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    POSReady 2009 updates ported to Windows XP SP3 ENU

    in Windows XP

    Posted · Edited by 5eraph

    Thanks for the notification, Bersaglio and BlackWingCat.  :)

    I kept getting a "Failed Install" message when trying to install this version of Silverlight (5.1.50428.0, 32-bit) on XPx64.  These are the steps I had to take to finally succeed:

    1. Uninstall the existing version of Silverlight through "Add/Remove Programs."
    2. Run CleanSilverlight.cmd twice, per KB2608523.  (You must add quotes to the registry keys in the CMD file.)
    3. Restart your computer.
    4. After restarting, disconnect your computer from the internet and temporarily disable your antivirus software.
    5. Run the latest installer EXE.  (Only need the 32-bit installer for XPx64.)
    6. Restart your antivirus and reconnect to your network.

    Hope this helps others with the same problem.  I wouldn't install Silverlight at all if it weren't for Netflix stubbornly requiring it in Firefox.

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    No Updates!

    in Windows 7

    Posted · Edited by 5eraph

    I've seen something similar.  Can still get it to work on my laptop if I boot it with a magic packet and login remotely.  Once I open Windows Update and set it to check, I'll close the remote session and let it sit for a couple hours.  Then I'll remotely login again and set it to install... close the session and wait a few more hours... then remote in and reboot when finished.  Need to repeat the process to be certain nothing failed or was missed in the first pass.

    Only seems to work when the system is completely idle.  I have it set to notify only.  Win10 nagware is not installed.

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    Root Certificates and Revoked Certificates for Windows XP

    in Windows XP

    Posted · Edited by 5eraph

    authroots.sst, delroots.sst and updroots.sst were updated by Microsoft on 2016/04/14 and released today--the fourth Tuesday of the month in what appears to be a scheduled release.

    Those using heinoganda's Cert_Updater.exe should run it ASAP. Others needing a redistributable RootsUpd.exe should follow his instructions for creating their own, or PM me for an updated EXE file.

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    Instructions: Google Chrome End of Support Vista/XP

    in Windows XP

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    On 4/10/2016 at 1:43 PM, 5eraph said:

    It was necessary to download the ZIP file of policy templates from chromium.org.

    3 hours ago, Dave-H said:

    I suppose there isn't an archived copy anywhere of the last Chromium 49 version?

    Since the templates are basically text files and Chromium is open source, I believe it should be acceptable to post them here.  Mods, if I'm wrong then please edit this post or let me know so I can rectify the situation.  :)

    Download:
         Link:  policy_templates.zip
         Size:  7.94 MB
         MD5:  f7d1ff58d6db0edd9f74f1815d19883c

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    Anyone still using Windows XP as main OS?

    in Windows XP

    Posted · Edited by 5eraph

    20 hours ago, FranceBB said:

    Chrome is more bloated than Firefox, BUT it can divide its process. Dividing them, it's able to use all the amount of RAM needed (and it doesn't have a big, single process capped to 2GB of RAM as Firefox has, instead) and it's able to use every core on multithread systems.

    There are also security benefits to running each tab as a separate process, which was the primary reason I switched to Chrome.

    Firefox usually has one process for plugins (Plugin-Container.exe) and another for everything else.  If a plugin causes mischief in a tab in Firefox then the plugin process is easy to close, but it affects all other tabs as well when it misbehaves and often locks the entire browser.

    If a plugin or webpage causes a problem in Chrome, the tab can be easily closed.  The browser and the rest of the tabs remain open and stable.

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    Anyone still using Windows XP as main OS?

    in Windows XP

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    Google Chrome was never as laggy as Firefox on this machine, so the amount of RAM is no excuse.

    Current Desktop PC specs:

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    Anyone still using Windows XP as main OS?

    in Windows XP

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    On 11/1/2015 at 9:37 AM, Guest said:

    I like Firefox for its predictable popup and middle-click behavior, and superior download performance--interrupted downloads consistently resume. Video DownloadHelper plugin works well on YouTube.

    I like Google Chrome because of its crash resistance and far superior memory handling. It has a native x64 implementation supported by Google (I run XPx64). And HD video works on YouTube. But the Video DonloadHelper plugin doesn't work on YouTube (I suspect by design since it's also owned by Google).

