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Thanks for documenting! The file and folder structure which is expected by your app was clear to me from the very first, though. However, the structure of my Thorium installation is different and isn't supposed to be changed.
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And so that everyone has something to laugh about , I am solemnly publishing the result of my Thorium test on my old Windows XP sweetheart:
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The last two days, I have tested Thorium vs. Supermium on my Pentium 4 32-bit system. So far, Thorium works indeed better, more reliable and smoother than Supermium under my hardware conditions. And I assume why. My Thorium version is a special SSE2 variant and adapted to this instruction set. At least, this could be a reason.
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The last XP-compatible version 18.8.4084.0 of Avast Clear was from end of 2018. All later versions are no longer compatible with Windows XP as, for example, the version you have linked to.
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Thanks for the flowers! However, the list is still not complete. There are further security and antimalware programmes targeting Windows XP that still need to be written about. The lack of time alone is the limiting factor, though.
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Strangely enough, Tampermonkey does not run correctly in Thorium. In my installation, scripts were regularly simply not loaded. So I replaced it with Violentmonkey, which seems to work more reliably in Thorium.
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It doesn't matter which one. When the Supermium installer is used from GitHub, it writes for each extension which is installed an entry under HKLM and HKCU -> Software -> Supermium. In the portable PAF version from PortableApps, these entries are only temporarily written into the registry and are stored locally in the programme folder when Supermium is closed as it is usual in PAF versions from PortableApps.
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If someone is interested in Supermium as a fully portable application, then have a look here: https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/supermium-portable It was already mentioned here in this thread and has just been updated. In any case, extracting the Supermium executable from GitHub (win32) and using the starter script to call up the main programme does not lead to a real, portable installation, especially when it comes to extensions whose entries have to be written into the registry. And Thorium isn't fully portable, either.
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When it comes to the removal of Avast, the procedure using Avast Clear in Safe Mode is the one which should be tried in any case. But in my case, even this method failed, and I had to manually remove locked registry entries from outside of Windows. But I'm glad to hear that it worked for you.
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:OT Just a small mathematical note. Probabilities always come from an interval I=[0,1]=[0%,100%], strictly according to axomatics. :END OF OT
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I thought it is only a real installer which has to be executed to get a working installation. Most installers write entries in the registry which are needed for proper installation. However, I didn't check the Supermium installer so far.
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TBH, this is more about Windows 10 on such old computers. Watching YouTube in browsers on my hardware needs special settings and methods. In Thorium, I would have to install scripts and an efficient ad blocker like uBlock Origin to make it work as it should if at all. YouTube has become a monster in recent years, and it's just bad. I hate all the changes that have been made there. I would like to test Supermium as well but only in portable mode. No installer, please. I hate Chrome installers. That's why I tried Thorium.
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I still use this command. Of course, only if my system partition has become faulty and has to be restored by the latest image I had created, which, however, only happens very rarely. My reliable imaging system is the reason why this system partition was originally created in 2004. Since then, I never had to reinstall Windows XP from scratch. It is as immortal as the Highlander, so to speak. So I'm not afraid that Thorium or another programme will destroy my system. It is simply indestructible.
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Don't get me wrong, Thorium runs against all expectations well overall, and I've just made some more performance improvements by changing some flags I have been using. On such systems, it is essential to select the correct flags that really correspond to the hardware. In any case, one thing is true. Thorium definitely runs on Intel Pentium 4 single-core 32-bit. Thus, here is one who runs a Chrome 122 under Windows XP on a 20 years old Pentium 4 CPU. And it's me. PS: And as always, I know exactly what I'm doing.
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Never tried before uBlock Origin Lite. Always the standard version. But I will test it. However, I believe that the page loading speed is a general problem of Chrome and not of uBO, especially on old, weak hardware.
