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I can't find MiniBrowser, can you put a link? This is from 2011 https://dmkho.tripod.com/mb/index.html I have found the Vivaldi browser to be compatible with Windows XP but it seems to use the Google Chrome engine 49.0.2623.110 can anyone give more information? Edit: Opening with 7-Zip I see it is from 2016. https://vivaldi.com As a curiosity, I add the following tools to the list: Clients that displays modern web pages in old browsers thanks to a proxy server that converts web pages into images: -Browser Service (requires own Linux server): https://github.com/ttalvitie/browservice/releases/tag/v0.9.2.2 Instruction: https://github.com/ttalvitie/browservice -WRP (requires own server): https://github.com/tenox7/wrp Instruction: https://github.com/tenox7/wrp Search engine that works in older browsers (showing only text) http://www.frogfind.com

The last release is from 2018-02-17. It doesn´t a browser updated. If someone wants to try you should download this github full version LunaSetup6152_ml11_gl_full.exe https://github.com/lunascape/orion-installer/releases/download/v6.15.2.27564/LunaSetup6152_ml11_gl_full.exe The webpage version is only a downloader for the Gecko and Webkit engines that does not work. It says that the Trident engine is included but it actually uses the engine from the Internet Explorer version that is installed on Windows. Gecko and Webkit are only compatible with Windows XP SP1. It is not compatible with Windows 2000.

portable version link is old version, sorry. I haven't new version link.