    I keep both installed.

    An addendum:  (Yes, I am Guest.  Look at the Edited line in the post above.)

    Google Chrome has breathed its last on this platform...

    HTML5 HD video on YouTube can be enabled in Firefox without using Flash Player by going into "about:config" and explicitly enabling "media.mediasource.webm.enabled".

    Now, if only Firefox wouldn't slow down and die every time I have more than 10 or so tabs open, I'd be happy.  It really shouldn't happen with 4GB or more of system RAM.

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    Instructions: Google Chrome End of Support Vista/XP

    in Windows XP

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    On 4/9/2016 at 0:34 AM, sdfox7 said:

    It looks like Google has finally added a new function to get rid of the warning info, a new SuppressUnsupportedOSWarning policy setting.

    Issue 1834783003: Added the SuppressUnsupportedOSWarning policy setting.

    On 4/9/2016 at 2:32 AM, 5eraph said:

    How do we use it, sdfox7?  I don't see it under chrome://policy.

    In answer to my own question, the SuppressUnsupportedOSWarning was added for Google Chrome 49.0.2623.112, which I did not have installed at that moment.  Changing the policy setting can't be done from within the browser.  Nor could I do it with registry settings, despite online instructions given to do just that.

    It was necessary to download the ZIP file of policy templates from chromium.org.  This being my first time playing with system policies, I found the experience a bit confusing at first.  The relevant template needed is "windows\adm\en-US\chrome.adm" in the ZIP file.  To add it in XP, run "gpedit.msc" in a Run box, then right-click "Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates" and select "Add/Remove templates..."  Press the Add button and navigate to the "chrome.adm" file given above.

    Once added, expand the new "Google\Google Chrome" template then scroll down to find, "Suppress the unsupported OS warning."  It may be necessary to click the top of the Settings column to arrange everything in alphabetical order.  Double-click the setting, click Enable, then OK.

    Once Google Chrome has been restarted, the warning should no longer appear.

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    Catch-all/Megathread discussion

    in Site & Forum Issues

    Posted

    Sarcasm is sometimes hard to discern on a forum.  And I'm hoping that much of what I've read in this thread was meant in jest or just to prove a point.

    I have to agree with the management here.  The occasional megathread may be feasible for giving opinions.  But honestly, how many people are willing to go through and read an entire 30+ page thread to understand a running joke or find a useful link?  For the health of the board and the software it runs, sometimes overly long threads need to be closed and restarted.  And efforts to reduce the number of posts in a thread need to be encouraged.  (Though I will grant that quoting multiple people was much simpler with bbcode than it is with the current system.)

    And sometimes useful threads need to be split.  The POSReady 2009 updates thread is a good example.  It started off with a nice, narrow focus.  But it grew to become a catch-all help and troubleshooting thread; overflowing with barely related .NET, EMET and certificate discussions.

    If you're a moderator then it behooves you to be proactive.  Direct the conversation and keep it on topic.  And convince your members of the benefits of keeping threads relatively short, when possible.

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    Facebook and other non-forum social media

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by 5eraph
    because he can.

    My newsfeed percentages are more like:

    • 40% Funny, or trying to be
    • 20% Political self-gratification
    • 10% Pointless memes
    • 10% Animals, mostly cat and dog videos
    • 20% Other, mostly asinine BS

    I think the proportions speak to a person's collection of friends more than Facebook itself.  There's a reason I don't send or accept friend requests from family.  They know more than I'd like about me already. :)

    _____________
    Really missing bbcode because I'm OCD.  However, loving that double-spaces between sentences are preserved now.  Learned typing on actual typewriters, where stuff like that matters.

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    Facebook and other non-forum social media

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by 5eraph

    I've never been one who games Facebook to collect a large number of friends.  It was the same when I used MySpace.  Never been on Twitter.

    Guess there's not much good I can say about social media in general.  I'm a private person, and don't feel the need to share my opinions very often.  Anything negative I'd have to say about it doesn't really apply to the media itself, only to the usual list of shortcomings that masses of people have when given an open outlet to say anything they want.

    Reminds me of high school.  Like-minded people with common interests or activities gather to talk about what matters to them.  Only on Facebook, it's monetized by ads.  Maybe I'm getting old, but my heart's just not in it.

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