controller drivers for WinXP 64-bit signed AMD HD7450 drivers for WinXP 64-bit UefiSeven 1.3.0 64-bit loader efi files from beta 64-bit Windows Server 2008 Longhorn 6001.16497 (patched winload.efi) BOOTICE v1.3.3 x64 Debian Live 6 x86 VMware Workstation 8 Target PC spec: MB ASUS P8H61-M LE R2 (CSM disbaled, AHCI enabled) CPU Sandy Bridge i3 HDD 2.5" SATA (tested with 60GB) Graphics Card AMD HD7450 with GOP Reference PC with VMware Workstation 8 installed (I use ThinkPad X61 with WinXP 64-bit :-) ) spec: Virtual Machine WinXP Pro 64-bit HW 5.x CPU amount 2 RAM 1024MB HDD IDE 3GB CD/DVD IDE Step-by-step instruction: in VMware, create a WinXP Pro 64-bit machine: start the machine from ISO e.g. Win7 and partition the disk with diskpart: diskpart sel disk 0 clean create par pri size=100 create par pri active exit install WinXP SP2 64-bit on partition 2 C: (format NTFS) after installation, disable page file, system restore and automatic restart in System Properties add an account with administrator privileges and restart the system to work with this account format the D: partition (100MB) as FAT32 shut down the machine, close VMware, make a copy of the .vmdk file with WinXP installed (so as not to reinstall if something goes wrong) start the machine and copy the necessary files to the appropriate locations - I have these files in the sysprep_V2.iso image, which I made with the UltraISO program: EFI directory with UefiSeven loader and BCD copy to FAT32 partition Sysprep dir with the appropriate sysprep.inf file copy to C: Drivers dir copy to C: winload.efi file copy to C:\WINDOWS\system32 BOOTICEx64.exe copy to C: run BOOTICE, click BCD tab, open file D:\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\BCD (Professional mode) and edit the values ApplicationDevice and OSDevice by setting the C: partition: enable hidden files, remove display.inf from C:\WINDOWS\Inf run regedit and delete services vga and VgaSave from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services run sysprep.exe from C:\Sysprep, select Quit and click Reseal and OK: shutdown machine and close VMware using a SATA-USB adapter, connect the target SATA 2.5 drive to the computer where you have VMware installed start VMware and add this disk to the WinXP configuration as PhysicalDrive1 (Use entire disk): mount the Debian ISO image and boot the WinXP machine from it - just don't let the machine boot from the hard drive where you have sealed WinXP - hit Esc quickly and select CDROM from the Boot Menu: now clone sda WinXP machine drive to connected real sdb drive (this will take a few minutes): fdisk -l (read Units bytes from sda drive and last cylinder sda2 partition - should be 8225280 & 392) dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb bs=8225280 count=392 poweroff Debian, close VMware, Safe remove USB connected SATA HDD and disconnect the drive from the SATA-USB adapter boot target computer (my ASUS) to bios and set disk controller operation mode to AHCI, disable CSM and disable integrated iGPU connect the SATA drive with sealed WinXP to your target computer (me ASUS) and boot the computer from it Aurora green wallpaper will appear, after about 1 minute the computer should restart and we have a working WinXP 64-bit on pure UEFI P.S. Who wants the sysprep_V2.iso image please write a private message.

It worked awesome thanks!!

Explanation: "Aliens" is a hoax. Just for fun...

Thanks for the confirmation! Frankly, the programming work of it was a bit tricky. Glad it works for you, too!