Due to the doubts and the incipient erroneous articles published on the Internet saying that Windows XP does not have updated browsers, I open this post indicating the complete information on all the companies or software programmers that make versions of browsers compatible with Windows XP. But first it is necessary to clarify some fundamental concepts. The first is that today there are only 2 Internet browser projects for Windows. The Chromium project and the Mozilla foundation. No, the basic existing browsers are not Google Chrome, Opera, Firefox and Microsoft Edge. Opera abandoned its own "Presto" browser engine in 2012, Microsoft stopped developing its own browser known as Internet Explorer in 2015 & and later stopped developing its own motor in Edge in 2019. Now both the Opera browser and Microsoft's browser are based on the Chromium project. An open source database for developing a web browser, maintained by various companies that later use the source code to create their own version of the browser with additional features. Google develops Chrome and Microsoft develops Edge, same as multiple companies using the same codebase as above, for example Opera. None of these companies develops versions compatible with Windows XP but many others do, for many they are unknown companies but in China they generally work with Windows XP due to the delicacy of the manufacturing processes and the independent control provided by this operating system. By not needing direct connections with Microsoft and therefore with the US Government. There are many Chinese browsers based on both Chromium and Mozilla, the Chromium versions come with telemetry for the Chinese Government to know which websites you visit (Google also does it for the USA and stronger) but there are modified versions that have this capacity removed . There are also browsers from other places but they are less developed such as Otter Browser or RetroZilla. Based on Mozilla we can also find updated browsers even for Windows 2000, although for this system they have not passed the beta phase as forks of K-Meleon and PaleMoon developed by Roytam1. Sin embargo for Windows XP you can find several browsers modified to work on this operating system, whose versions are continuously updated. These come in English and many can be patched in another language. For Windows XP I recommend using the English Chromium-based versions, especially 360 Extreme Explorer modified version without telemetry, due to their speed compared to Mozilla-based browsers. User interface can be found in English and in Chinese. Multilanguage only come with Kafan MiniBrowser (except installer), Maxthon and UC Browser. If we want to view the web pages in other specific languages, we must also modify the language in which we want to view them by default. To work with Chromium it is essential that we understand the Windows certificate system, since the https web pages display depends on our Windows certificates being up to date. While for Mozilla-based browsers it is not necessary, since they are integrated into the browser itself and it is not necessary to update them independently. To update the Windows XP certificates, download a package updated by the Japanese @blackwingcat on its Windows Legacy Update website: http://win2k.org/wlu/wluen.htm We go to the manual update section and look for certificates. Unzip the file with 7-Zip or WinRar and then install it. Note: The files on this website come in a format that I have not been able to use in Spanish XP, even discussing it with the author. They may work in other languages but if not don't worry, unzip with 7-zip and install. Below I indicate which are the best developments for Windows XP and its base code version in April 2022. BASED ON MOZILLA. THE BEST BROWSERS ARE THESE: By @roytam1 (Goanna based): -New Moon (Pale Moon fork & Firefox fork) -K-Meleon (K-Meleon fork & Firefox fork) -Serpent / UXP basilisk52 (Basilisk fork & Firefox fork) -Serpent / Mobieus basilisk55 (Basilisk fork & Firefox fork) All are versioned by Roytam1 and lack telemetry for the use of any Government, this is their website to download: http://rtfreesoft.blogspot.com/search/label/browser And in this post on the MSFN forum you can ask questions: https://msfn.org/board/topic/182647-my-browser-builds-part-3/ He also has forks of: -Artic-Fox (MAC fork) -Borealis (Borealis Navigator fork - Netscape Navigator fork) -IceApe (IceWesel fork) And special versions for SSE 1 processors. Automatic unofficial installer for roytam1’s browsers by @i430VX http://i430vx.net/files/XP/RoyTam Browser Installer.exe (this may not work on multiple languages or personalized installations) By @feodor2 Quantum 68-78 based (NEW): -MyPal 68 https://github.com/Feodor2/Mypal68/ Goanna based (project is down on September 2021): -MyPal (Pale Moon fork & Firefox fork) https://github.com/Feodor2/Mypal http://www.mypal-browser.org/release -Centaury (Basilisk fork & Firefox fork) https://github.com/Feodor2/Centaury/releases THE FULL LIST OF CHROMIUM_BASED BROWSERS IS THIS: -2345 Explorer (Chinese only) http://ie.2345.cc/ (for PC) https://app.2345.com/ (for phone) -360 Extreme Explorer (webkit adapted to Blink + Trident (IE according to web compatibility) 360 Extreme Explorer is the current name of the international version of the Chinese 360 Secure Explorer. Not to be confused with the name "Browser 360" which refers to an old international version whose latest version is 7.5.2.104 and it is based on Chromium 31 https://360-browser.en.softonic.com/ International versions based on Chromium 78 or higher are called "360 Extreme Explorer", in this post on the MSFN forum you can ask questions: https://msfn.org/board/topic/178380-extreme-explorer-360-chromium-78-general-discussion Download Links: Official international version (web english version only download old version 11): https://browser.360.cn/ee/en.html On Septembre 2021 web for english version only on Chinese (careful, uninstall 360 also only on Chinese) https://browser.360.cn/ee/ 360 Extreme Explorer versions with telemetry removed: From versions 12 and 13 (Chromium 86), for 360 Extreme Explorer to correctly display the certificate on some https pages, and their style sheet, it requires activating compatibility mode with Windows 2000 by right clicking on the executable file .EXE. @Humming Owl modified versions: -post on MSFN: https://msfn.org/board/topic/182876-360-extreme-explorer-modified-version/ -folders: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/fuwfohw2b75ot/02-10-21 https://archive.org/details/360EE_Modified_Version Arcticfoxie modified versions (aka @NotHereToPlayGames modified versions): https://msfn.org/board/topic/182993-360-extreme-explorer-arcticfoxie-versions/ Version R8 for low memory computers: https://msfn.org/board/topic/184515-arcticfoxienotheretoplaygames-360chrome-v1351030-rebuild-8/ Modified in China: (several users report that the telemetry is not completely canceled, that the deletion is partial) http://www.qiuquan.cc/browser/360chrome.html Modified in Russia: (several users report that the telemetry is not completely canceled, that the deletion is partial) https://rsload.net/soft/browser/17362-360-browser.html https://lrepacks.ru/repaki-programm-dlya-interneta/182-360-extreme-explorer-amp-portable.html Forum in Russian to modify the official