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  1. AstroSkipper
    FYI, all releases of ytBATCH for Windows XP have been fixed by me so that the setup routine does not only work correctly on drive C: but also on any other drive. Please, re-download the desired release! ytBATCH for Windows XP 1.6 is currently the most recent, final release and recommended by me. Cheers, AstroSkipper
  2. AstroSkipper
    The current final is version 1.6. It was clearly announced. Where did you read anything about a beta? The versions 1.5 and 1.6 are final ones. The programme ytBATCH for Windows XP usually does not use any absolute paths but relative ones or those stored in system variables. When installing it, you can choose between the location stored in the system variable %ProgramFiles% or the current location of the extracted archive folder. When setting up on drive C:, it works fine. Of course, I didn't expect anyone to come up with the idea of setting it up on a different drive. The information that you tried to set up ytBATCH for Windows XP on other drive than C: is of course important. Thanks for that! You have exceptional skills and really came through here. And now, you get your special treatment. I had a short look into my code and directly found the cause of the inability to unpack both archives on a drive other than C:. I have tested it on my drive D: and then directly fixed the code. But no system error 3 or message "permission denied" here. @Cixert In which format has your D: drive been partitioned? Possibly in NTFS with some restrictions? I urgently need an answer to this question from you. P.S: I'm glad that there are individualists like you who do things differently from the rest of us. Thank you for that!
  3. AstroSkipper
    Your question can only be answered if you specify "a program". ytBATCH for Windows XP, for example, has an option to switch between youtube-dl and yt-dlp in the Preferences window. Just type Y. And it can also deal with playlists whose option can be toggled from false to true in the Enter Action window by the key P.
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    I think you misunderstood my comment a little. The sequence is not correct. First open the VTHash.exe with a double click, the window is then opened hidden and only then open a new Explorer window. For me and @genieautravail, the VTHash.exe window then becomes visible again on older computers.
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    Intel Pentium 4 Northwood 2.80 GHz CPU (single core, 32 Bit), 1.5 GB SD-RAM and a NVIDIA GeForce 6200 graphic card. As I already mentioned, the hidden window appears again if I open an Explorer window. Very strange.
  6. AstroSkipper
    I have completely changed and rewritten the original ytBATCH from eppic so that it now works perfectly with both YouTube downloaders youtube-dl and yt-dlp. All bugs and inconsistencies have been fixed by me. Especially the fact that the command line options of both downloaders are not identical, I have taken into account by assigning separate configuration files to each downloader. This allows the user to enter the desired options for each downloader and then receive the media files exactly as desired. ytBATCH for Windows XP is totally customised for the use of youtube-dl and yt-dlp, and ideal as a user interface for these two YouTube downloaders. And due to the new update module, the user can easily get the most recent versions of these two YouTube downloaders compatible with older OSes like Windows XP when ever wanted. This is very important regarding the permanent changes which are done by YouTube.
  7. AstroSkipper
    The latest official version of youtube-dl is from 2021. To get a more recent one, the user would have to compile an executable with all recent changes. Fortunately, @nicolaasjan has been doing this even for SSE only CPUs. When it comes to YouTube-DL Gui 0.4, I now have tested it again. Basically, it still works with both youtube-dl and yt-dlp. But the internal switches are from 2017 and cause problems. The subtitles option has to be switched off as it stopped working. The different, pre-adjusted switches for the video quality do not really work well. If you set 480p, you get something with 398p. To get the programme running smoothly again, the source code would have to be considerably revised and recompiled. ytBATCH for Windows XP, on the other hand, can be set so perfectly that you get exactly what you want.
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    @genieautravail Long time ago, I downloaded a package of DOS auxiliary tools. Inside this package was the Window.exe tool. I can't remember from where exactly. But I always download programmes only from trusted sources and developers. I now have large archives with all kinds of tools. These little tools are simply great and can be of help when programming new projects. A good source for command line tools is GitHub and DosTips. However, since the end of March, DosTips's certificate has unfortunately expired, which is of course immediately recognised and warned by all browsers. Not really a problem for me. I hope this will be fixed soon.
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    I have updated the YouTube files in the last XP-compatible PotPlayer version some days ago, taken from the most recent PotPlayer release. It works like a charm. No problems with cookies or anything else here. BTW, this last XP-compatible, slightly older PotPlayer is still the best media player under Windows XP, IMHO.
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    All is working here fine. Downloading, unzipping and so on. If you get a message "permission denied", then it is a limitation by your system for whatever reason. Maybe, by your security software or by some security policies. I don't know. I only can confirm that on a normal Windows XP installation, all commands executed by the scripts are working as intended. So, the problem is unfortunately on your side. Check your security settings! And here is a proof for what I said above: @Cixert As you can see, downloading and unzipping automatically by the script works like a charm. Please come and get your special treatment!
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    All is working fine here. Downloading, unzipping and so on. If you get a message "permission denied", then it is a limitation by your system for whatever reason. Maybe, by your security software or by some security policies. I don't know. I only can confirm that on a normal Windows XP installation, all commands executed by the scripts are working as intended. So, the problem is unfortunately on your side. Check your security settings!
