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Yep, the problem still exists. The forum will not let you have "b oot.ini" (without the space) in your post.

@Wunderbar98, Sorry I'm very late with this comment, but as to the thread renaming, perhaps renaming the thread something like "Running Windows 98 in 2020 and beyond, without anything not officially released by MS specifically intended for Win98" would satisfy your requirement to distinguish this thread from others, yet remove the "offending" term "Vanilla". As thread creator, I assume you can do this. I hope you are well, my friend. Cheers and Regards

The drivers for Win7, 8, 8.1 were often bundled together. I would be more concerned that this is designated a driver for a desktop, while you are looking for one for a notebook. But since you say that you have used it for a similar notebook yourself, then it's probably worth giving it a shot.

I thought my driver collection went back that far, but the oldest I could find is the generic nVidia v365.10_x86 from 5/2/2016, notebook-win8-win7-32bit-international-whql.exe, if that would help.

Very true, and I should have noted that membership is required to view the content originally, and have done so now. I don't want to minimize @wkeller's work in any way (he is also a member here) so I won't copy the post here, but I will give you a teaser by listing all of the various browsers mentioned in that post. You'll need to either look them up yourself or sign up and go to the post I linked to above for the links (xxxxxxx) to the download locations. As far as being actively updated, he has already added the SRWare Iron links I sent him and posted here earlier. So here are all of the Windows 7 compatible browsers I am aware of, thanks to @wkeller ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Firefox fully supports Windows 7 until September 2024 (xxxxxxx), so you can download any version before that date. The newest version at the time of writing is v115.3 ESR and it can be updated automatically. In case of Chromium based browsers, you should download any version with engine v109 or earlier or use new Supermium or Google Chrome crack projects. Chrome xxxxxxx - latest 32-bit version. xxxxxxx - latest 64-bit version. If you want to install it for all users (ie. system level) read --> xxxxxxx. For latest Chrome Enterprise version look --> xxxxxxx. Chromium and Ungoogled Chromium 64 bit: xxxxxxx 32 bit: xxxxxxx 64 bit and 32 bit: xxxxxxx Ungoogled Chromium 64 bit: xxxxxxx 32 bit: xxxxxxx Brave xxxxxxx Vivaldi Snapshot (latest): xxxxxxx 64 bit (stable): xxxxxxx 32 bit (stable): xxxxxxx Opera 64 bit: xxxxxxx 32 bit: xxxxxxx Edge Latest v109 (for WinServer 2012 but working on Win7): xxxxxxx 64 bit (v109.0.1518.78 for Win7): xxxxxxx 32 bit (v109.0.1518.78 for Win7): xxxxxxx Evergreen WebView2 (It is not browser but edge/chromium engine, used by some apps internally.) Last stable version (for Win7) --> xxxxxxx Latest version (for WinSever 2012 but should be working on Win7): --> xxxxxxx Supermium The aim of Supermium is to provide the latest Chromium features, support for rendering the web and security patches to users of Windows 7 32/64 bit: xxxxxxx Google Chrome crack - Windows 7 This is workaround to launch latest Google Chrome or Opera on Windows 7. 32/64-bit: xxxxxxx Catsxp Chinese Chromium based browser, compatible with Windows 7 32/64 bit: xxxxxxx Yandex Russian browser based on Blink engine and Chromium project, that still supports Windows 7. 32/64 bit: xxxxxxx Thorium Another Chromium fork that still provides Windows 7 releases. Info site: xxxxxxx Releases (32/64 bit) xxxxxxx Cent Browser Another Chromium fork that uses older engine and still works on Windows 7. 32/64 bit: xxxxxxx Slimjet Fastest web browser that automatically blocks ads (based on Chromium). 32/64 bit: xxxxxxx SRWare Iron Yet another Chromium fork with Windows 7 support - installer and portable. 32/64-bit: https://www.srware.net/downloads/win7.html Firefox ESR (last for Win7): xxxxxxx SlimFirefox These are just settings to slim down Firefox and improve its privacy, designed to use with latest version. Available --> xxxxxxx. Firefox forks (or browsers based on Mozilla engine) There are also Firefox forks that will probably never drop Win7 support in foreseeable future. Palemoon: xxxxxxx Basilisk: xxxxxxx Waterfox: xxxxxxx Waterfox Classic: xxxxxxx SeaMonkey: xxxxxxx LibreWolf: xxxxxxx K-Meleon: xxxxxxx SlimBrowser: xxxxxxx There are even forks compatible with Windows XP. xxxxxxx Other Browsers Maxthon Hong Kong browser, based on Chromium. xxxxxxx Falkon Falkon is a KDE web browser using QtWebEngine rendering engine. xxxxxxx Midori xxxxxxx Cheers and Regards

For the most up-to-date list I have found of Windows 7 compatible browsers, look here.[1] Even though the post is in the middle of a thread, it is actively maintained and regularly updated with current information. It lists over a dozen different chrome variants and a half dozen Firefox variants, along with info on how to slim and harden Firefox variants in general and some registry entries to suppress unsupported OS warnings in Chrome. In addition to the ones listed above, yet another Windows 7 compatible Chrome variant that I have used for a number of years is SRWare Iron. There are installer and portable versions available for both x32 and x64. Cheers and Regards [1] - You will have to become a member of mydigitallife.net, if you are not already, in order to see the content

For the last Windows 7 compatible version of Brave, go here - https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/releases/tag/v1.47.186 - (that is the official release site, so you know you're not getting anything hinky), scroll down and download >>brave-v1.47.186-win32-x64.zip<< Expand that where you want it and create a shortcut to "brave.exe" which will launch Brave v1.47.186 x64. If you're able to run the latest version of Brave, simply download either BraveBrowserSetup.exe or BraveBrowserSetup32.exe from the same page and run them, which will fetch and install the latest available version from their official servers. Cheers and Regards

Congrats!