international version: http://forum.ru-board.com/topic.cgi?forum=5&topic=49673 The current version for the Chinese market is called ... -360 Secure Explorer also known as 360 Secure Browser The official version can be downloaded here (only in Chinese language) http://browser.360.cn/ And here is the modified version in China: http://www.qiuquan.cc/browser/360se.html -DC Browser v.4 (Chromium 75) Note: With the official version I have experienced multiple blue screens, the modified version I have not tried yet. Official version: http://dcbrowser.cqttech.com/home @Humming Owl modified versions: -post on MSFN: https://msfn.org/board/topic/182876-360-extreme-explorer-modified-version/ -download folders https://www.mediafire.com/folder/gc3rbagwt99pr/DC_Browser_Modified_Version -Kafan MiniBrowser aka MiniBlink aka MiniChrome (Chromium 87) Official version multilanguage (install only Chinese): https://browser.kfsafe.cn Forum: https://bbs.kafan.cn/forum-298-1.html Maximum perfomance: 2 GiB RAM: 5 tabs open 8 GiB RAM: 25 tabs open @Humming Owl modified versions: -Post on MSFN: https://msfn.org/board/topic/182876-360-extreme-explorer-modified-version/ -Download folders https://www.mediafire.com/folder/ytdozcs6wco9x/Mini_Browser_Modified_Version -Liebao aka Kingsoft Cheetah Secure Browser Official version: https://www.liebao.cn/ Change Chinese language to English: https://malwaretips.com/threads/liebao-cheetah-browser.381. Portable version https://www.portableSoft.org/down/3022/ -Maxthon (Blink + Trident + Webkit) (Chromium 69) Official multilanguage version: * https://www.maxthon.com/ * Version 6.x is not compatible with Windows XP. * Version 5.x is the latest compatible with Windows XP. MaxThon 5.3.8.2100 Beta (2020-01-06): https://forum.maxthon.com/index.php?/release-notes5/%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%0%C2%A0%C2% A0V-5382100-R214 / MaxThom 5.3.8.2000 Release (2019-10-24): https://forum.maxthon.com/index.php?/release-notes5/%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%0%C2%A0%C2% A0V-5382000-R213 / -QQ Browser (Blink + Trident) Official version (care, better not install, it looks like a virus / spyware that makes a lot of advertising in all your computer) https://browser.qq.com/ -Sogou Explorer (It only exists in Chinese language) Official version: https://ie.sogou.com/ Version modified in China: http://www.qiuquan.cc/browser/sogouexplorer.html. Both on Windows XP and on Windows 10 it gives me the following error: w10 error xx183 cannot create a file that already exists -UC Browser (Chromium 54) This browser has been discontinued, after being accused of stealing user data. The latest version for Windows (7.0.185.1002) is from the year 2018. Official links have stopped working in some countries. Official version multilanguage: http://www.ucweb.com/ucbrowser/download/ Alternative download: https://www.filehorse.com/download-uc-browser-for-windows/ Modified version in China (it is possible to change the language to English after navigating the menu in Chinese): http://www.qiuquan.cc/browser/ucbrower.html -TS Browser (Chromium 75) Official version: http://tsbrowser.xiangtatech.com It seems to work as well as 360 Extreme Explorer but I haven't gotten it to read the updated certificates. OTHER BROWSERS FOR WINDOWS XP -ArtisBrowser (prevents the user from copying anything from sites) Copy extensions to the browser profile, many of the extensions it will work. Firefox based browser, which apparently prevents the user from copying anything from the sites, although not found it to be the case. It doesn't work for all websites, although it does work on 'some' sites where the newer modified Mozilla type modded browsers don't work as well... maybe it's related to the API... Many extensions work. Link that determines the operating system you are using: https://artistscope.com/artisbrowser/artisbrowser-download.asp Link that downloads the latest version that works on Windows XP: https://images.artistscope.com/download/ASPS_Browser_install_XP.zip -Lobo Evolution (Java browser in Alpha phase) This is a current fork of the Lobo browser that was discontinued in 2009. Tested the latest version 3.0, it works exaggeratedly slow. Official Downloads: Github (last updated version) https://github.com/LoboEvolution/LoboEvolution/releases Sourceforge (only up to v.2.0) https://sourceforge.net/projects/loboevolution/ Original Wolf of the Year 2009: https://lobobrowser.org/ -Netsurf (experimental without Javascript) https://www.netsurf-browser.org/downloads/windows/ -Otter Browser (Opera Classic - Qt5) https://otter-browser.org -Opera 12.18_45 unofficial (mod 06.11.20) (russian original but english is possible) https://www.upload.ee/files/12483022/Opera_Unofficial_Portable_12.18_45.zip.html (link is down) alternatives download: https://disk.yandex.ru/d/HbQfEL8dnx_c7A https://yadi.sk/d/ANkjyZ6Hfws34w With certificates (zip password "111"): https://www.mediafire.com/folder/xndaaefaebnib/Browsers Instruction for menu Opera with english language https://msfn.org/board/topic/182794-updated-browser-list-for-windows-xp/?do=findComment&comment=1208594 Forum: https://www.tenforums.com/general-support/172922-windows-xp-2021-system-build-modern-pc.html http://www.classicshell.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=8570 Forum certificates: https://forums.opera.com/topic/9630/opera-12-17-tls-1-1-and-tls-1-2-settings-not-persistent/9 -RetroZilla (Gecko 1.8.1 fork) https://github.com/rn10950/RetroZilla/releases/ Also compatible with Windows 95Ç -Tor Browser 7.5.6 unoffial updated internal components, with Tor 0.4.5.8 (Release May, 2021). English and Russian packs. https://www.upload.ee/files/13208675/TB756_en_0458.ZIP.html (English) SHA256: a22a94bd1d4f23b6b1538ce3cddc3555e0c67fe423d80f4e541b8c8a409f3dc4 https://www.upload.ee/files/13208684/TB756_ru_0458.ZIP.html (Russian) SHA256: d0036853c3fd6de568f274f10a63fa4b46db0c0bc7669045f41c2f37f8a20fb9 Forum: https://forum.ru-board.com/topic.cgi?forum=2&topic=5834#20 https://www.tenforums.com/general-support/172922-windows-xp-2021-system-build-modern-pc.html BROWSERS FOR TEST WEB PAGES -Utility Firefox Collection http://utilu.com/UtiluMFC/#download -Utility IE Collection http://utilu.com/IECollection/#download CLIENTS THAT DISPLAY MODERN WEB PAGES IN OLD BROWSERS, THANKS TO A PROXY SERVER THAT CONVERTS WEB PAGES INTO IMAGES -Browser Service (requires own Linux server): https://github.com/ttalvitie/browservice/releases/tag/v0.9.2.2 Instruction: https://github.com/ttalvitie/browservice -WRP (requires own server): https://github.com/tenox7/wrp/releases/ Instruction: https://github.com/tenox7/wrp SEARCH ENGINE THAT WORKS IN OLDER BROWSERS -FrogFind (showing only text) http://www.frogfind.com PAGES ARE BEING CREATED WITH VARIOUS UPDATED INFORMATION -XPforever https://xpforever.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page -retrobrowser.com http://retrobrowsers.com/windowsxp -Retro System Revival https://retrosystemsrevival.blogspot.com/p/final-versions-of-working-software-on.html MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CURRENT WINDOWS XP OPERATION Visit MSFN forum Windows XP section: https://msfn.org/board/forum/34-windows-xp/ This post is available in Spanish here: https://foro.elhacker.net/windows/listado_de_navegadores_actualizados_para_windows_xp-t510585.0.html

