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Restoring WU/MU by using the patch + proxy method This is the method my guide "Complete guide for restoring IE's access to WU/MU website using ProxHTTPSProxy or HTTPSProxy in Windows XP" in the following post is based on. It uses a patched file, some special settings, a couple of updates and one of our valued proxies: ProxHTTPSProxy or HTTPSProxy. All the detailed information you'll find in my guide. And here is the link to the creator's original post: https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/restore-windows-update-for-windows-xp-server-2003.82538/page-8#post-1718517. Credits to @Windows7fan from MDL aka @xpandvistafan at MSFN. Kind regards, AstroSkipper

Correct! I totally agree. All this kind of optimizations are contraproductive. In older OSs like Windows XP you should deactivate all unnecessary file optimizations and accesses to your SSD. Windows XP is lacking of native SSD support and therefore it tries to maintain your SSD like a harddisk. This would lead to senseless READ and WRITE operations which would definitely shorten the lifespan of the flash components installed in your SSD.

Thank you for liking my work! Cheers, AstroSkipper

It was a pleasure for me to have you as my beta tester! Thanks a lot for your effort and support! Cheers, AstroSkipper

Announcement: Release of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu 3V1 I am proud to announce my first release of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu. The beta test phase has been finished successfully. Thanks to my beta testers @Dave-H, @NotHereToPlayGames and @mina7601, for a great job! Without them I would definitely have come in some troubles! And thanks to @xpandvistafan for a positive rating of my work! As already announced some posts before I've decided to publish my latest work and this is the first release of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu 3.0 in version 1.0.0.0 shortened 3V1. And today is the day. So what would Dirty Harry say? Make my day! Purpose and components of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu 3V1: ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu is a one-click menu in systray to access and control the well-known proxy ProxHTTPSProxy. All information about this proxy can be found in my article (first post in this thread): https://msfn.org/board/topic/183352-proxhttpsproxy-and-httpsproxy-in-windows-xp-for-future-use/?do=findComment&comment=1213600 Features of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu 3V1: ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu 3V1 is a synthesis of self-programmed executables, a very few commands, credits to @AstroSkipper at MSFN, and the freeware PopMenu 3.0, credits to Jochanan Agam at freeware.persoft.ch. ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu is not a classical launcher, it is rather a systray popup menu. It can be totally customized and continuously extended according to user's needs due to its modular structure, therefore much more flexible than a classical, compiled launcher. More features can be added easily without touching existent code. Due to ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu's modular structure the user can change, add, delete and reorder features. Even the icons in menu can be changed easily by user. Here is the complete list of features implemented in ProxHTTPSPoxy's PopMenu 3v1: 1. Start ProxHTTPSPoxy 2. Stop ProxHTTPSPoxy 3. Hide ProxHTTPSPoxy 4. Show ProxHTTPSPoxy 5. Check if ProxHTTPSPoxy is running (in RAM) 6. cacert.pem Update 7. Root Certificates Update 8. Open IE Proxy settings 9. Close IE Proxy settings 10. Check system proxy status 11. Enable ProxHTTPSProxy system-wide 12. Disable ProxHTTPSProxy system-wide 13. Edit config.ini 14. Read documentation And here is a screenshot of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu 3V1: ProxHTTPSPoxy's PopMenu is provided together with ProxHTTPSProxy REV3e. This new archive called "ProxHTTPSProxy_REV3e_PopMenu_3V1" has been additionally updated by me. These are the changes to original package of @heinoganda: Changelog of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu 3V1: - @heinoganda's Certificate Updater 1.6 added. - Old CA Root Certificate CA.crt replaced by new one valid until 02/19/2032. - ProxHTTPSProxy CA Certificate Installer and Uninstaller replaced by more recent ones corresponding to pre-generated CA Root Certificate valid until 02/19/2032. - Old cacert Updater removed, recreated cacert Updater Fixed added. - cacert.pem updated to most recent one. - Alternative latest cacert.pem dated of 2022-04-26 from Mozilla added with download url. - All self-programmed executables of ProxHTTPSPoxy's PopMenu 3v1 created in two different versions, UPX and noUPX, following the spirit of ProxHTTPSPoxy's creator. Installation and configuration of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu 3V1: 1. Unpack archive and copy the complete folder ProxHTTPSProxy_REV3e_PopMenu_3V1_noUPX or ProxHTTPSProxy_REV3e_PopMenu_3V1_UPX (or its complete content) to desired location. 