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  1. AstroSkipper
    I assume you can't access your Windows XP installation in normal mode anymore. My tips: 1. Boot into safe mode. Undo all recent changes. Clear all temporary files. Reboot into normal mode. If that doesn't fix your problem, try to set back your system to "Last Known Good Configuration". 2. To load the last known good configuration in Windows XP, reboot the computer and upon startup, repeatedly press the F8 key. This action should bring up the "Windows Advanced Options Menu". Use your arrow keys to move to "Last Known Good Configuration" and press the Enter key. If that doesn't help either, try a repair of your Windows XP installation. 3. Boot your Windows XP computer with your associated boot CD and perform a repair install (option R) using the Recovery Console. Cheers, AstroSkipper PS: And, what would I do if I had such a problem? I'd restore the most recent image of my system partition. Only minutes later, no problems anymore!
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    @jaderunner, AFAIK, a MyPal version 18.9.3 never existed. Maybe, you meant Mypal 28.9.3.
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    Mypal 68 has its own TLS (1.2 and 1.3) protocol and the associated ciphers. A TLS 1.2 proxy isn't needed for Mypal 68. Please, provide information about your hardware! Furthermore, open the setting page of Mypal 68, disable hardware acceleration, clear cache, delete all cookies, and restart the browser. Do you use Mypal 68 in single-process or multiprocess mode?
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    Please, provide information about your hardware and the update state of your Windows XP! Have all POSReady updates until 2019 already been installed?
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    Try to disable ZA temporarily (completely!) and check Windows XP built-in firewall if it is active and interfering. Sometimes, it helps to set an exclusion in Windows XP built-in firewall either.
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    No, unless you have some applications which need the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). JavaScript and Java Runtime Environment are two totally different things. In a browser, you need a lot of scripts written in the language JavaScript. Almost all websites provide functionality via Javascript. Java Runtime Environment, for running Java executables, is needed very rarely in a browser. Therefore, JRE can't fix your problem.
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    And one thing is totally clear. Without the efforts and support of @roytam1, @feodor2, @NotHereToPlayGames, @Humming Owl and so on, Windows XP would have been died years ago. Therefore, thanks to you all for your great work , and keep Windows XP alive as long as possible! Kind regards, AstroSkipper +
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    Hope dies last! On my old Windows XP computer, I try to avoid crappy, cumbersome, Googlized websites generally as a form of protest, and due to my low hardware resources. If I have to access such sites, I usually open them in a browser on my Android tablet. The advantage is that mobile website versions are much more tolerable and easier to surf than desktop versions. I think your described trend will accelerate more and more, looking back the last years. Unfortunately, the users loving their Windows XP will have to accept that those websites can only be accessed by using alternatives. My personal rule: all Googlized crap should be processed by Google's OS Android and its browsers. Cheers, AstroSkipper
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    On a Fujitsu notebook, Windows 7 was already preinstalled. I upgraded the hardware, resized the existing partitions, and installed Windows 10 as a second boot partition. By using a boot manager I installed in the Windows 7 partition, in my case it was Boot-US, I can use either Windows 7 or 10 independantly, according to my needs. Therefore I didn't have to decide to give up one of them. Personally, I prefer Windows XP, but if I had to choose between Windows 7 or 10, I would choose Windows 7. In any case, and spoken for me only, it would be a choice between cholera and pest, unfortunately. In your case, why not use both? Cheers, AstroSkipper
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    @tpao12, another working, alternative extension to open videos in VLC is Video Assistant 1.0.4. I use this extension in Serpent 52, but it will work in other roytam1's browsers either, and it's fine. It can be enabled or disabled by a toogle button and opens a video from different sources, which can be set in its options, in VLC automatically. You will find it in the Classic Add-ons Archive. Cheers, AstroSkipper
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    When I write about something I haven't research before, but in the past, it is and must be AFAIK. Otherwise, I would state facts I didn't know or remember exactly, and, spoken for me only, I don't do that generally! :-) But good to know that my recall is correct, and works as it should be although I am not really the freshest one, referring to my age, LOL! Cheers, AstroSkipper
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    My mentioned Pentium 4 has the instruction set SSE2. AFAIK, all Pentium 4 have a SSE2 instruction set at least. @Reino didn't provide any hardware details. I didn't want to make assumptions. But, you are absolutely right. If @Reino's CPU is a SSE only one, I can understand why VLC 3 doesn't work, and unfortunately, a lot of other software either. Cheers, AstroSkipper