Service Dog ‘Calms’ Veteran With Survivor Guilt Before He Can Have A ‘Panic’ Attack by David S. Michaels https://iheartdogs.com/jun22veteranwithsurvivorguiltdogstory/ For Erick Scott, reintegrating into civilian life was extremely difficult. His experiences in the military had left him both mentally and physically bruised. To make matters worse, his soul was absolutely consumed by an intense quantity of survivor’s guilt after many of his friends in combat. Erick was diagnosed with PTSD shortly after, but the mix of medications he took did little to help. He would awaken from his nightmares in the middle of the night and soaked in a puddle of sweat on his bed. When things hit rock bottom for Erick, he reached out to “K9s for Warriors” in hopes of finding himself a medical service dog. This is how Erick met Gumbo, a black Labrador who was completely trained to help those with severe PTSD. With his soothing compassion and PTSD support abilities, Gumbo helped Erick turn his life around... ... so why I ‘SHARE’ this story with my MSFN friends ... ...and this one why not: Marvelous Mama Cat Takes On Care Of Second Litter For Ten Kittens Total: https://iheartcats.com/marvelous-mama-cat-takes-on-care-of-second-litter-for-ten-kittens-total/ Here you have other cat stories: https://iheartcats.com/category/humor-fun/

The v3 site is actually working, but the updates cannot be downloaded, because of dead download links. But I can check, uncheck updates, go to Support informations and more. I also can't view updates description, due to missing files in the WindowsUpdate folder.

Well if it's easy to have the flexibility to change the port I would say why not, but I certainly don't think it's an essential feature, and not worth going to a lot of trouble over.

IIRC it's the '--disable-webgl' and '--js-flags=--noexpose_wasm' switches that prevent WhatsApp web from working.

Hello again, my dear beta testers, @Dave-H, @mina7601, @NotHereToPlayGames! I forgot to mention a very important thing! Do not change the FrontPort setting 8079 of ProxHTTPSProxy in its configuration file config.ini! I've programmed the automatic activation to use this well-known standard port of ProxHTTPSProxy each time StartProxy.exe is executed. Also in the versions of @heinoganda this port was always the default. I think the users never changed it in the past. It would be a bit more complicated (but not impossible) to check and import this setting directly by a query of my program ActivateProxy.exe each time when it is executed. Anyway, I will add this information to the documentation and think about it the next days. Furthermore, I would like to ask you to do your final tests. As far as I can see the beta test is slowly coming to an end! Cheers, AstroSkipper

@XPerceniol VERY good, high level thoughts - you planted a seed and spread the truth. 21 Quotes about Planting Seeds for Spiritual Growth: https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-planting-seeds-growth-beginnings - thank you Jen ... PS. What happened to Jen, Jennifer Williamson — Jennifer Healey...I don't know. Give the life sign, please...

We (3 brothers, 2 sisters) had to move dad into Assisted Living so things have been a little hectic. But I'm still here Everything working great regarding all of the beta fixes. Also tested spaces in the path name. So far so good

Can you all believe its already August 4th?! Its soo hot here ... chickens are laying hard-boiled eggs. While freezing in other parts of the world right now .

Oh gosh no! I won't speak for @sunryze or @mina7601 but I never played violent games as a child or now, grew up on silly arcade games. I don't seek out violence because its there without having to play a game. I try to find games to enjoy. I still enjoy classic games, and actually, my computers are SO old they are unable to handle anything reality based anyway. Haha That being said: I do feel violent games are not very good for youth, but that would make me part the censor movement and I still think it should up to parents to make that call, otherwise, well, you know. I won't be political, even I don't like talking about it if I don't have to.

What I would suggest, is, given this is a public forum, is to expect different view(s) and be open to others beliefs and try to take from the good and understand that people (while) well-meaning, may (or may not) share like viewpoints. I now am able to discuss things that used to make me uncomfortable, when there was a time - when if other peoples advice was not always the what I expected or wanted to hear - I would become hurt or offended, whereas now, I practice what I preach and am forgiving and much more open and tolerant and accepting to others beliefs, and am better to appreciate the kindness an care behind the posting. You will be better able to tell when a person is trying to help. You will know, You DO know already. Even without any information you'll pick up the vibe. Will write more in a bit :)

A change is upon us: https://www.marriedtothesea.com/index.php?date=112521 The mouse trap: https://www.marriedtothesea.com/index.php?date=052222 He says he's dead: https://www.marriedtothesea.com/index.php?date=121221#

