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@chermany4ever When I am back at my desktop computer, I will give you some recommendations for XP-compatible YouTube Downloaders, which are using the programmes youtube-dl.exe and yt-dlp.exe, only for more convenient use.

That's absolutely true. The less, the more. Using only one adblocker is mandatory. A combination I am using is indeed uBO+ηMatrix. Works great and has been successfully applied by me for many years. And just for clarification, ηMatrix is not an adblocker but a point-and-click matrix-based firewall for UXP-based browsers, with many privacy-enhancing tools. I also prefer the programmes youtube-dl.exe and yt-dlp.exe (again thanks to @nicolaasjan for his XP releases) but inside of YouTube Downloaders for more convenient use. And I have a whole collection of such tools that still run under Windows XP.

I feel you. But hey, 8 years is a good run. RAM also degrades overtime. No reason to throw it away yet. Try increase the voltage a bit, like I wrote above.

I'm giving out the most common errors from the several of my systems. fltmgr.sys error accompanied by "0000008e, parameter1 c0000005" = faulty RAM (maybe not enough power supplied, if that RAM is overclocked, bad batch of chips, low binned, like the "famous" Taiwanese Kingston, for example.) Fix - replace RAM, try to bump up the voltage in the BIOS (add a small increase, sometimes it's enough).

It's not "maybe", "likely", "probably", it's only "N/A". (In English it's a short for "not available") DirectX 11 video acceleration (but not gaming DirectX 11) is only available since Windows 8. "d3d11 requires Windows 8 or later, and is not supported on this OS!" Do you need help with the translation?

Dave, did you try the same version as Win10 or similar (lower) version on XP?

From my long experience with XP/Server. fltmgr.sys error accompanied by "0000007e, parameter1 c0000005" = faulty HDD (maybe only damaged file system due to a power outage)

Please don't attack me for such request, it's originally @nicolaasjan's idea, not mine!

@Dave-H Please, kindly move all these discussions about youtube-dlp from the previous page to that topic. Thanks.

Btw, I did already try to build it with Pyinstaller, using Python 3.9 XP build, but errors were thrown... You're right. This should belong in Who here has a Youtube-DL compile for WinXP?.

If you want something GUI-like, you could also add yt-dlp to the browsers context menu with the extension "Open With" (available in the Classic Add-ons Archive).

I was aware of that. I used only uBO but some ads would slip through If uBO doesn't block certain ads, then you should check the filter lists you are using. A suitable combination and selection of good filter lists is very important, and additionally, you can create own rules. No need for an additional adblocker. If AdBlocker Ultimate can block some ads which uBO can't do, then it is only a problem of missing filters.

@XPerceniolcould care less about Honda or whatever, he got sick because you called him a woman, despite the fact you perfectly know he's not. It's the same as if I knew you were a man, but called you a transgender anyways.

Yes, such a cash-strapped company; gotta pinch every penny!

It doesn't show H265 - HEVC MAIN Profile, WMV (Windows Media) IDCT and VP9 (limited). These are the first ones come to mind. All supported by your card.

It was just a typo in my article, which I already corrected. The maxVersion in the install.rdf was of course correctly set by me to 32.*. And frankly, I would never set a maxVersion to 32.0 inside an install.rdf file. That usually does not make any sense. But thanks for your hint!

You're welcome! I will examine this more deeply. Maybe, you are right, and the filter list "Spam404" is indeed a bit outdated and has therefore been replaced by the filter list "Phishing URL Blocklist" in the webextensions of uBO. We will see. I will also check this later. With all this, it is always very important to make sure that new lists are really compatible with uBlock Origin Legacy.

Most of BluRay/DVDs have copy protection/encryption. On MPC-HC page at github they write what to do about it.

