AstroSkipper

Sure, send an email to Eset, and everything will be fine! Seriously? Who is somebody? Unfortinately, I fear your somebody will never appear! Just as always when an AV program is abandoned!

Wish you a good course and a successful recovery, @roytam1! I've more or less just had it! Unfortunately, the cough doesn't really want to go away.

Update notification! The Root Certificates have been updated and are now from 25-10-2022. Here is a screenshot: Therefore, my self-created, offline Root Certificate Updaters in the section 11.2.4. Downloads related to Root Certificate Updates (in the first post of this thread) will also be updated as soon as possible. Cheers, AstroSkipper

Update notification! The Root Certificates have been updated and are now from 25-10-2022. Here is a screenshot: Greetings from Germany, AstroSkipper

Unfortunately, I have to report that the website https://www.leo.org/ doesn't work properly anymore in New Moon 28 and Serpent 52. Basically, the website works, but expanding further results of translations isn't possible anymore. This issue must have started some days before. Here is a screenshot of https://dict.leo.org/german-english/token to get translations for the noun "token" in New Moon 28: In the web console, you can see different errors. Trying to expand "more nouns" fails, and the console shows "TypeError: T is undefined 746e848e75c60e3993b2.js:2:22569". Same in Serpent 52. It seems to be a JavaScript problem. Here is a screenshot of Serpent's web console: Both browsers, New Moon 28 and Serpent 52, are most recent of 2022-10-15. Cheers, AstroSkipper

Glad it works for you!

Hello @Zorba the Geek! This topic has already been treated extensively in two other threads. We all know now that ESET has also abandoned the update of the virus definitions for ESET 8 and 9. This means that there won't be recent virus definitions for these versions anymore. So, I don't quite understand what you actually want to discuss here. ESET 8 and 9 will remain on its last date of definitions update (September of 2022) forever. It is very unlikely that virus definitions targeting Eset 10 and above will be compatible with Eset 9 and below. And that, simply put, is the end. What can be done now? Either leave everything as it is or, what I did, uninstall Eset completely! Here is what I already posted, and sorry for the bad news! Cheers, AstroSkipper

To be clear (and fair to Google), it's not so much their Chromium engine (I use Chromium-based browsers - albeit "unGoogled" - when necessary) as it is Google's "predatory innovation" cycle ... Ok, just to clarify what I meant with the verb "stifle". Most of the developers of browsers and websites follow Google's lead. Be it the Chromium engine they use as a basis for new browsers or the frameworks the developers need to create or recode websites. In the end, it doesn't matter. The result is a "Chromium world" or "Google world", and alternative browser engines are tragically left behind. And, I say that as an Android fan and user whose tablet represents the realisation of a pure Google and Chromium world. Anyway, I am very happy to be able to use UXP browsers on my very old Windows XP machine thanks to @roytam1. Chromium browsers severely restrict the modifiability of extensions. I love extensions, and I deeply hate any kind of these restrictions. And, one thing is very clear. I am a Windows XP fan, I am just a user, I do not have to be fair with regard to Google. I have never wanted these cluttered and cumbersome websites, in fact I loathe them. I am not employed by Google, and I am not paid by this company. So, why should I think this aberration is good or judge it fairly? Sorry, no way! BTW, a similar misdevelopment can also be seen in Android itself. More and more restrictions from one Android version to the next, everything becomes more cumbersome, and the hardware has to be permanently upgraded to handle this crap. Simply suck! Microsoft has shown how it's done!

A manual repair by editing the MBR is for most users not really a choice. A deeper knowledge would be necessary in such a case, otherwise a user might destroy the structure forever. BTW, most probably means there may still be a chance, but it'll be very unlikely for the "normal user" to recover the lost partitions. If TestDisk can't repair the errors, all is most probably lost for a normal user. Spoken for me, I always could successfully repair my damaged partition structure using TestDisk. And, I had a lot of these booting problems with lost partitions in the past. Kind regards, AstroSkipper

Update notification! I added new sources to the first post of this thread in terms of legacy extensions. Kind regards, AstroSkipper

The root certificates should be updated on a regular basis in any case, no matter what else one does. I would never store any passwords in the browser editions of 360Chrome due to many well-known reasons. Kind regards, AstroSkipper

@jbclem! Here is a downoad link of TestDisk 6.13 Boot CD (German website): https://www.computerbase.de/downloads/systemtools/festplatten/testdisk/ Be careful when usimg that! First read, then act! There is no better solution. This tool is the best of all. If it can't recover your MBR and partition structure, then most probably all is lost. Cheers, AstroSkipper

Hello @jbclem! In the past, I had lost the whole partition structure of my hard disk several times. Only one tool was able to recover the lost structure. And the winner is TestDisk. Use the boot disk or boot cd! If Windows XP is your main system, download TestDisk 6.13. It is also part of different rescue CDs like for example UBCD. Cheers, AstroSkipper

Hello @rereser! You're welcome! Glad to hear that this tip helped you!

And, here is the browser 360ChromePortable 13.5.1030 rebuild 6 with the website https://sourceforge.net/ loaded, and its shortcut is set to Windows 2000 compatibility mode, too: Very stange, all that! I think the 360ChromePortable 13.x editions have a problem to check and verify some website's certificates under Windows XP. The browser 360ChromePortable 11.0.2031 rebuild 8 doesn't show this misbehaviour under Windows XP. Now, I need a coffee. Cheers, AstroSkipper

@Cixert! Here is the same browser with the same website loaded, but the shortcut of 360ChromePortable 13.0.2206 rebuild 9 is now set to Windows 2000 compatibility mode: Now, there is no problem with SourceForge's certificate anymore. Cheers, AstroSkipper

Here is a screenshot of the website https://sourceforge.net/ opened in 360ChromePortable 13.0.2206 rebuild 9 (ArcticFoxie). Although there is a certificate problem, however the website is displayed correctly. BTW, I do not use these browsers generally, only if necessary or for comparison.