Here all Russian versions portable and supposedly without telemetry.

I think it is a bug that occurs in 360 Extreme Explorer, since memory consumption suddenly skyrockets. Technically I don't understand why if I cancel 360 Extreme cache and delete Windows XP x86 virtual memory the consumption of this type of memory increases. (even a warning notice appears). On older computers with SATA disks it does not crash, but rather slows down for many minutes at startup. It is with the SSD that it crashes. I would like to find a system to limit the memory consumption in 360, for example controlling the time that the tabs are kept open in RAM. I have tried various extensions. CAUTION The Great Suspender is removed from the Extension Center, according to Google the new version has spy code. In any case, the extension works to reduce the RAM using 360 but it does not reduce the RAM when starting 360 Extreme restoring tabs, but on the contrary, it increases it, since it must proceed to perform additional operations. I have also tried the One Tab extension, with one button it concentrates all the tabs in one, but unfortunately restores them out of order. I have found little tricks to restore tabs. After a crash it sometimes works not to press the restore tabs button. I leave 360 with a tab for several minutes and then press control + shift + t and it restores the tabs without firing the RAM. It doesn't always work. Yes it works to open 360 with a single tab and use the Tab Session Manager extension restoring the tabs from there, it does not fail and it does not increase the RAM. Another option I have found is to override Isolation chrome: // flags / # site-isolation-trial-opt-out But I have not observed real effects. I will test with 360 Extreme Explorer v13 I insist on thinking that it is a bug. And one thing I am very clear about. If something cannot be done with Windows XP it is something that does not interest me. Windows XP is forever or it won't be. I would abandon computing :-)