2. Although both, ProxHTTPSProxy REV3e and ProxHTTPSPoxy's PopMenu 3V1, are fully portable, the config file of program PopMenu has to be adjusted to new location. This can be done manually or much more comfortable automatically by a tool I created for this purpose only. Go to subfolder PopMenu and execute "Configure PopMenu.exe". This procedure will always set the menu back to default settings. If you modified the menu in the past to your needs, you have to adjust the config file "PopMenu.ini" manually, otherwise you'll lose your modifications. In any case the paths in config file "PopMenu.ini" have to be adjusted when the complete program folder (or its complete content) was copied to a new location. Tranferring all settings of an existing ProxHTTPSProxy's installation: Copy the files "CA.crt" and "config.ini" from old installation folder to new one. Same with complete subfolder "Certs". Doing it in that way you won't lose any old settings. Usage of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu 3V1: To start ProxHTTPSPoxy's PopMenu, just apply "ProxyPopMenu.exe" in main program folder ProxHTTPSProxy_REV3e_PopMenu_3V1_noUPX or ProxHTTPSProxy_REV3e_PopMenu_3V1_UPX. ProxHTTPSPoxy's PopMenu can be set to "Start automatically at Windows startup" in context menu item "Settings" which is called up by right-clicking systray icon. Here the PopMenu can be configured generally. ProxHTTPSPoxy's PopMenu has been pre-configured by me. The provided functions (items) corresponding to their labels are in most cases self-programmed executables and in a very few inserted commands. All items of ProxHTTPSPoxy's PopMenu are generally self-explanatory. Feel free to click on them and test them! If you click on item "Enable ProxHTTPSProxy system-wide", my program checks whether ProxHTTPSProxy is running or not. If not, it will be started immediately. This is necessary to set ProxHTTPSProxy to mode system-wide or setting process would fail. And one recommendation: Do not change or modify files in subfolder PopMenu and keep the file or folder structure inside main folder otherwise the ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu won't work properly! If you want to modify the menu, do it in PopMenu's "Settings". But you have to know what you do otherwise ProxHTTPSPoxy's PopMenu won't work as expected. ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu itself has a very low usage of RAM. It's only about 2 MB. And now my first release of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu 3V1: Download of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu 3V1: Link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/djg5n0n9osqco7m/ProxHTTPSProxy_REV3e_PopMenu_3V1_CheckedByAstroSkipper.7z/file Password: CheckedByAstroSkipper If you find a bug, need help or have questions relating to this package, post it in commenting zone of this thread! And finally I would be very pleased about posting your experiences and opinions relating to ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu 3V1. Any reactions by liking, upvoting and commenting are desired and welcome, of course. Kind regards, AstoSkipper

Hi to my beta testers, @Dave-H, @NotHereToPlayGames and @mina7601, thank you all so much for testing and feedback! I am glad to have had you as my beta testers and your results were really helpful for me. And special thanks to @Dave-H for finding a real bug first! It was a bit stressful for me, but it was fun. Now beta test is finished and I will publish my work as soon as possible. Thanks again for your time and your patience! You all are always welcome! Cheers, your AstroSkipper

Thanks and I totally agree! Very unpleasant! As I already mentioned we can discuss this later when I have published my work. The only thing I can say at this moment that openssl-1.1.1 includes support for TLSv1.3 and this is the version in REV3e. But that doesn't mean this capability is already unleashed or activated. More relating to this matter in the next days. Thanks for your words! Cheers, AstroSkipper

I don't like this kind of behaviour. And this all leads to nothing and is wasted time. Therefore, discussion finished. Thanks for testing! Detailed information no longer requested. AstroSkipper

Sorry, no! Your kind of behaviour is disrespectful! And I regret at this point that I gave in to your begging. And once again your statements didn't provide useful information.You didn't say what you tested, under which conditions and what kind of information in my documentation is missing. Therefore useless for me. But forget about it. Thanks for testing and have a nice day!

