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On 5/30/2019 at 6:21 PM, submix8c said:
@sdfox7 - I assume that this method still works for Flash v32.0.0.192? http://sdfox7.com/chromexp2.htm
@submix8c yes indeed it does. I've not been on the forums much over the past two months as I just took on another business in addition to my night job, so I've been extremely busy working out of the house.
If anything urgent comes up you can message me and I should receive an e-mail notification.
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@someguy25 @Dave-H @VistaLover @Mathwiz
I'm sure if you're patient for a few days Duke University will upload the current version to their FTP. I'm sure they wait a little while to bug test, but this has always been a reliable source for Java:
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Microsoft ruined Skype the day they bought it. They pretty much ruin everything they touch. Just look at Windows Phone.
Windows and Office are the only Microsoft products I use. Everything else is third party/open source.
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3 hours ago, sparty411 said:
Now that we have finally reached EOL, I am curious to know how many people will continue to use Windows XP. I for one, will. However, I do use GNU/Linux, and newer versions of Windows for certain software that is not compatible with XP.
Well..it's actually been 5 years since XP's end of life. However, I'll continue to use it for my old programs and hardware. It continues to do the job it was designed to do, so in my eyes it's not any more obsolete than it was 5 years ago.
I just bought a brand new all in one HP printer back in August that is compatible with Windows XP, as are many printers and hardware devices being sold on the market. It's like my checkbook...there are still useful situations I use that for too!
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On 3/12/2019 at 7:27 PM, Dave-H said:
Yes, me too.
Still no replacement for MSO.DLL, KB4462174 still hidden.
I assume Office 2010 is supported until next year, as it's usually ten years of support.
I wonder if we'll ever see a fix for this?I think Microsoft's new policy is "supported until we break it!" Forget about counting on quality assurance. Look at Windows 10.
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15 hours ago, FranceBB said:
I've been prompted with a new Flash Player update window.
Too bad their website it's not working, though; this is what happens when I try to download the update:
I don't think I've ever had success using the built in auto update functionality. (At least, not recently). To ensure I have the latest version I always use the "current" links. While you could argue the SHA2 won't run on SP1 or SP2, I have no reason to run anything older than SP3. For example, my HP all-in-one printer that I bought a few months ago requires a minimum of SP3 along with Internet Explorer 8.
https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player_ax.exe
https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player.exe
https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player_ppapi.exe
https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/support/uninstall_flash_player.exe
Windows XP will be supported straight through the end of Flash Player support next year, so there's no risk of downloading a new version that incompatible with Windows XP. Adobe itself said as much in its July 25, 2017 press release Flash & The Future of Interactive Content.
"Adobe will continue to support Flash on a number of major OSs and browsers that currently support Flash content through the planned EOL. This will include issuing regular security patches, maintaining OS and browser compatibility and adding features and capabilities as needed. We remain fully committed to working with partners, including Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla to maintain the security and compatibility of Flash content."
I never recommend the SHA1 links with the embedded version numbers because they go dead as soon as a new version is released. Such as http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/32.0.0.156/install_flash_player_ax.exe, http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/32.0.0.156/install_flash_player.exe, and http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/32.0.0.156/install_flash_player_ppapi.exe.
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On 3/30/2014 at 11:58 AM, Monroe said:
Nothing really to post ... just making mention of the "historical event" ! ... 10 days and counting.
Found this XP article from March 21st ... from the article below:
WINDOWS XP EXISTING UPDATES
We've talked to Microsoft and it has confirmed that all existing security patches and updates for Windows XP will still be available after support officially ends. This means that after the 8th April 2014, you'll still be able to use Windows Update to download all existing security patches.
This is important, as if you re-install Windows XP, you should still apply all of the existing patches in order to make the base operating system as secure as it should be.
There is a worry that Microsoft will decide at some point to pull the updates from its website or make them harder to get. Don't worry, as the best thing you can do when support ends is to make a custom XP disc with SP3 and all updates pre-applied.
As our instructions in the previous link show you, slipstreaming is a brilliant thing to do. This takes your original XP installation files and bundles together the service pack and updates into it. When you install XP from this disc, it's completely up-to-date with no need to visit Windows Update for anything. Given the situation with XP, this is the best thing that any existing XP user can do.