Yes, that's what I do and it happens to me. I am observing that with just one more tab it increases to 72 processes in the task manager No problem with Mozilla versions and many tabs, except slower system.

Right now I have 136 tabs open, seven .exe are open. The error does not occur when I open many tabs, but when I close 360 Extreme Explorer with many tabs and reopen it. Opening it is when the crash occurs, suddenly increasing the RAM consumption. It seems that the less powerful the computer is, the earlier the error occurs based on the number of open tabs. Although it could be that it only happened in my computers, because I use Windows XP with cloned versions from one computer to another. Edit: At this point I have rebooted with 137 tabs and upped the RAM to 7.02 GiB. 360 Extreme has not crashed but the processes of all the extensions have been closed (it is another collateral error before the crash) Right now I have 72 processes of 360chrome.exe without crashing. The next time I rebooted with 138 tabs it crashed.

I have no interest in getting into deep philosophical discussions but thanks for the interest :-) The question is simple: When I have 150 tabs on this computer and I close 360 Extreme Explorer when restarting it, the RAM occupies less than 1 GiB RAM. But when I have 151 tabs open, only 1 more, when restarting the memory consumption shoots up to 9.56 GiB RAM, at which point 360 Extreme Explorer crash. I just want to know why just one more tab causes this situation. Similar events happen to me on other computers, but they occur in a number of different tabs. It may happen that just having 1 more tab 360 Extreme Explorer takes 30 min. to restart. Everything indicates that it seems to be related to cache or virtual memory but I can't guess what the cause is.

On Serpent Mobieus Basilisk55, Windows XP does not exceed 1.5 GiB RAM with 150 tabs open. I need to work with 300 or more tabs open at the same time, sometimes in a single day, it is not a question of bookmarking. These are everyday tabs for various issues I work on. They can be different every day.

Is it possible to limit memory consumption? I have a serious memory problem with 360 Extreme Explorer 11.0.2251.0 on a computer when I reach more than 150 open tabs, if I close 360 Extreme Explorer it is not able to start. I had 4 GiB RAM limited to 3 GiB for the i3 processor video card. I observe that when reopening 360 the memory consumption increases in a few seconds to 5.36 GiB, then 360 crashes. Playing with the restoration window, I manage to open 360 and close some tabs, at which point the problem disappears. So I think it is necessary to increase RAM memory, so I install 8 GiB RAM. Now when opening 360, with the same tabs, the memory consumption increases up to 9.36 GiB RAM, at which point it crashes. I have tried to remove and put the Windows XP virtual memory (I have SSD disk). I have tried to override the 360 cache but the problem continues anyway. How can I limit the 360's memory consumption? I cannot understand why if I cancel the Windows XP virtual memory the consumption increases up to 9.36 GiB RAM with 8 GiB RAM installed.

chrome://net-export/ it is not working on my 360 v.11.0.2251 (error loading page). I want to check if the Chinese telemetry has returned after 360 made me an autoreset after a possible shutdown failure.