This kind of feedback is not helpful and meaningless. You begged to be beta tester and I requested twice detailed feedback. But no answer, no PM. Sorry, that's not how it works. All the other testers provided meaningful information and much more detailed feedback. Anyway, thanks for being beta tester! AstroSkipper

Hi @xpandvistafan, you wanted to be a beta tester. Now I need your results including your opinion about documentation of package and please a bit more detailed. Any problems with spaces in paths? Testing system? Beta testing is slowly coming to an end. All other testers have already reported. Thanks in advance! Cheers, AstroSkipper

Hi @thomasxxx, thanks again for your kind words and editing of your post! I've listed it in third post under Specific solutions: https://msfn.org/board/topic/183498-general-and-specific-solutions-for-problems-regarding-auwumu-in-windows-xp/?do=findComment&comment=1216507 If you want to support me and the idea of this thread, I would be very pleased about liking or upvoting my first post (right corner below). Thanks so far! Cheers, AstroSkipper

Thanks for testing of mutated vowel "ä"! Although German people try to avoid mutated vowels in paths and in urls, it's good to know that my program works with it. Glad to have you as my beta tester! Thanks so far! Cheers, AstroSkipper

No private party! You are always welcome in my thread! Any opinions and ideas are requested! And your idea with German mutated vowels is great! I will test that! Thanks a lot! Cheers, AstroSkipper

Thanks for your feedback! A bit picky, indeed! But you was the one who found spaces problem first. So maybe it's good to be a bit picky! Anyway, I wrote this documentation for those either who are not familiar with file systems and structures. I try to get into a common user's mind. It has to be as simple as possible. Therefore it is much easier to say "copy whole folder". Of course, the name of program folder doesn't matter but its relative file structure. If the user is experienced, he'll find out that the name of main program folder can be changed. Anyway, glad to hear that the documentation is "absolutely fine". Great! Thanks so far! Cheers, AstroSkipper

Thanks for your quick feedback too! Glad to hear that my documentation is readable and understandable! English is not my native language, therefore any feedback is very important for me! Thanks so far! Cheers, AstroSkipper

Thanks for your quick feedback! And once again, I am glad to hear good news! Thanks so far! non-Latin "characters". Sorry, that's where my skills end!

Sorry, I can't test that and, truth be told, I don't want to. My program is for Latin speaking machines. But thanks for your hint! Good idea! Cheers, AstroSkipper

And once again, hi my dear beta testers, @Dave-H, @NotHereToPlayGames, @mina7601 and @xpandvistafan, I need your feedback relating to the whole package and especially to the documentation. One file is READ ME FIRST!.txt and the other Documentation of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu 3V1.txt in subfolder Docs. Did you all read both? Please provide your opinions! Thanks so far! Cheers, AstroSkipper

Hi @xpandvistafan, I miss your results of further testing. Do all features working properly? In different locations or systems? Please post your results! Thanks in advance, AstroSkipper

Thanks for your feedback! I am very pleased about running on XP x64. All my tests have been performed on XP x86. Glad to have you as beta tester! Thanks so far! Cheers, AstroSkipper

Thanks a lot! You are the quickest beta tester I ever had! Glad to have you! Very appreciated! Cheers, AstroSkipper

Hello again, my dear beta testers, @Dave-H, @NotHereToPlayGames, @mina7601 and @xpandvistafan, thanks for testing so far! Please try out all features in different locations to be sure it is working in all cases as expected! You all are appreciated and any opinion or suggestion is welcome! Thanks for your previous feedback! I am really happy so far. Cheers, AstroSkipper

I have updated package and therefore the old one had to be deleted on MediaFire. I thought you (all) already dowloaded the package and fixed files, therefore the old package was obsolete. Do you have all files?

Great! Sorry for confusion! I gave you the wrong link! I think I was a bit overtaxed with PMs, fixing of code, writing replies and providing new files. Now I am really relieved. Thanks so far! And thanks for your patience! Cheers, AstroSkipper