Monroe

OK .... I will work with the S.M.A.R.T values. I don't have Hard Disk Sentinel but I will find it and put it on the computer. Thanks for your reply.

OK ... I am not going to hold a lot of faith in these HD programs. You were writing about this back in 2014. Thanks for the links, I guess I can get temperature readings and just do a check to see if anything stands out, Otherwise just don't rely on them for much. Thanks as always for the information. ...

I have had three of these programs on my ThinkPad computer for over 10 years and they all say the hard drive is OK. What is your opinion with the testing programs ... are they actually able to warn about hard drives going bad in time? Anybody else with knowledge or experience with these testing programs can reply also. I never heard of many of those HD testing programs so I can try them out later on. I am using this hard drive for over ten years, I think it's a good drive and I hope it still has some life left. They are still for sale as new on Amazon. Samsung HM160HC SpinPoint M5 160 GB 5400rpm ATA100 8 MB 2.5-Inch Notebook Hard Drive Thanks ...

I may or may not have a hard drive going bad ... makes a little noise at startup but then seems to be OK for hours. I have a couple of hard drive testing tools on the computer and they report everything is just fine. Have no idea how accurate they really are. Searching around for more information I came across this article '13 Best Free Hard Drive Testing Programs' which was just updated on July 05, 2023. Most all these 'free test tools' are still listed as working with Windows XP and newer. I downloaded everything for any future need should there be one and since they still have Windows XP support. I thought others might also be interested. 13 Best Free Hard Drive Testing Programs An updated list of the best free hard drive test software programs By Tim Fisher / Updated on July 5, 2023 https://www.lifewire.com/free-hard-drive-testing-programs-2626183 ...

OK ... found it using your earlier information ... this is what I downloaded: VirtualBox-4.3.28-100309-Win.exe / 13-May-2015 / 107M So I should be good to go. Also thanks Cocodile and AstroSkipper for the help. I haven't been to FileHippo for a download for several years. Yes, it used to be a good site ... I didn't think that FileHippo download looked right so now I know for sure with your help.

OK ... I guess FileHippo doesn't have what I want ... I will go to your link since I now know what size to look for. Thanks ...

Thanks for this ... I wasn't sure what to download, many things there with that version number. The download I got at FileHippo is only 1.68 MB. Does that sound about right? It's not a very big program or download.

NotHereToPlayGames ... thanks again ... found it at FileHippo.

A simple question ... what version are you using for Windows XP? Thanks ...

AstroSkipper ... looks like we were posting about the same time but I see you also posted: Application Data\Moonchild Productions\Basilisk\Profiles\ ... I just didn't expect 'Moonchild Productions\Basilisk\Profiles\' was where that Profile Folder would be residing. So you 'confirmed' what I discovered earlier. Thanks for your reply. Monroe ...

mina7601 ... I actually found the Profile Folder but not where I expected it to be. I expected it to be in the 'Application Data' folder but it is in the 'Application Data\Moonchild Productions' folder. I just downloaded the 'New build of Serpent/UXP for XP!' by Roytam1 earlier today and did some settings and then tried to find the Profile Folder where everything would be saved.. So when the Profile Folder is created it goes into 'Application Data\Moonchild Productions'. I don't know why this happens but I can live with it, just needed to locate that Profile Folder. I was getting ready to sign on and post about this and then I read your post. Thanks for the reply. Monroe

I have not been able to locate the Profile Folder where all the settings are stored. Doesn't seem to be where other browsers store the Profile folder. Thanks ... Monroe

I found a solution online to adding the Toggle JavaScript (Enabled-Disabled) 1.2.2.010 Add-on button to a browser. If that Add-on button is on another browser then just copy the .xpi file in the Profile 'extensions folder' to the same folder in the new browser and you have a working On-Off JavaScript Toggle button. That was simple with a little online help. ...

This link that you posted ... which worked for me at that time, doesn't seem to work anymore. I keep getting the message: Server not found Pale Moon can't find the server at addons-legacy.palemoon.org. I waited a few days, in case it might start to work again but just keep getting the same message. I recently started using Basilisk52-g4.8 Win32 and would like to add 'Toggle JavaScript (Enabled/Disabled) 1.2.2.010' to that browser. I've searched around looking for another link ... also tried the Wayback Machine but nothing to be found. Do you think PaleMoon maybe killed the link? If you have any suggestions ... ? ...

AS ... thanks for the input. I just mentioned the older version of ZA as another 'option' for the OP to consider ... or anyone still on Windows XP. I downloaded four or five other firewalls that also worked with XP many years ago. That was 'just in case' one day the ZA version I was using started to give me problems or didn't work anymore. Happy to say that has never happened so far ... everything seems to be OK. ...