I have two problem with 360 Extreme Explorer when there are more than 30 tabs open. 360 works fine but when I close it and reopen it it takes more than 25 min. in loading the tabs. This leaves the computer completely unusable during this time (nothing responds). This usually happens to me on a computer with only 2 GiB RAM. Sometimes this process breaks down and 360 Extreme Explorer is reset to initial settings. At this moment all the tabs and all the installed extensions have disappeared. I cannot retrieve the tabs by pressing control + shift + T I had installed extensions that saved the sessions but they have disappeared. In which folder should the extensions with the saved sessions be? Right now I can't find it in 360\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions How can I get my missing tabs back? Edit: I have been able to recover the preferences. The true preferences file had been transformed to this format: Preferences ~ RF1ef0ac6.TMP Possibly due to a faulty logout. The problem is that if the preferences are not closed properly when 360 is started again, it takes the default values. And when taking the default values, 360 deletes all the installed extensions so I cannot recover the sessions recorded with extensions. I have the history of visited pages but it is not shown to me by closed windows as in Google Chrome. Can I get the browser tabs back? On the other hand. When settings on 360 Extreme Explorer Russian mod is reset, I have the impression that the Chinese telemetry returns.

it was already disabled. I have found another solution, at least it has worked on the first computer with Intel driver by @blackwingcat run gfxui.exe (driver config) On 3D Custom Settings check the box. On Vertex change the option "Depend on Application" by the option "Enabled software". Press apply. Now K-Meleon & New Moon for Windows 2000 work perfectly. Thanks in any case.

With this version 3.0.3.2 I can run TRIM on SSD Kingston A400 with Windows XP. Thank very much. I have also seen the overprovision option. It's the first time I've read about this. On my SSD drive this program does not give the option to reserve a space for overprovision. What does this mean and how does it affect me? My drive capacity is 240 Gb. It is divided into 4 MBR partitions and these only have a few GiB of free space. Edit: I think it doesn't give me the option because I already have 4 primary partitions created and it cannot create a new one for over-provisioning.

I've been looking at the matter thoroughly and from what it seems the latest Paragon GPT Loader driver that exists officially is 8.0.1.0 and contains many bugs. Yes, there is Paragon GPT Loader 10.5.0.95 but it is just a program that contains the 8.0.1.0 driver (long live the confusion, long live the marketing). There is also Paragon HFS for Win to read drives with MAC format and it also contains the GPT 8.0.1.0 driver In addition to the official version there is a fork that corrects the bugs. The current fork version is 8.0.1.2 On their website they do not give the full version 8.0.1.2 (although it exists on other websites). They only give legally the patches to correct the official version http://hardwarefetish.com/777-paragon-gpt-loader-3 (on this website there are only patches for 8.0.1.0, there is no full version)

Finally it has worked so much v. 5.2.3790.3959 (w2003 SP2) as v. 5.2.3790.1830 (w2003 SP1) Both files have = number of bytes, only version number changes. The files to download that I have put in the previous comment are valid for all languages (at least they work with XP English & XP Spanish). You copy original files to another folder before replacing them The issues that may appear before they work are: -By pasting disk.sys & partmgr.sys in \ WINDOWS \ system32 \ dllcache \ WINDOWS \ system32 \ drivers the original versions of Windows XP are fully or partially restored. To solve them, you have to paste both files very very quickly in both folders and then update the view of the folder, checking that version 5.2 has been fixed -The ideal is to paste the files on the hard drive from another operating system. -Check that there are no older versions in other directories such as \ Windows \ LastGoods -The first time Windows XP starts with the new files it takes several minutes. Be patient and wait. How can I make a KB updater to update these files with an installer for Windows XP? No need to paste files... I have a service pack 4 for Windows XP in Spanish and I would like to include them.