YouTube under Windows XP - Downloaders, players and browser support This thread is meant to collect and provide all necessary information about YouTube using in Windows XP. As far as I can see, most information here in MSFN spread over various threads, in many cases rather unstructured and not easy to find. I would like to put an end to that. For months, I have been intensively studying YouTube and its still existing functionality in terms of Windows XP. And I can already say that YouTube is still fully functional under Windows XP. But first, thanks to two members of MSFN who are partly responsible for this, @nicolaasjan and @Reino. What did they do for us? @nicolaasjan provides XP-compatible forks of the most recent youtube-dl and yt-dlp releases which are recommended replacements for the old, depreciated ones or the new ones which are no longer working under Windows XP. On the other hand, @Reino provides XP-compatible (and SSE-compatible!) forks of the well-known tool ffmpeg whose more recent versions actually do not work anymore under Windows XP for years. With these programs, yt-dlp and ffmpeg, it is possible to stream or download YouTube videos, convert them, include subtitles (or lyrics) and so on, all in Windows XP. This is no longer possible with the old, official XP-compatible versions of youtube-dl and yt-dlp, and the new releases of ffmpeg. Last but not least, @cmalex deserves recognition and credit for compiling flavours of CPython 3.8.x/3.9.x and much other things that made the development of new releases such as yt-dlp possible at all. Thanks all for your contributions! More about all that in later posts. Feel free to post here software recommendations, tips, experiences, opinions and so on regarding the topic of this thread! In any case, all about YouTube under Windows XP can be considered on-topic here in this thread. Greetings from Germany, AstroSkipper

This is just a technicality, but youtube-dl NEVER "officially" dropped Windows XP SP3 support; the python script itself, to this day, remains compatible even with such an old CPython version as py2.6 and py3.2 (!), though, for best results under XP, CPython 2.7.18 (EoS for that OS) and CPython 3.4.10 (EoS for that OS) should be used... The provided, standalone, Windows executable youtube-dl.exe, has been historically compiled with the py2exe Python module and comes bundled with CPython 3.4.4 32-bit (WinXP SP3, SSE+ compatible). In the case of yt-dl, "official" is open for interpretation, because the team of devs behind https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl and the last "stable" release https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/releases/tag/2021.12.17 retired (read: abandoned the project) a few years ago, but that same repo is under new management currently (ownership transfer) by, sadly, only ONE maintainer, @dirkf, who vowed to keep support for older python versions (and, by association, older WinOSes like XP/Vista ). The new maintainer doesn't believe in a "stable" releases scheme and has instead opted to adopt a "nightly" releases scheme, to be found under: https://github.com/ytdl-org/ytdl-nightly/tags The binaries there are compiled from source code of the original repo, thus I do still consider these releases as "official", i.e. they're NOT FORKS ... In closing, if you'd allow me to be somewhat pedantic , the XP-compatible builds of yt-dlp.exe most kindly released by nicolaasjan to this community wouldn't be a thing if it weren't for cmalex, who compiled himself flavours of CPython 3.8.x/3.9.x that will launch under XP - so, IMHO, he, too, deserves some credit! ...

Thanks ; the "issue" and its workarounds are documented in https://github.com/MrS0m30n3/youtube-dl-gui/issues/249 https://github.com/MrS0m30n3/youtube-dl-gui/issues/65

Here are the subfolders: And their content: And as you can see I replaced both files, ffmpeg.exe and ffprobe.exe, by more recent XP-compatible ones. If I modify something, it has to make sense. I've just remembered how I did it with the directories. When calling up the executable youtube-dl-gui.exe the first time, a folder youtube-dlg will be created under Documents and Settings\your username\Application Data. There is a file settings.json which can be edited to specify a different folder for the youtube-dl.exe file. I copied then the folder youtube-dlg into the main programme folder and set this new location in the settings.json file (inside the folder Documents and Settings\your username\Application Data, of course).

Highlander 1991 - The Quickening DC with SEAN CONNERY.