New build of Serpent/UXP for XP! Test binary: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20220730-3219d2d-uxp-a8454ac78-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20220730-3219d2d-uxp-a8454ac78-xpmod.7z source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/custom IA32 Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20220730-3219d2d-uxp-a8454ac78-xpmod-ia32.7z source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/ia32 NM28XP build: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.6a1.win32-git-20220730-d849524bd-uxp-a8454ac78-xpmod.7z Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.6a1.win32-git-20220730-d849524bd-uxp-a8454ac78-xpmod-sse.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.6a1.win64-git-20220730-d849524bd-uxp-a8454ac78-xpmod.7z Official UXP changes picked since my last build: - Issue #1805 - Improve stack size limits for all targets. (5ed7e7d56) - Issue #1805 - Follow-up: provide for Linux builds using rlimit and min/max. (3571cc8de) - Issue #1805 - Follow-up: Include the same headers for Solaris as well to future-proof gcc versions. (065e8bc77) - Issue #1964 - Update libtremor. (34d0e86b6) - Issue #1967 - Remove mozprotocol handler (moz://a easter egg). (584cfbd80) - Issue #1967 - Remove moz://a from mochitest (1694b1b76) - Issue #1962 - Update libtheora. (be2516a09) - Issue #1962 - Follow-up: Fix build issues on Windows. (2a1f9e3ef) - Issue #1962 - Follow-up: Fix 32-bit build and remove unused clang-cl codepath. (dca7d2ff6) - Issue #1971 - Part 1: Update build system for ICU 63.2 upgrade. (8df84683b) - Issue #1971 - Part 2: Update ICU source to 63.2. (1e6921438) - Issue #1971 - Part 3: Update unicharutil perl scripts for Unicode 11 upgrade. (9a4a62c8c) - Issue #1971 - Part 4: Generated files for Unicode 11.0. (196f95dbf) - Issue #1971 - Part 5: Update Spidermonkey for Unicode 11. (c090dd7ce) - Issue #1969 - Implement Intl.RelativeTimeFormat. (3e6cbc6af) - Issue #1975 - Implement Origin header CSRF mitigation. (faa778ec9) - bump version for ICU update (5212cbebd) - [DOM] Add extra check for performance API Next Hop protocol (bf5894586) - [NSS] protect SFTKSlot needLogin with slotLock. (b9084ea29) - [NSS] Avoid potential data race on primary password change. (a77cf423c) - [NSS] Fix uninitialized value in cert_ComputeCertType. (10fdf0e1c) - Issue #1312 - Fix potential crashes in MailNews. (e3aa3c296) No official Pale-Moon changes picked since my last build. No official Basilisk changes picked since my last build. My changes since my last build: - ICU: replace windows related source files with those from mypal68 (ICU 64.2) (3a65ef9ca) - [Basilisk] remove mozProtocolHandler from package (a8454ac78) - skipped `Issue #1966 - Remove support for Firefox Marketplace "apps"' for now as upstream doesn't clean-up remnants completely Update Notice: - You may delete file named icudt58l.dat inside program folder when updating from old releases. * Notice: From now on, UXP rev will point to `custom` branch of my UXP repo instead of MCP UXP repo, while "official UXP changes" shows only `tracking` branch changes.

It seems magic when it works, try it on Windows 2000 SP4 with IE5.5 and it works faster than WUV6, but some conditional comments are missing in resultslist.aspx for optional updates, and another splash to install Bits 2.0 and Windows Installer 3.1 in Windows 2000 As the Validation Service for Windows XP since these redirect you at the beginning, I mean the Activex Search.

Support for installing Chromium extensions, saving their settings, as well as keeping cookies and other settings has been implemented: The original objective was to fix the "CultureNotSupported"-related exceptions that prevented .NET Core 5 from working, but under the belief that the .NET and Chromium issues were connected, I worked on solving the issue using Chromium. It turns out that .NET's issues are unrelated.

This is all very silly and has gone on long enough. Microsoft closed Windows Update v4 long ago and could care less whether any of us like it or not for that matter. Making vague threats about launching malware attacks against Microsoft is also ridiculous, and forbidden by the rules. I see the OP has just been banned for requesting warez in the 2K forum. Good riddance to this... locked.