Yes and no. On the one hand I understand your point that the notification of nothing is not "usually" normal. But on the other, what it is doing is the same as if you had manually asked it to check for updates. If you did that and you didn't get a response if there were no new updates, then you would be right to complain that it should at least confirm that you are running the latest release, correct? So it seems to me that having this harmless confirmation that there is no new version when you install a new Windows build is a much better situation than getting no response when you check for updates manually when there is no new version, which, for most people, will be a much more frequent occurrence. Yes, I suppose logic code could probably be added to check to see if this update request was occurring for the first time for this build and was not manually triggered, but it doesn't really seem that important. Just my opinion.

@Sampei.Nihira, Which browser is that you are using above?

Oh WOW! I am so sorry to hear that. I wondered why we haven't seen that many posts from him in quite a while. Den was also very kind and helpful to me. He and Trip have been the two mods that I have personally interacted with the most over the years.. Thank you very much for sharing this sad news, Dave. May he rest in peace. EDIT: Looking back over my old records I was reminded that Den and I joined MSFN within a few weeks of each other, which means nothing, really, but was just something we had in common.

Go here - http://www.opendrivers.com/download/driver-83547.html The "Official Server 1" link didn't work for me, but go down to the bottom of the page and find the "Backup Server" link. That worked for me. Cheers and Regards

Maybe a dumb question Dave, but any chance the "space" in "E:\Dump Folder" is involved somehow? You might want to try a different folder on E:, one without a space, just for a test. Cheers and Regards

ESENT has been around since Windows 2000 through Windows 11. Maybe this will help explain ESENT, and convince you that it is both not "junk" and also useful. From https://www.minitool.com/news/esent.html: What Is ESENT? --------------- What is ESENT? ESENT is an embeddable transactional database engine. It was first provided with Microsoft Windows 2000 and has been available to developers since then. You can use ESENT for applications that require reliable, high-performance, and low-overhead structured or semi-structured data storage. The ESENT engine can meet a variety of data requirements, from simple data like hash tables to data that cannot be stored in memory to more complex data (such as applications with tables, columns, and indexes). Now, many teams at Microsoft currently rely on ESENT for data storage, such as Active Directory, Windows Desktop Search, Windows Mail, Live Mesh, and Windows Update. Besides, Microsoft Exchange uses a slightly modified version of the ESENT code to store all its mailbox data.

Maybe I'm missing something, but following the link and reading the article is great, but I found nothing to download. Cheers and Regards [Note: @DixelI sent you a PM]

I was going to agree with @UCyborg I'm not sure how XP does it, but for my Win 7 system, I'll have one instance of explorer.exe for the desktop, then another for each instance of Windows Explorer I open. But since it hasn't happened again, then maybe it was just a glitch, so never mind. Cheers and Regards

I don't know if you've seen this little app before, but if it's functionality is not already in System_Info somewhere, it might be worthwhile either including it, or it's functionality in a later release. The app hasn't been updated in three years, so might be considered quasi-abandoned? It's also just an HTA, so it's straightforward to update or modify if needed. The app is atmzzrSystemCheck - http://automizzer.webatu.com/atmzzrsystemcheck-en.html - It's function is to check the version of the various runtimes on your system, and provide links to the latest official versions available to download, if you are not up to date.

I have NOT checked these, but I found links here - https://www.apk20.com/apk/5239/v/135362/ and here - https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/hiya/mr-number-block-calls-spam/mr-number-block-calls-spam-4-0-3-release/, and they do seem to be identical, so...

Unfortunately, https://hiyahelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019692533-What-is-Mr-Number-Premium-for-Android- though at the google app store it still looks like it's free??? I'm confused.

MediaFire not updated yet, but Mega is. Cheers and Regards EDIT: MediaFire works now.

I agree with this part of your statement, but the problem you will probably run into is the newest games will refuse to run on Win 7, whether they truly need the latest driver which doesn't install, or if the game company can't or won't support Win 7 any more. Older games, using older drivers, should still be able to run on Win 7 just fine. Not being a gamer, neither of these cases bother me, and I fully expect to be able to run Win 7 for many more years of "normal" usage. As to the purpose of this thread, it will be useful to others if you note which versions of which games or apps are the last ones to run on Win 7. If possible, try to determine if it is the installer which, possibly artificially, will no longer function on Win 7, or if it is the game or app itself. Cheers and Regards

@wimb, would you please point me to a link where it explains in detail what exactly that Win_Reduce_Trusted does? In an early post you state that it is "suitable to Reduce Windows 7/8/10 x64", and I'm interested it in using it for install applications other than VHD installations, primarily for Windows 7 and 8. If it wouldn't be directly applicable for such use, I could at least use it as an example to model from. TIA. Cheers and Regards

Thanks, Den! Likewise! Cheers and Regards