Guys, don't worry and don't even give this a second thought. I appreciate the support from all posters and @Vistapocalypse thank you for the apology and worry not even a second, I'm fine and perhaps I was over sensitive last night and thank you again for clarifying your question to me and your posting. Please, guys, lets make this thread fun again and please no more fighting; lets bring back what are you watching in respect for the OP @sunryze. Bless you all Sal

They're NOT there by default, even if one goes with the "portable" package... That one still creates a "youtube-dlg" directory in my "Roaming" Windows profile (%appdata%\youtube-dlg), with a "settings.json" and a "log" file in it, where a recent version of youtube-dl.exe should reside ... FYI, a fresh "install" of the app now won't fetch the youtube-dl.exe binary by clicking "cog wheel -> Update", because the old hard-coded URI no longer works ... BTW, if you want mp4/m4a files to be properly tagged, you also need a compatible AtomicParsley.exe 32-bit binary... Perhaps @AstroSkipper is willing to share some extra configurations needed for the app to recognise youtube-dl.exe/yt-dlp.exe extant inside those (manually created) additional directories ...

In particular, you implied Jenna isn't smart and pretty enough. In my glorious country for such talks about women (doesn't matter whether they are really ugly or not), you'd be hanged, period. I shan't waste my time googling for Jenna and how she looks like, it doesn't matter, she is a woman, and you need to respect that. In my region it's even more serious, you'd be declared a sub-human for having no respect for women, this has a very serious consequences, far worse than hanging.

I didn’t really need a European interpretation of XPerceniol’s reply. I did not call him a woman, but rather asked a question: I asked because I do not personally know any American man who would care to watch Hoda & Jenna, but apparently there is one with an MSFN account. My apologies to @XPerceniol, but the only thing I know with certainty about MSFN’s membership is that one member has multiple accounts and never misses a chance to antagonize me.

... But I did tell you so : CLI = Command Line Interface Both apps will try and use ALL the DL speed your line will allow for (provided they're updated so they're not throttled by most evil Google ); yt-dlp also comes with the "-N x" option (multi-threaded, aka parallel downloading for the same clip). One can always download the latest (nightly) release from GitHub: https://github.com/ytdl-org/ytdl-nightly/releases/tag/2024.01.23 (you need the .EXE) Those dropbox links may eventually expire/return a 404 in the future, and this is beyond @nicolaasjan's control, unfortunately ... ... Well, why would that happen anyhow (is your H/W failing?) ? TBH, problems inside your browser (St52 in this case) shouldn't be immediately associated to the OS itself, but I could be wrong ... There's infinite documentation online to "get used to" , e.g. https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/how-to-run-program-in-command-prompt Personally, I'd feel "crippled" if not able to run CLI apps on this old Windows laptop (as CLI apps often require fewer system resources ) ...

The motherboard is ASRock Z690 Steel Legend/D5. And here is the moudle I modified from the BIOS. asl file mod.7z

This one is not maintained any more... See here: https://old.reddit.com/r/youtubedl/wiki/info-guis Unfortunately, the fork thereof will not work on Windows XP (is 64bit)...

@chermany4ever Although a bit off-topic in @roytam1's thread (sorry for that ), here are some recommendations for YouTube Downloaders still working under Windows XP (and presumably under Windows Vista, too): yt-dlp for Windows XP with a CPU which is equipped with an instruction set of SSE2 or higher. Credits to @nicolaasjan. youtube-dl for Windows XP with a CPU which is equipped with an instruction set of SSE only. Credits to @nicolaasjan. 3D Youtube Downloader (free of charge). The version I am using is 1.19.17 but there is a newer one 1.20.2. This downloader does not use yt-dlp or youtube-dl. YouTube Downloader HD 3.7.0.0 (free of charge). There are two versions, an installer and a portable one. These are the last XP-compatible versions. This downloader does not use yt-dlp or youtube-dl. Youtube-dl GUI 0.4 (free of charge). When calling up the executable youtube-dl-gui.exe the first time, a folder youtube-dlg will be created under Documents and Settings\your username\Application Data where you have to replace the file youtube-dl.exe by @nicolaasjan's XP-compatible yt-dlp file. Be aware to keep the original file name! Allavsoft Video Downloader Converter (commercial). The version I am using is 3.25.3.8409 but there is a newer one 3.26.1.8768. Inside the main folder, you have to replace both files youtube-dl.exe and yt-dlp_x86.exe by @nicolaasjan's XP-compatible ones. Be aware to keep the original file names! And these are by no means all the YouTube Downloaders that still work under Windows XP. So, there is no need to watch YouTube videos inside browsers under Windows XP on weak computers, although this is of course possible, too. Cheers, AstroSkipper