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I have just updated the Chrome XP API Adapter from version 1.2.0.5035 to 1.2.0.5045. Now, the page chrome://system/ works as it should and shows besides other information the RAM usage more compact than using the internal task manager. I have opened two tabs and eight extensions enabled in Thorium. The total RAM consumption is around 381 MB, also checked via Process Hacker. Here is a screenshot: I think such a RAM consumption is appropriate for a modern Chrome browser under Windows XP and remains within reasonable limits. However, the page loading behaviour in Thorium is still far away from the one in New Moon 28 or Mypal 68 on such an old, weak computer like mine. Cheers, AstroSkipper
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There are still other options if Legacy Update doesn't work for you on Windows XP. Take a look here: https://msfn.org/board/topic/183498-general-and-specific-solutions-for-problems-regarding-auwumu-in-windows-xp/?do=findComment&comment=1216506
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I checked again all three extennsions. My favourite is Autoplay Whitelist. This one memorises all permitted websites in a whitelist.
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@Kmuland Another great extension to easily adjust rather hidden settings of your New Moon 28 browser is Pale Moon Commander in version 3.0.1. This extensions also offers performance settings. An interesting and also effective measure in reducing RAM usage is rebasing the file xul.dll from New Moon's programme folder. Personally, I do that each time a new version is released. The tool I use for rebasing is libase. And finally, I'll post here soon another nice custom button which also helps a bit (especially after the starting the browser) to minimize RAM usage of legacy browsers. Greetings from Germany, AstroSkipper
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There is a lot that can be done to improve New Moon 28 on computers low on resources. The extension Custom Buttons is very low in consuming resources. Once installed, you are able to use some custom buttons to improve the performance of New Moon 28. Read here: Toggle GIF Animation, Pref Toggler and Restart & Purge. One idea is to disable all animations and autoplay functions. Set the pref image.animation_mode from value normal to none! And then use the custom button Toggle GIF Animation to temporarily enable such animations when needed. And I would recommend one of the PM extensions to control media autoplay. There are three candidates. Try them and decide yourself! Furthermore, you should consider to use the script manager Greasemonkey 3.31.4. By using scripts you can improve web compatibility, solve problems or annoyances and much more.
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Just for clarification: No more, no less. In such cases, an IP change should solve it unless the computer is really sending too many requests to the affected server for whatever reason.
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My Browser Builds (Part 5)
AstroSkipper replied to roytam1's topic in Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes
None of the extensions I listed just for you are unknown, of dubious origin or even harmful. They all are well-known and simply the last versions which are compatible with Serpent 52. But if you harbour such thoughts and doubts, you should stay away from scripts. Because the security risk is not posed by the well-known and absolutely trustworthy script managers , but by the scripts themselves, which are written in JavaScript and whose code can only be read and evaluated by someone with in-depth knowledge of this programming language. Scripts can cause damage and should only be obtained from trustworthy sources or programmed yourself. -
My Browser Builds (Part 5)
AstroSkipper replied to roytam1's topic in Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes
The following rule has been proven to be true time and again in my past: The more spoon-feeding , the more demand for convenience. I think every member should do a proper research on their own first. If this fails, then asking is perfectly fine. Finding links for extensions whose name and version is already known is not particularly difficult and should be feasible for everyone. -
My Browser Builds (Part 5)
AstroSkipper replied to roytam1's topic in Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes
I noticed compatibilities issues to the Tab Utilities extension in New Moon 28 and some other problems with crashing or not correctly unloading tabs as in the PM fork Suspender. -
My Browser Builds (Part 5)
AstroSkipper replied to roytam1's topic in Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes
@Kmuland On such weak systems like yours, you have to adjust much more than on more powerful ones. Install uBlock Origin Legacy and only absolutely necessary extensions! The less, the better. Defragment your complete system partition and don't forget to adjust your pagefile! It shouldn't be fragmented as well. Personally, I tried all extension for memory optimisation but most of them did nothing useful. I use an external RAM manager called CleanMem Pro which frees up RAM that is not used but not released. And most important is to open only very few tabs and/or a tab unloader like Lull The Tabs. I prefer an older version 1.4.3. For the management of websites, I use OneTab and Speed Dial to have only opened the absolutely necessary tabs.