When Windows XP Support Ends, This is How You Secure Your PC and Save All Updates.
21 Mar 2014
David Ludlow
It's soon going to be a tough time for a lot of people, as Microsoft is pulling support for Windows XP on 8th April 2014. With no more security updates after that date, the security implications are huge, particularly as this aged OS still commands almost 30 per cent of the desktop market, according to NetMarketShare.
Only Windows 7, with around 47 per cent of the market, sits above Windows XP, with the much maligned Windows 8 taking just shy of seven per cent of the OS cake.
more at the link ...
Might as well add this link also ...
How to slipstream an XP disc with SP3 and all other updates.
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I'd like to point out that today officially marks 5 years since Microsoft dropped support for Windows XP SP3.
It still runs like a champ on my T41 with the 7K60 7200RPM drive!! I'm also using Office 2003 with the 2007 Office System File Format Compatibility Pack (FileFormatConverters.exe).
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4 hours ago, UCyborg said:
Can also confirm PotPlayer 1.7.18193 actually runs on XP, just the installer was modified to output an error when ran on XP (simple version check). Regarding PotPlayer*XP.exe, they've been using separate executable for XP systems for several years now.
PotPlayer.dll, where the guts of the player are, cannot be normally loaded on XP, so they use separate executable with some kind of workaround to get it to load. On Vista+, the normal workaround-free .exe is installed while .exe with a workaround is installed on XP.
Loading PotPlayer.dll the usual way produces access violation exception in its initialization code due to some differences in Thread Information Block, value at FS:[0x2C] is NULL on XP.
If you have a modified installer or ZIP package for Windows XP, please let me know. I'd love to upload to my FTP.
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On 4/5/2019 at 7:31 PM, FranceBB said:
Sadly...
The best player and the only one with updated codecs for XP after the K-Lite Codec Pack dropped support as it was using the Open Codecs. Anyway, here comes my post, begging Chinese developers to keep supporting XP: https://potplayer.daum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=20789
It's hilarious that they support Windows Vista -- the laughingstock of Microsoft -- but not the legendary XP.
I tried the beta installer, which failed, but there is probably a way to make it work by using Dependency Walker.
https://www.videohelp.com/download/PotPlayerSetup-1.7.18193.exe
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1 hour ago, Mathwiz said:
I would guess that portions of the about page are downloaded, and that the copyright notice reflects the copyright date of that downloaded content. Which is misleading, of course. But since copyrights last 95 (!) years anyway ("thanks" Disney!), it's not as if the difference between 2016 and 2019 matters much.
And that's the crux of it. I expected that the page was generated from a chrome://help page within C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\49.0.2623.112. Which should have a 2016 date.
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If Chrome 49 was released in 2016, how is the copyright date 2019?
http://sdfox7.com/xp/files/gc49copy.jpg
(by the way, there is a glitch in this form where the image links don't always convert to images)
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12 minutes ago, siria said:
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@sdfox7:
Tried also "general.oscpu.override" = Windows NT 6.1 ?
Perhaps they do feature sniffing, but there's also a whole bunch more override prefs available, for all sorts of details. Saw them listed somewhere... One of those sites like you linked, and also in an old UA addon, which can spoof those as well (would have to look it up again, perhaps pederick's?)Just tried. Didn't work.
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So I tried spoofing Firefox on Windows XP as Firefox 66 on Windows 7. The fact that Google Earth refuses to run (anyway) proves that Google is doing other sniffing below the surface of just the browser. Browser agent spoofing should be enough to make the page work, just as it works in http://whatismybrowser.com
The fact that the page knows I'm not actually running Windows 7/Firefox 66 proves that Google has deeper access to the fundamental internal characteristics of my system than my user agent is letting on. In terms of privacy and "Big Brother" that's NOT a good thing, and should concern anyone.
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Google Earth Web not working in Chrome 49, but the Google Earth 7 software still works fine and is satisfactory enough for me:
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5 hours ago, dencorso said:
Erm... @sdfox7: Is it still working? Is that the very last on that works on XP?
Yes, unfortunately, version 5 and 6 no longer seem to connect to servers on Windows 2000 and XP. But you can always use https://earth.google.com/web/ if the browser you are using supports it.