Hello @jaclaz! I've installed your recommended hex editor Tiny Hexer, and it's an interesting alternative. But frankly, my recommended tools HxD and WinHex are more recent, full of additional features, and still getting updates unlike Tiny Hexer. In most cases, I use WinHex to modify files, and I am very happy with it for years. Nonetheless, thanks again for your recommendation! Kind regards, AstroSkipper

Hello @Cixert! Thanks for posting several links with regard to definition updates of Avast!! Unfortunately, some of your links doesn't work anymore. Secondly, and spoken for me only, I would never use an AV program in Windows XP which can't get up-to-date definition updates. The definition update for Avast! 4 is of March 2018. More than 4 ½ years old! What shall these definitions do for protecting an user in terms of current threats? Even if you have not caught a virus in Windows XP for a long time, it does not mean that you are safe from infection. BTW, the linked definition update for Avast! 5+6+7 is supposed to be of March 2020? Are you sure? Anyway, not much better, unfortunately! And, their program versions are still much older which is no good, either. In terms of Windows XP, there are alternatives which get up-to-date definition updates like Avast! 18, AVG Antivirus, Panda Antivirus, Malwarebytes, ClamWin, K7 Computing Total Security, and WiseVector StopX 3.07, and their program versions are more recent or even most recent. As long as there are such recent AV programs getting up-to-date definition updates, there is actually no reason to use an abandoned one, IMHO. Anyway, thanks for your efforts and your information! Greetings from Germany,

Update notification! The post above "eCleaner custom button created by @AstroSkipper for the extension Preferences Monitor" has been enhanced and the provided download link updated due to a change in the custom button itself. I inserted an additional English description into its Button Help for those who are not proficient in the German language. Greetings from Germany, AstroSkipper

IndicateTLS In my article "ProxHTTPSProxy and HTTPSProxy in Windows XP for future use", I wrote a lot about the TLS protocols and their cipher suites. This article can be found here: https://msfn.org/board/topic/183352-proxhttpsproxy-and-httpsproxy-in-windows-xp-for-future-use/. In the section "4. The TLS protocols and their cipher suites" of this article, you can read about this stuff. Now, I've found a perfect extension to display in Mypal 68 the used TLS protocol and cipher suite of the currently visited website. IndicateTLS displays negotiated SSL/TLS protocol version and additional security information in the address bar. This extension uses the new SecurityInfo-API in Firefox to display information about the transport security used on the sites you visit. The TLS protocol version is displayed by an icon in the address bar. More detailed information can be viewed by clicking on that icon, particularly to display the TLS protocol version of 3rd party servers that the website you are visiting fetches resources from. Here is an image of its pop-up window: In my opinion, IndicateTLS is a great extension to get deeper security information about the visited websites. Tested version: 0.3.0 Download link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/indicatetls/ Cheers, AstroSkipper

I fear that this question can only be answered by Microsoft itself. There are language packs which can be installed, though (AFAIK, only in Windows XP Professional with an appropriate key). All days of the week and months are contained in the file locale.nls as described above.

I was a Firefox fan from the beginning in 2002. I used to surf a lot on websites that were very insecure and should actually rather be avoided. You could quickly catch malware, and the antivirus programs of that time were not really good. Internet Explorer was defenceless against these nasty websites. When the Firefox browser appeared and was constantly improved, I was thrilled. Ad blockers, script blockers, and the many useful extensions made Firefox my favourite browser. It was like that for years. The jump to versions 43+, 46+, and even worse to 52+ and finally, the disaster at its best, 57+ was the reason for me to turn my back on Firefox due to the well-known, worse changes coming up with these versions. I found an interesting alternative in Pale Moon. And so, Pale Moon quickly became my default and favourite browser. I never really liked Chrome and always avoided it as much as possible in Windows XP. In newer operating systems like Windows 7 and higher, however, there is no escaping the Google monster. Truth be told, I love to surf the internet and read articles on a tablet wherever I am. Since I detest Apple even more than Google, my tablet is based on the Android operating system, a choice between the devil and the deep blue sea. Anyway, my Android tablet is Google in its pure existence, and all Googlized crap, which does not work on my Windows XP computer, is processed here. I totally agree. Moreover, Internet Explorer died several deaths. First, it was Firefox , then the inability or listlessness of Microsoft to develop this browser meaningfully and keep it up to date, and then came Chrome, which ultimately imposed its browser engine on most browsers. All attempts by Microsoft to counteract this with Internet Explorer versions 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11 were too late and doomed to failure. Ultimately, Google and its Chrome engine stifle alternative browser developments. Yes! That the old Firefox code is freely available and could form the basis of Pale Moon and roytam1's browser editions was indeed a stroke of luck for which I will always be grateful.

You're welcome! Actually, the modification of the German strings were no problem at all. Just a few seconds, and it was done!! In your language, I can't assess the effort, though. Anyway, from now on we know where these modifications have to be done.

@feodor2's Mypal 29 was abandoned years ago. There will be no further development of this browser anymore. I removed this version completely from my system long time ago. Anyone who is still wondering why certain websites no longer work in this version can honestly no longer be helped. Sorry to say that! But, that's the truth, unfortunately! We all know, there are other browsers like for example New Moon 28 which can be used in combination with palefill to get access to GitHub. And, these browsers are updated and fixed on a regular basis.