The problem has been replicated on another computer that previously worked well @roytam1 This time it is a Pentium IV. I used to have an ATi AGP card. K-Meleon and New Moon worked fine on Windows 2000. Now the ATi card has failed. I have put a NIVIDIA card. Now K-Meleon and New Moon do not show the graphics or the interface and neither in the web browsing (only parts in black). Except if I disable 3D in Windows 2000 video troubleshooting menu.

Indeed, Windows restored the files. So I have overwritten: \ WINDOWS \ system32 \ dllcache \ disk.sys \ WINDOWS \ system32 \ drivers \ disk.sys \ WINDOWS \ system32 \ dllcache \ partmgr.sys \ WINDOWS \ system32 \ drivers \ partmgr.sys At this moment Windows XP asks me for the CD to replace these unknown versions. I have answered that I want to keep them. When I have rebooted the system WINDOWS XP DOES NOT START, THE SCREEN FREEZES !!! These are the versions I have tried: disk.sys => 5.2.3790.3959 partmgr.sys => 5.2.3790.3959 Which do you have? @RainyShadow

I go to the file explorer and share the folder with right click + properties + share folder. I have simple file sharing on FAT32. I have tried the following: -Disable simple file sharing. -Deactivate "control userpasswords2" (I have it on automatic password when logging in). -I have also read about this option: Administrative Tools + Local Security Settings + Local Policies: Network Access: Sharing and security model for local accounts But surprise !!! In this Windows XP copy that option is not listed. On Local Policies I only have 7 options listed. In other Windows XP copies there are more than 50 options listed on Local Policies. The version is Windows XP Professional and comes from the same installation disc. I will try "Map Network Drive" on Windows XP explorer. On Android I use ES File Explorer and various DLNA explorers.

I can view shared files from any Android phone on a Windows XP computer on the same network without Windows XP asking for the network password. Why does this happen? How can I force Windows XP to ask for the password at least the first time?

I just downloaded it and it doesn't work on my Windows XP SP3

Which Kingston version works on Windows XP? I have looked for tools from other manufacturers and none of them work for me, it would be good to have a list.

I use Avast v.6 Free Edition since I don't need a permanently activated antivirus that slows down my system. I only use it to analyze certain files before executing them. So I don't want more current versions of Avast that seem to work on Windows XP. https://www.avast.com/windows-xp-antivirus Besides that I also use Windows 2000 which is not supported. The latest virus definition for Avast 5, 6, 7, 8 is from March 31, 2020. This seems to be confirmed in these urls: https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2190355-avast-endpoint-protection-now-has-an-end-of-life-of-december-31st-2019 https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=233259.0 Does anyone have the 200331-06 definitions as an .exe file to download and install? Is it possible to install more up-to-date definitions? The link to download the definitions for 5, 6, 7, 8 no longer shows them. https://www.avast.com/download-update I have managed to install it online but it will probably stop working in a while. It is no longer possible to make a new Avast registration, but for now it is possible to register Avast with a free public key for lifetime. Avast universal key: W11332244H9900A0420-8MRTR8W5 https://www.avast.com/registration-free-antivirus Yes, I will be left without new definitions but it has been many years since I had a virus on Windows XP ...

Thanks for the explanation. I'm going to try option 1. 1) write manually a MBR and partition table to it [1] I would like to know how the MBR knows that it has to start a specific file on the hard disk partition. Yes, I mark the active partition from Windows or a partitions program like Mini-Tools Partition Wizard. But how does the MBR know to start NTLDR for Windows NT 5 and BOOTMGR for Windows NT 6? It is something that I cannot understand, since just by marking the active partition and pasting NTLDR (among others) Windows 2000 and XP start up on a traditional hard drive without having to install them (I don't know if this also works with Windows Vista or later).