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Have you tried installing Microsoft Update: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3509
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On 3/13/2019 at 7:38 PM, Dave-H said:
Yes, my normal installation of Google Chrome 49 (the last that works on XP of course) displays the Instagram videos fine, as it always did!
Even more strangely, if I look at the Instagram "Page Info" on the right click in Firefox 52, on the media tab the videos are still listed there, and if I click on them they appear in the preview pane below, and can even be played there.
They just no longer appear on the actual Instagram pages!
This is very strange indeed, as they obviously aren't actually blocked, they are just not displaying any more on the pages as they should do.I can confirm the videos also load for me on Chrome 49 and Windows XP. For what it's worth, I can't think of a single website I use (banking, etc) that has blocked me in Chrome 49, even though it's three years old at this point.
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It looks like the auto update functionality is working again on Windows XP and Chrome again. My Flash Player beta was automatically updated from 32.0.0.150 to 32.0.0.161 overnight:
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Standard release channel for Adobe Flash Player has been updated today to 32.0.0.156. The standard SHA 256 installers are confirmed working on Windows XP SP3.
https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/
Chrome 45 and newer, and Opera (Chromium) (PPAPI):
https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player_ppapi.exeChrome 44 and older, Opera (Presto) and Mozilla Firefox (NPAPI):
https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player.exeInternet Explorer:
https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player_ax.exeUninstaller:
https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/support/uninstall_flash_player.exe2 -
13 minutes ago, cc333 said:
Funny. I remember people saying more or less that same thing about XP it was still the latest and greatest.
And Vista. AND 7....
It just keeps getting worse with each new release I guess.
Me too. Computers, in many ways, seemed much more interesting then, despite their limitations. The hardware industry has, in my opinion, become rather boring and unimaginative lately. The data mining, ad and SaaS industries, however, are in their prime right now.
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All initial software products have bugs. However, I enjoy Windows XP and Windows 7 more than Windows 10. I've tried Windows 10 just to see what all the "excitement" is about. It still feels rudimentary and unfinished nearly four years later. I also have concerns about the quality control being employed, since there have been numerous buggy updates to Win10 and Microsoft recently laid off thousands of QA personnel.
For me, the difference with Windows 10 vs XP and 7 is that 10 has a lot more "phoning home" telemetry parts to it, and you have to jump through a few hoops to disable it all. Also, it's more work to disable automatic updates; with Windows XP and 7 you simply went into the Control Panel ==> Automatic Updates ==> Turn off Automatic Updates. Finally, Classic Shell is a must since I don't care for the Windows 10 interface at all! Your average home user is not likely to know how and/or jump through the hoops, which is why they stay with Windows XP and 7.
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2 hours ago, Sampei.Nihira said:
Some info in the articles below:
To check if the Service Workers is active in your browser:
https://browserleaks.com/features
Pale Moon and Basilisk by default does not support Service Workers.
Also I.E.8 does not support Service Workers:
I am reading this on my phone.
Chrome on my iPhone 6 does not support service workers. Safari, however, does.
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If you're interested you can also try Windows Search 4.0 for Windows XP: https://web.archive.org/web/20120428070151/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23
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If you are interested in the original RRAS 3.0 fix that was released post- SP3, it's here: ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pc/security/ms-patches/winnt/usa/nt40/hotfixes-postSP3/rras30-fix/rrasfixi.exe
The full description is available here: ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pc/security/ms-patches/winnt/usa/nt40/hotfixes-postSP3/rras30-fix/Q189594.TXT and https://jeffpar.github.io/kbarchive/kb/189/Q189594/.
FYI, even though Microsoft's FTP no longer works, there are tons of goodies including service packs here: ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pc/security/ms-patches/winnt/usa/nt40/
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On decommissioning of update servers for 2000, XP, (and Vista?) as of July 2019
in Windows XP
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If you want links to the (English only) 2000 and XP service packs, and Internet Explorer, you can use the page I created a few years ago. It automatically downloads the SP's from the Internet Archive.
http://sdfox7.com/dl2kxpie.htm
The SPs are also in the http://sdfox7.com/2000/ and http://sdfox7.com/xp/ directories.
IE 6 for Windows 2000 isn't on that page, but all the versions are in the FTP here: http://sdfox7.com/ie/win32/ (older 16 bit versions for Windows 3.x are here: http://sdfox7.com/ie/win16/)