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First of all, a clarification! As mentioned earlier, in Windows XP, programs and services cannot be started with a delay natively. There are, however, some autostart managers that are able to start programs with a delay. Services can generally not be started delayed with these programs due to restrictions under Windows XP. However, you can write your own batch file that can also start services with a delay, which I have already done in the past. Autostart managers that offer such a feature for delayed start of programs write themselves or a separate program into the Autorun location of Windows and take over the start process of the respective program(s) that is (are) to be started with a delay. Such a program is Quick Startup from Glarysoft. Cheers, AstroSkipper
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Thanks for the tip! New ideas are welcome at any time. TBH, I will only debug the corresponding services if it is unavoidable. First I need further confirmation whether my described problem has something to do with the POSReady updates or not. My system works perfectly in general except the problem with Glarysoft's Startup Manager.
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Hello @tekkaman! Thanks for your reply! My issue only happens with Glarysoft's Startup Manager. All other autostart or startup managers work as they should. I use Autoruns, too. No crashes here and never had one. The last version of Autoruns which runs without any problems in my system Windows XP SP3 (32 Bit) Professional POSReady is 13.98. However, I do not use it as my main startup manager due to the lack of the feature to delay the start of programs.
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I tried to access Glarysoft's homepage with different French IPs via VPN. No problem here, either! No matter which connection I use I can always access this website successfully.
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To all real (no VM) Windows XP SP3 (32 Bit) Professional POSReady users! Is anyone else here in the forum who can or can't confirm this issue described in the quoted posts?
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Thanks for testing!
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XP/Vista-compatible clients for modern email services?
AstroSkipper replied to Mathwiz's topic in Windows XP
And here is the download link of DreamMail Pro 6.6.6.6: https://dl.cy-email.com/dm6/Download/dmpro_setup6.6.6.6.exe Cheers, AstroSkipper To force the updated installer of DreamMail Pro 6.6.6.6 to use English instead of Chinese as the installer language, I updated again my small loader that does this when it calls up the setup program. It must be executed in the same directory in which the setup file is located with its original file name dmpro_setup6.6.6.6.exe. Here is the download link of my loader Force_En_Install_DM_Pro_6666.exe: https://www.mediafire.com/file/259uhgh0fngnu28/Force_En_Install_DM_Pro_6666.7z/file Although some virus scanners detect this file as malicious, it is just a false-positive as always. Use my loader to force an English install, only if you trust me, of course! Cheers, AstroSkipper -
I already investigated the issue in terms of Quick Startup or Startup Manager embedded in Glary Utilities more deeply. Glary's application service GUBootService crashes in association with the dll file ntdll.dll in my Windows XP SP3 Professional POSReady system. Here is a screenshot: I think this could be a cause for the issue. But, I am not really sure about that. Maybe, there is still another reason, too.
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No, I did not apply it. Here is the code to be applied by a reg file that has to be created first: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WPA\PosReady] "Installed"=dword:00000001
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Then your system can't be updated correctly in terms of POSReady.
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Did you also apply the POSready registry hack first?
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Dito! Good, that's what I thought! Your system has not been completely updated with regard to POSReady. Because if it was, you would have to have ntdll.dll version 5.1.2600.7682 dated 19/03/2019 with a file size of 720,384 bytes. Seems like your Windows XP doesn't really have POSReady updates or at least not all of them. See the following link for the update KB4493563 in question: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/description-of-the-security-update-for-the-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-windows-embedded-posready-2009-april-9-2019-134ccc9d-2ffc-02f0-5df9-04ba050f3047 So I'm not at all surprised that Quick Startup works properly for you. Now, it would be very interesting to know what happens when all POSReady updates have been installed, especially KB4493563.
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No problem here! I never had a problem to access this website with a German IP. Maybe, your internet service provider or your goverment is blocking it. Use a German IP, and you will see! BTW, I often noticed problems if I try to access certain sites by using a French IP via VPN. In your country, there seems to exist more restrictions in terms of internet and French IPs are more often blocked on certain sites for whatever reasons. Maybe, I'm also wrong, and it was just coincidence. It's just my impression whenever I use a French IP, via VPN, of course!
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I have been using Glary Utilities for many, many years. I have a lifetime license for the Professional version. It receives updates on a very regular base. I never noticed any security problems, risks or strange behaviour. All my programs are controlled by a very good firewall called Windows 10 Firewall Control from Sphinx. I couldn't observe any hidden or unusual activities by Glarysoft. In Germany, Glary Utilities is recommended on most German websites and reviewed as a good, working suite of Windows tools from the very first time. If such activities or spy code had existed or would exist, this software would have been torn apart in Germany. But to be honest, all of that is completely off-topic. I created this thread to talk about Startup Managers. So please back on topic! And I need more confirmations in terms of my problem described in my previous posts.
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And how does this information help me solve my problem? BTW, I do not have any problem with Chinese software in general as I already mentioned occasionally in different threads.
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@mina7601! Thanks for your testing! Which version, size, and date of the file ntdll.dll do you have in the subfolder system32 of your Windows XP installation?