Although Gorhill does not believe that a large number of filters is limiting it is good to consider that in old hardware this impact is significant. For MSFN members who have these problems,one solution might be to limit the network filter rules in UBO and move some filter lists you cannot give up to the DNS level. AdGuard DNS,Next DNS,might be right for you.

Where do you see "a foreign legion or Lebanese green beret (LAF) wannabes" on this website? For those who never heard before- LAF is Lebanese Armed Forces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Armed_Forces. If this is some sort of your anti-semitic jokes/trolling, stop. People will help only those who behave properly and respectfully. So far, you didn't even thank me for pointing you out to the right direction regarding Bluray/DVD playback, for example.

@Dietmar I modified the bios, it can work on xp/win7 above now. Single core boost work fine now.

Vistapocalypse is well known to do that, better to block his account, so that user won't disturb you.

Don't mind him, know who your real friends are! LGBTQIA are the good guys, in my opinion, first - they broaden your horizons in dating, second - they contribute to the planet de-pop, what could be better? Tell me, who would want to date just one woman? It's boring! It's something we only did as early teens during the school years! But now... So, on one hand, you can live a boring life, on the other, you can always find a girl with another girlfriend, and that is so fun! I always enjoy sitting in a nice restaurant with two girls, not to mention the other part of what we do (which can't be discussed here!).

Nothing special about 2021. It's the year that particular version was released, I assume. It comes with some built-in filters (because it needs to work right out of the box, even without adding external filters), and since that was released in 2021 they are named accordingly.

You're welcome Dave! Despite what the version number says, the BIOS files inside are newer, they are dated as of late 2010. It's some sort of a BIOS update with the same chip, but manufactured by Acer. I extracted the update, it's much newer than yours from 2004.

@chermany4ever

The filter list "filters.txt" with the title "uBlock filters" loads all the other lists "filters-202x.txt" where x is an integer from 0 to 4. They all form a single filter list with the title "uBlock filters". What is there not to understand? If you want to have a deeper understanding of all these things, then you need to consult the sources I provided in my previous posts and you should examine the filter lists themselves.

Oh, and quit trolling/mocking around, you had been already explained in the past, you're one the most disrespectful entities I've ever seen. Stick to the topic only.

I'm absolutely chill, in fact, I'm on holidays at a very beautiful place (Dutch territories in Latin America). So what makes you think I'm not? You are again wrong, you simply confuse codecs with acceleration. Internal LAV are codecs, DirectX 11 is acceleration. Acceleration can't "fall back" and make the codec do the acceleration. Study, study, study.

I second that and also having thanks besides likes and upvotes would be better. And I should add to your 3 laugh words: rofl as well.