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    This is probably a bit off-topic, but... assuming we're all still using WinXP on old hardware, how do you even manage to run the VLC gui? VLC 2.2.8 is for me the latest release that starts the gui upon double-clicking 'vlc.exe'. Whenever I double-click on 'vlc.exe' of any newer version, including the latest v3.0.17.4, it just starts the cli and I have no idea how to start the gui instead. Normally I never use VLC, because MPC-HC is my main mediaplayer, but I was just curious. Hi @Reino, I run, without any problems, VLC 3.0.16 in Windows XP Professional SP3, fully POSReady updated, on a very old computer with a Pentium 4 single core CPU 2.8 GHz and 1.5 GB SD-RAM. The youtube.luac file is the latest, provided by the link in my post above. It's fully functional, and supposedly, the latest version 3.0.17.4 is compatible with Windows XP either (I read that on their homepage). Therefore, I can't confirm your problems. Cheers, AstroSkipper
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    One thing I forgot to mention. If you want to watch YouTube videos in VLC, you presumably have to update the file youtube.luac in VLC folder lua. Without updating, I couldn't watch streams in VLC. Here is a link: https://github.com/videolan/vlc/blob/master/share/lua/playlist/youtube.lua. You simply have to renane the file youtube.lua to youtube.luac and replace the old, already existing file. This file is updated regulary. Cheers, AstroSkipper
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    The Classic Add-ons Archive is the first place in general to look for old, legacy add-ons. Of course, not all of them will work, you simply have to try. If you want to use YouTube in NM 28 itself, I recommend the extension uTube. Here is a link: https://realityripple.com/Software/XUL/uTube/ You'll have to change the minVersion in the file install.rdf to 28.10.0. With this extension, you get rid of all unnecessary crap on YouTube, showing the video only. Cheers, AstroSkipper
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    Very good news for all using GitHub. The extension palefill has been updated to version 1.15. Now, GitHub is working in NM 28, presumably, in all other roytam1 releases too, as it was and should be. Cheers, AstroSkipper
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    Hi @tpao12, sorry for the delay! Wasn't online the last two days! Glad that it works for you now with the help of @XPerceniol. I do have an old Pentium 4 too, truth be told, even a generation older than yours, and I play all videos in VLC with the help of the extension VLC Youtube Shortcut 0.8.3.2 to avoid the crappy YouTube site. To search for YouTube videos, I use the website Invidious. Maybe, you like it. Cheers, AstroSkipper
  18. AstroSkipper
    Unfortunately, you didn't say which browser caused this message, and the corresponding YouTube link is still missing either, to check it in a simple way (reading from the picture is not as great as just clicking).
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    Update notification! Both versions of my Root Certificate and Revoked Certificate Updater have been updated and are now of 06/28/2022. You can find them in section Downloads -> Latest Downloads -> Downloads related to Root Certificate Updates in the first post of this thread. Cheers, AstroSkipper
  20. AstroSkipper
    I changed the topic title to specify the subject more exactly. Is that ok for you, now? I don't want to draw spambots, of course. Were there already any negative experiences before? Kind regards, AstroSkipper
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    Clarification: First, we need an assessment of the feasibility of this project, described in the first post of this thread. This means, there is no obligation to get involved. Therefore, I would be very happy if someone with the appropriate Python programming knowledge could take a look at the source code to give us their first assessment. Kind regards, AstroSkipper
  22. AstroSkipper
    Thanks for the clarification! BTW, I didn't say it's the same issue as yours. I simply reported that NM 28 was a bit broken on GitHib either. And strange is that this is only the case when you are logged in. I use mainly the Mypal 68 browser to access GitHub, but yesterday I realized the first time that NM 28 had some problems on GitHub despite using palefill, unlike Mypal 68. I didn't notice that it was already reported here and thought it would be a good idea to do that now. The issues of all roytam1's browsers, I don't follow regulary, sorry! In that matter, you are the expert. I follow the Mypal 68 issues regulary, reporting new issues and helping as much as I can. Nobody can be everywhere! Anyway, good to know that it will be fixed soon. And, thanks for your "dirty" workaround! I am patient. I'll wait for an update of palefill, hoping it'll fix the issue. Cheers, AstroSkipper
  23. AstroSkipper
    In New Moon 28 (palemoon-28.10.6a1.win32-git-20220618-d849524bd-uxp-43cfc69b2-xpmod), GitHub works as expected if you are not logged in, as far as I can see. But if you are logged in, the menu items of each site don't work properly. For example, calling up the GitHub site https://github.com/Feodor2/Mypal68 and clicking onto the item Code or Issues, nothing happens. You have to reload the selected sub site first to see its content. I use the addon palefill v1.14. I would say GitHub is a bit broken in NM 28 either, but not as much as it is in your case, of course. Tested in two different profiles (one of them is a new profile). In Mypal 68, there are no such problems, though. Cheers, AstroSkipper
  24. AstroSkipper
    Very good! I checked the days before but nothing new. Anyway, thanks a lot for sharing! Good to know that updates still work! Cheers, AstroSkipper
  25. AstroSkipper
    Very interesting! Never heard of it before. I used the POSReady hack without any problems in the past, and therefore, no need to try other methods. You're absolutely right! Posting of hacked Microsoft files publicly, are not allowed in MSFN. It's against the forum rules. Anyway, thanks for your interesting post! Cheers, AstroSkipper
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