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Vistapocalypse

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  1. I almost forgot: If you think you might still want to use Steam nine months from now, they have some more recent advice for you: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4784-4F2B-1321-800A I don’t think there is a version that works on XP anymore.
  2. Maybe take Steam’s advice. https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6E66-54EC-3EFC-283C
  3. An XP user at Avast Forum says he prefers version 18.5 to the final 18.8 because the latter has “resource hog issues”: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=220639.300
  4. MSFN members installing POSReady 2009 updates on Windows XP five years ago often reported issues with KB4056615. Visit this link and read a dozen or more pages if you’re curious: https://msfn.org/board/topic/171814-posready-2009-updates-ported-to-windows-xp-sp3-enu/page/131/
  5. At the beginning of March, this 5-year-old thread was only 27 pages long!? I took a vacation from MSFN this month because certain members were driving me nuts, and spent most of the afternoon yesterday catching up on reading this thread - but I didn’t learn very much. I’m glad that someone (AstroSkipper) finally tried Qihoo 360. Back in the day, no one wanted to use anything from China; but the 360 Chromium fork is your best browser option now so might as well consider their antivirus I guess!? I replied about the Malwarebytes “crisis” on the previous page, but it should be noted that version 3.5.1 will reach 5 years of age on May 8, so no one should be surprised if definition updates are soon cut off - just as they were for version 2.2.1 (an old favorite of mine) nearly a year ago.
  6. This Malwarebytes “crisis” appears to have been precipitated by ONE user who reported not getting any updates!? The screenshot he posted wasn’t even from a Vista or XP system because “Ransomware protection” (which never supported XP or Vista) was shown as “On” rather than greyed out! (Another possibility: He attempted to activate that feature on Vista with a registry hack, rendering MB 3.5.1 incapable of updating.) Perhaps you should post to tell that user that 3.5.1 is working fine on XP and Vista, and that newer versions are available for Windows 7? Imacri would rather point out errors in the removal of XP/Vista documentation from their forum it seems.
  7. Is it true that a 2018 version of Kaspersky is the only antivirus known to work with this extended kernel? If not, please post details here or reply to: https://msfn.org/board/topic/184427-best-windows-vista-antivirus-with-the-extended-kernel/
  8. I believe that Best Buy still carries optical disks, or Staples, or perhaps even Walmart. You remind me of an old man at another forum who always blogs about himself no matter what the topic of a thread might be. Of course this is your thread so please feel free to tell us that you are moving to Eclipse, installing Linux, or whatever your latest whim might be, but this game is indeed getting old.
  9. I reviewed the entire thread without noticing any mention of antivirus software. A separate thread might be warranted whenever Microsoft stops providing definitions for Security Essentials. (I presume that many are still using MSE.) Meanwhile: Avira officially ended support for Windows 7 and 8.1 on December 31, 2021, yet still has a Windows 7 download page that would presumably give you a legacy version. Bitdefender says they will continue support until January 14, 2024. Emsisoft no longer supports new installations on Windows 7 or 8.1. ESET ended support for Windows 7 and 8.1 after Version 16.0 (a little surprising since ESET supported Vista longer than most non-Chinese AV vendors). McAfee ended support for Windows 7 and 8.0 May 4, 2021, but still supports 8.1 AFAIK. Sophos sells Extended Support licenses for Windows 7 and 2008 R2.
  10. What was the problem with Windows 10? It’s nearly 8 years old now, isn’t that “legacy” enough to suit you?
  11. I believe the log is referring to the fact that .NET Framework installers are nowadays signed with SHA-2. I would not recommend installing .NET 4.7 or 4.8 on Vista in any case, but you could always install SHA-2 support via Server 2008 updates if you are determined to proceed anyway.
  12. I never used that method, but did you select the Windows Update setting to “Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates”? If not, you may have plenty of security patches but e.g. no Platform Update components. You could check that box and search for updates again. Sorry, but I don’t know of any specific updates that affected Photo Gallery.
  13. It is altogether fitting and proper that the prolific contributions of XPerceniol should be memorialized in a place called Funny Farm. But in a larger sense, we can only achieve this by demonstrating daily that the legacy Windows community truly IS that place called Funny Farm!
  14. Something else is definitely needed, although I’m surprised if you can’t turn on real-time protection even with sufficiently old definitions installed. I’m not sure what to suggest, as I think some of the legacy antivirus products required XP SP3 x86, but there has been a lot of discussion in another thread: https://msfn.org/board/topic/177099-which-antiviruses-are-known-for-a-fact-to-be-working-on-xp-sp3-as-of-2019/
  15. I was attached to Malwarebytes Free 2.2.1, but definition updates ended nearly a year ago so there is no point in reminiscing about versions older than 3.5.1 (which is nearly 5 years old itself). Malwarebytes Free was a very good PUP removal tool, but - unlike Kaspersky Free or Avast Free - it was simply not an antivirus. I never paid for Malwarebytes Premium because better antivirus solutions were available for free, but I still wonder if it works with the extended kernel.
  16. 1.1 MB does sound much too small. For alternatives to Photo Gallery, look under heading Video & Photo Editing Software at https://msfn.org/board/topic/175262-last-versions-of-software-for-windows-vista-and-windows-server-2008/.
  17. Installing an update on top of extended kernel might cause trouble. BTW welcome to MSFN @trancer03
  18. The only update for Photo Gallery AFAIK was part of Windows Live Essentials, which was formerly offered as an optional Windows update but was deprecated by Microsoft in January 2017. To my surprise, searching Microsoft Update Catalog actually found something: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=Windows Live Essentials
  19. Have you actually used Malwarebytes Premium 3.5.1 on Vista with extended kernel? (Of course it is well-known to have supported vanilla Vista.) Malwarebytes Free is not a real-time antivirus, but even that would be interesting to hear about - particularly since you would have to use the same installer IIRC.
  20. Of course the sarcastic fellow had no better suggestions. Here’s one: Forget about extended kernel and stick with Windows 10.
  21. Avast 18.8 still receives definition updates, if that’s what you mean. The only question is whether it can tolerate the current extended kernel. It was prone to cause BSODs on build 6003, but Avast created a micro-update to fix that back in 2019. In order to get that micro-update ASAP, I suggest that you use an ONLINE installer from this Avast Forum post. Good luck!
  22. I never heard of “blue screen with cursor,” but antivirus programs sometimes caused “black screen with cursor.” Is one or more antivirus product installed?
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