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And here is a general tip for all those who already use or want to use such a startup manager. Because of the different ways in which these programs manage startup entries, only one should be used at a time. If you change your startup manager, all manipulations of the startup entries must be reset before uninstallation, otherwise some could suddenly be lost. Cheers, AstroSkipper
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Just for clarification, I am primarily interested in confirmation or the opposite that this error also occurs with others or not, under POSReady updates installed and if possible on a real Windows XP machine as I use it, for reasons of comparison. If you already use Glary Utilities (5.203.0.232) under Windows XP SP3 POSready, you do not need to install Glarysoft's Quick Startup. You just have to open its embedded Startup Manager. However, if this error does not occur with others, I would have a much bigger problem. But I cannot imagine that, and I do not hope so, of course. Therefore please, provide information about your experiences! The more, the better! Thanks in advance!
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I actually created this thread because I have a problem with Glarysoft's Quick Startup. I deliberately kept the title of this thread a bit more general so that any software recommendations or problems with Startup Managers can be posted here in the future. Now to my problem. I have two Windows XP system partitions, both with the operating system Windows XP Professional SP3 with all existing updates installed. All POSReady updates were also installed on one partition, but not on the other. In both partitions, Glarysoft's Quick Startup has been installed. Unfortunately, I have now an issue with Quick Startup in the partition with all POSReady updates. Although this issue is a minor one, maybe one of you can confirm this strange behaviour or help me to solve it. In the main program window, Quick Startup is not able to separate the application services from the Windows sevices. All of them are listed under the column application services. In the partition without POSReady updates, Quick Startup does not produce this issue. Application and Windows services are separated correctly. Here are two screenshot to demonstrate this issue: First, a screenshot of Glary Utilities' embedded Startup Manager without this issue taken from the partition without POSReady updates: And here is a screenshot of Quick Startup with this issue taken from the partition with all POSReady updates: I already tried a lot to solve this misbehaviour. TBH, I assume that this issue has anything to do with the POSReady updates. Any confirmation and of course tips for solving this would be much appreciated! Kind regards, AstroSkipper PS: (Da ist der Wurm drin! Translated literally: There's the worm in it! - meaning: There’s something very wrong with it!)
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Quick Startup is a stand-alone Startup Manager from Glarysoft. It cleans up the autostart function under Windows. The free tool identifies those programs that are started when Windows is booted or when the user logs on. The programs, scheduled tasks, plug-ins, application services and Windows services in their startup locations are then clearly listed in tabs. You can activate or deactivate the respective entry via sliders. Glarysoft's Quick Startup also lists a short description and a rating for each element. Changes can be undone via a button. This tool offers additionally the possibility to start programs (not services) delayed which do only a few. It is free of charge and also part of the Glary Utilities where it is simply called Startup Manager. It is fully XP-compatible. I can definitely recommend this tool. All features work as advertised. In my opinion, one of the best startup managers I am aware of. Here is its homepage: https://www.glarysoft.com/quick-startup/ Download link: https://download.glarysoft.com/qssetup.exe The current version is 5.20.1.185 and also embedded in Glary Utilities 5.203.0.232. Cheers, AstroSkipper
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I have just opened the program again, and the error when closing the program window seems to have disappeared. Possibly an incompatibility with another program or module. In the last few days, I have uninstalled various useless programs and cleaned up a few errors. Maybe a reason! Anyway! Now, my main Windows XP partition is almost error-free.
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Latest Version of Software Running on XP
AstroSkipper replied to pointertovoid's topic in Windows XP
Yep, that's right. The main executable UniExtract.exe is from 29.01.2023, but the last updated files inside the archive, index, lconvert.exe and pea.exe, are from 27.03.2023. They have therefore only released it on 27.03.2023. Here is a link with further information about this nightly build: https://softreview.ucoz.ru/load/11-1-0-96 Greetings, AstroSkipper -
Latest Version of Software Running on XP
AstroSkipper replied to pointertovoid's topic in Windows XP
FYI, as already posted in my thread, UniExtract2 2.0.0 RC 4 Nightly has been updated and is now from 27.03.2023. Its download link has not changed. Cheers, AstroSkipper -
SpywareBlaster is not an antivirus program. It doesn't have a scan engine and all the features which are typically for AV programs. It cannot detect and certainly not delete viruses or malware. SpywareBlaster is a tool that tries to prevent prophylactically the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, dialers, browser hijackers, and other potentially unwanted programs, but only in supported browsers. So SpywareBlaster is a kind of additional security layer or immunizer for browsers. It updates its protection database on a monthly base and still does of today. On my Windows XP computer, its program window unfortunately produces an error since version 5 when closing. I use it for many years especially to immunize the Internet Explorer, but it doesn't support our @roytam1's browsers or 360Chrome, unfortunately. @mina7601! It would be desirable if research were carried out a little more deeply and in accordance with the facts. Such statements are otherwise rather misleading.
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Update notification! FYI, UniExtract2 2.0.0 RC 4 Nightly has been updated and is now from 27.03.2023. Its download link has not changed.