Just a small add to my last post on ZoneAlarm 4.5.594.000. I was sure it was the very last ZA version that was only a firewall but I had to search around to be sure since it was over 15 years that I had been using it ... starting with Windows 98SE. It was the last version to only be a firewall. ZoneAlarm 4.5.594.000 was the last version of the ZA - 4.0 Branch. The very next version released was the new ZA - 5.0 Branch which now had Antivirus Monitoring. 5.0 Branch / ZoneAlarm 5.0.590.015 (May 24. 2004) + Antivirus Monitoring - Helps manage other security solutions by alerting you when your antivirus protection (even from another vendor) has been disabled or is out of date + Alert Viewer - New Alert viewer functionality organizes log details by feature category + Various other enhancements for increased reliability of operation Release History / ZoneAlarm Free Firewall https://www.zonealarm.com/software/free-firewall/release-history That last 'ZA firewall only' version was well liked as I remember ... it was simple to use, not bloated and worked. ...

I still use an older version of Zone Alarm ... when it was still just a 'firewall' and nothing else. It is a small download and the free version was very good and easy to set up. It does all the work and then after using it a few times it will know from your input what to do. I have the Pro version on my XP computers now (last 10 yrs or so) but for years the 'free' version was all I needed. The Pro version is really not needed, I just decided to bump up. This was all before Zone Alarm started adding items to their firewall and messed everything up. I have tried several other XP versions of various firewalls over the last eight years or so but ZoneAlarm 4.5.594.0 is still the easiest to use and understand. This web site seems to still have this old version from around 2003 / 2004 ... and a search should find some others also. http://www.oldversion.com/windows/zonealarm-4-5-594-0 Other early versions: http://www.oldversion.com/windows/zonealarm/ ...

Came across a write-up on Windows XP dated January 7, 2022. It mentions the six major editions of Windows XP and then some lesser known versions ... at least I wasn't aware of them. In the EU ... Windows XP Edition N. and in South Korea both Windows XP K and Windows XP KN. Microsoft Windows XP - A look back at the Windows XP operating system https://www.lifewire.com/windows-xp-2626354 ...

Hi Mathwiz ... thanks for the additional information. I did find Notepad++ v5.8.6. I have never used a text editor very much, only a few times many years ago trying to do something or some project. I plan to practice with some .rdf files just to be more familiar using a text editor. I have MS Wordpad but have really never used it much. I will spend some time with it also. Thanks ...

OK ... I will hunt that up and download to have on hand for the 'next time' I need a text editor. I have a correction to make in my last post. I actually knew about that UA switcher download page three years ago or more. I had forgot that I had used that page to add User Agent Switcher 0.7.3 to New Moon 28. If I had looked in my NM 28 folder earlier today I would have noticed my User Agent notes from several years back ... but it all worked out and maybe that above link will be helpful to someone else. ...

As I thought earlier, had trouble with a few UA steps. Had to search for a text editor for XP. First one I downloaded didn't work and the second one did install but seems complicated to me. However, about 15 minutes ago while searching for a User Agent Switcher 0.7.3 download, I finally found a web page that installed the extension into Mypal. The first two pages said I needed to install Firefox but this web page worked with Mypal and installed User Agent Switcher 0.7.3 ... so all is 100% OK for now with Mypal. Download User Agent Switcher 0.7.3 for Windows - Uptodown https://user-agent-switcher.en.uptodown.com/windows/download Thanks again for the assistance. monroe

NotHereToPlayGames - thank you so much for the assistance. Everything went smooth and I now have the JavaScript toggle button on the upper right side of Mypal. Really happy to have that that button there. I have not done the User Agent fix yet ... that's next, it may be a little more complicated but I will go one step at a time. Just wanted to log on and 'thank you' for your helpful reply. You have also helped at the Un-Official Proxomitron Forum ... much appreciated. Monroe

I have been using NM 28 mostly but decided to download and install the portable version of Mypal 29.3.0 last week to try. So far I like it for Win XP but I would like to be able to turn JavaScript on an off as I need it. I can do this in NM 28 using Toggle JavaScript 1.2.2.010 but can't get it installed in Mypal. Mypal is set for 'Firefox Compatibility' but the one FF add-ons web page says I need to install Firefox ... NM 28 didn't have this problem which is where I think I got the Toggle JavaScript 1.2.2.010 download years ago for that browser. Is there a switch program that I can use on Mypal to easily turn JS on and off? Also, I use User Agent Switcher 0.7.3 on NM 28 to easily have some different user agents to use. I can't seem to get that added to Mypal. Is there a UA program add available that I can use on Mypal? I have everything else fixed as I do on NM28 and I like the browser so far as another WinXP browser but a JavaScript and User Agent addition would be nice. Thanks ... Monroe

I also liked reading your post. I was not aware that the 'Host file' is not 100% secure. I will check Wireshark out. I found the last version to work with Win XP ... "As shown on the Wireshark Wiki LifeCycle page, the last version to support XP is 1.10 and the last release of that was 1.10.14". Thanks for the reply. ...