  12. AstroSkipper
    Setting up ytBATCH for Windows XP And for all setting up (I deliberately avoid the term installing at this point since my downloader is actually portable) ytBATCH for Windows XP, here some more technical explanations in terms of the setup process. Executing the ytBATCH.bat file located in the main programme directory of the unpacked archive calls up the Launcher.bat file which decides apart from other tasks whether it is an initial setup or not. In the case of such an initial setup, it performs then an automatic, unique start of the file called Installer.bat which copies the unpacked folder to the %ProgramFiles% location if wanted by the user, generates a desktop shortcut and adjusts all additional shortcuts with different colour schemes in the subfolder lnk. After finishing its job, it then starts the FileDownloder.bat file which downloads, unpacks and stores all necessary files into the exe subfolder. All is automatically done by the script. The user has only to make some few decisions. Furthermore, all important things are explained by the output of the script. If the user decides to reinstall my YouTube downloader ytBATCH for Windows XP, both the complete programme folder and the desktop shortcut have to be deleted, or alternatively all files inside the exe subfolder and only the UserConfig.bat file inside the cfg subfolder have to be removed. The setup or reinstall routine has always to be started with the execution of the ytBATCH.bat file located in the main programme folder. And that means do not manually call up any of the batch files inside the bin subfolder! These files will be only executed by the batch files themselves. At no time does one of these need to be called up by a user. This also applies when everything is set up. Anyone who still manages to generate an error message while setting up ytBATCH for Windows XP after all these explanations has exceptional skills and should contact me urgently here in this thread for further treatment. And don't be afraid, all at no costs, of course! Cheers, AstroSkipper
  13. AstroSkipper
    I did not list them since they are more or less all similar to Allavsoft Video Downloader Converter.
  14. AstroSkipper
    I do not use YouTube-DL Gui 0.4 anymore. ytBATCH for Windows XP is much better. But I will have a look at it when I am back at my desktop computer.
  15. AstroSkipper
    First of all, thanks for your feedback! System Error 3, also known as "The system cannot find the path specified," usually means the program can't locate the file or directory it's trying to access. Getting this error means you did unfortunately something wrong. Did you read my instructions carefully? After unpacking the archive file, you have to call first the ytBATCH.bat file located in the main programme folder. Then, you are asked to either setup ytBATCH for Windows XP to your programme folder of your system or to the location where you have unpacked the archive. All further processing is done by the script. Read this here: For a deeper, more technical explanation, read the post Setting up ytBATCH for Windows XP. And the scan result of the Window.exe file is as always a false positive. This file is used by me for sizing and positioning CMD windows and totally harmless. Long story short, delete your unpacked folder completely and do all once again! After unpacking again, solely and exclusively call up the file ytBATCH.bat file located in the main programme directory. And use ytBATCH for Windows XP 1.6! It is better than version 1.5 since it is more up to date.
  16. AstroSkipper
    ytBATCH for Windows XP was developed by me primarily as a YouTube downloader. I have preset its configuration files for this purpose and configured it by default so that users with weaker hardware can also use it. Those using much more powerful hardware should adapt the two configuration files yt-dlp.conf and youtube-dl.conf in the cfg folder to their needs. I was recently asked whether ytBATCH for Windows XP can also be used to download video or audio files on other platforms. This should be possible, as yt-dlp and youtube-dl support different websites and platforms by default. However, new, additional configuration files must be created for these and provided with command line options that are compatible with these services. When doing so, it is very important that the currently active config files always have to be named yt-dlp.conf and youtube-dl.conf. In any case, I would personally like to hear about your experiences with ytBATCH for Windows XP. Furthermore, I have expressed the assumption that my downloader also works under other, older operating systems such as Windows Vista or Windows 7, which I am looking forward to receiving confirmation of. In any case, developers who don't earn a cent with their programmes live at least from the feedback of their users.
  17. AstroSkipper
    I use Process Hacker for many years. It shows only one VTHash.exe process whose window entry is disabled though. I also had sometimes two processes in Process Hacker if I forgot to close the previously opened one.
  18. AstroSkipper
    @genieautravail The behaviour of your compiled VTHash.exe file reminds me of executables I have compiled in the past with the "invisible on startup" option. Perhaps, you can check your chosen options for compilation. Just an idea.
  19. AstroSkipper
    Since this shortcut works perfectly, it is very unlikely that a background programme could be the cause. I have even closed Min2Tray from my ProxHTTPSProxy programme, but this has had no effect. Apart from that, it only minimises windows and does not hide them. Otherwise, no other window manager is running in the background here. If I understand you correctly, then calling VTHash.exe by double-clicking works for you under Windiws XP. Is that correct?
  20. AstroSkipper
    Thanks for this information! I made a shortcut with the command line option --prefs. This is indeed working. Clicking onto the VTHash.exe file does not work in my system.
  21. AstroSkipper
    ytBATCH for Windows XP has been updated and is now available in version 1.6. All changes I have made and the download link can be found here: Greetings, AstroSkipper
  22. AstroSkipper
    Yep. But as I already mentioned, my new code does not use this command any longer but instead yt-dlp --version respectively youtube-dl --version as a basis. All further processing, you will see in my upcoming release ytBATCH for Windows XP 1.6.
  23. AstroSkipper
    Clicking onto the vthash.exe file as described in the readme file. And it doesn't matter whether doing that from an Explorer or Total Commander window. The window is always hidden and inaccessable. Process Hacker can see its proccess, the window item is disabled, though.
  24. AstroSkipper
    I am an old member of MSFN too with 4k+ postings , and I have never given any advice without a well-founded reason. Long story short, absolutely no trust in Kaspersky and especially in their definition updates. And this will be the case forever. The reasons for that can be read in all its detail in this thread.
  25. AstroSkipper
    FYI and for the cause research, if the programme has been called, and the window is not accessible, it appears the moment you open an Explorer window, very strange.
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