The forum should have a lol/laf/roflmao besides liking and upvoting :P

This solution should help the owners of high-res monitors. http://wp.xin.at/archives/5616

New build of post-deprecated basilisk/moebius for XP! * Notice: This repo will not be built on regular schedule. Test binary: Win32 http://o.rthost.cf/basilisk/basilisk55-win32-git-20180616-de24cec63-xpmod.7z Win64 http://o.rthost.cf/basilisk/basilisk55-win64-git-20180616-de24cec63-xpmod.7z Repo changes: - cherry-picked mozilla upstream changes: bug1338404, bug1110928, bug1332745, bug835981, bug1331414, bug1332812 (6feeca67b) - ffvpx: update to 3.4.2 with extended codecs (893d9859d) - nsWebPDecoder: pluged up memory leak by properly calling WebPFreeDecBuffer() before WebPIDelete(). (26e6ef5ea) - icu: cve fixes of CVE-2017-7867, CVE-2017-7868, CVE-2017-14952, CVE-2017-15422 (b7fb50397) - NSS: update to 3.36.4 (e9b13dc7b) - harfbuzz: update to 1.5.1 (7d954d472) - libs: update OTS to 5.2.0, woff2 to fx57-bundled version, brotli to 1.0.1, also modify mfbt/Compression for LZ4 and netwerk and inspector for brotli API changes. (94dbc3aac) - cherry-picked mozilla upstream changes: bug1335829, bug1336216, bug1319771, bug1329179, bug1330823, bug1334085, bug1312049, bug1335070, bug1336018 (de24cec63) * Please don't classify these changes as "security update" as a whole, because they aren't. Changes are experimental as usual. ** Current moebius patch level is at about 52.1 level, porting esr52 security patches onto it takes time.

New build of Firfox 45ESR SSE: test binary: https://o.rthost.cf/gpc/files1.rt/firefox-45.9.9-20180616-aea041461-win32-sse.7z repo: https://github.com/roytam1/mozilla45esr Changes since my last build: - jemalloc: update to firefox54-bundled version (968484d31) - import changes from torbrowser-esr45.9-6.5: bug21795, bug21514, bug1238694, bug1234246, bug1249522, bug1291543, bug1263334, bug1236639, bug1266963 (e96dfd55a) - configure: really disable health report and data reporting firefox-prefs: disable URL bar search suggestions by default, don't show info bar asking for enable/disable URL bar search suggestions, enable mediasources prefs. (2325b9e7e) - icu4c-56.1: adpated redhat changesets: - Resolves: rhbz#1360340 CVE-2016-6293 - Resolves: rhbz#1377362 CVE-2016-7415 - Resolves: rhbz#1444101 CVE-2017-7867 CVE-2017-7868 (663a6a17b) - icu: remove leftovers (1ca5e226a) - icu: cve fixes of CVE-2017-14952, CVE-2017-15422 (5a9316614) - webp: add webp support (from waterfox-43.0.1 with modifications) (b3fd37dea) - webp: use values from struct, keep transparency (6d3f89033) - import changes from tenfourfox: - #500: M1458270 M1452576 M1459162 M1450688 M1456975 M1459693 M1464784 (14a6deb01) (aea041461) So Twitter Video and WebP(non-animated) are supported now.

New regular/weekly KM-Goanna release: https://o.rthost.cf/kmeleon/KM-Goanna-20180616.7z Changelog: Out-of-tree changes: * update Goanna3 to git 4463c7031..4197dba32: - Add a nullcheck in DOMProxyHandler::EnsureExpandoObject (dea50cbf6) - Satisfy AMO's discrimination by UA. (4197dba32) * My changes since my last build: - Applied ICU CVE fixes for CVE-2017-7867, CVE-2017-7868, CVE-2017-14952, CVE-2017-15422 * Notice: the changelog above may not always applicable to XULRunner code which K-Meleon uses.

New Firefox 45ESR SSE build: http://o.rthost.cf/gpc/files1.rt/firefox-45.9.9-20180610-dba760c99-win32-sse.7z repo changes since last build: - ffmpeg: add dynamic loading LAV DLLs (ported from mypal) (18929e062) - Make HTML Media Elements' preload attribute MSE-spec compliant. (a79ff821b) - [mp4] Don't reject boxes that contains padding but can be easily skipped (88a49bf1a) - ported some upstream mediasource fixes (forget bug numbers, sorry) (dba760c99)

try with new profile