Vistapocalypse

I just happened across a report at Apple Community that there is an iTunes 12.10.11.2 for Windows 7 and 8 (12.10.10.2 having formerly been thought to be the final compatible version): https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252707412 https://support.apple.com/downloads/itunes Since the OP of this thread is no longer with us, someone might eventually want to start another one?

@Volume Z Have you seen this? https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/microsoft-to-use-sha-2-exclusively-starting-may-9-2021/ba-p/2261924

New Moon 27’s JavaScript engine should be equivalent to Firefox 38!?

Evidently related to what abbodi1406 mentioned in his April 14 post on the previous page.

It might be easier to use your smartphone, but maybe try this link: https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/get-vaccinated

This forum has a thread Server 2008 Updates on Windows Vista with a workaround for installing recent IE9 updates on Vista x64. With respect to this thread’s topic, VLC still supports Vista whereas VMWare does not.

No offense intended Jody. It’s good to have a working link the first post. No, because support for 8.0 ended in January 2016. But if you have 8.0 x64, then the updates discussed in this thread can be installed.

Speaking of OT discussions, did you ever solve the VLC problem you mentioned above on March 22? It works fine on a Vista 6.0.6002 x86 physical system, which obviously doesn’t help you at all. If “upgrading” to build 6003 per se broke VLC, it shouldn’t have taken two years for someone at MSFN to notice that, so your VMWare theory seems better. I’m expecting a new VLC version to be released very soon, and another theory comes to mind: Is it possible that you don’t have Platform Update for Windows Vista installed? You may want to search Installed Updates for KB960362, KB971512, KB971513, KB971514 and KB2117917. (They should be available from Microsoft Update Catalog or greenhillmaniac’s repository.) Version compatibility summary at VideoLAN wiki remarks, “It is highly recommended to install the Platform Update.” The changelog for VLC 3.0.0 at GitHub was somewhat more adamant: “Windows Vista (all versions) without Platform Upgrade is not supported.”

Probably r15.038

After reading recent discussion in the XP forum, perhaps I was mistaken to dismiss this suggestion on account of the product’s nationality. Edit: I now find that WinClient5270 did add WiseVector StopX to the original post (last edited 10/4/2020), so I am doubly embarrassed.

A recent post in the XP forum convinces me that DVBViewer still supports vanilla Vista. Despite its focus on DVB, support for ATSC and ISDB is also mentioned e.g. here. If WinClient5270 should return, please add this to the list under DVR/PVR software ($$$, CS, ONG). You have been missed around here.

IDK really, but have reason to think that Microsoft has been under more pressure from the US Department of Homeland Security that is generally realized. To say “the US is vulnerable to cyberattack” is pretty much to say “Microsoft products are vulnerable to cyberattack.” Consider that M$ is now the world’s leading antivirus vendor, whereas they are no longer in the browser engine business at all. That would’ve been unthinkable 20 years ago. It’s well known here at MSFN that “post-EOL” patches are often freely available for years after novices have dutifully abandoned an M$ product, so why should we be surprised anymore?

With NextPVR, it was newer .NET requirements that left XP behind (and eventually Vista too: current 5.x cross-platform versions require .NET Core.) Sorry to hear about difficulties with Hauppauge drivers. Note to self: Do not attempt to update driver!

Wow, another DVR enthusiast! Sounds like no tweak would even be needed on Vista, but I never pay for software if I can possibly avoid it. I mentioned 2 years ago in this thread the last version of NextPVR that could be used on XP. (NextPVR is closed source donationware, and the legacy version I mentioned needed .NET 4.0.) A version that old would not be very good for IPTV, but should still work fine with regular ATSC or DVB (but obviously not the latest ATSC 3.0 or HEVC channels). A SchedulesDirect subscription might be needed unless adequate in-band guide data is available where you live.

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Hi Jody and Jaguarek62. The two Vista-related repositories are still up. The link in this thread’s original post is indeed not working, but the link in this greenhillmaniac post IS working, so perhaps Jody should edit the OP. But those are the Server 2012 updates since Windows 8’s EOL that are the topic of this thread, which isn’t exactly what bruno16757 asked about. Does Windows Update no longer work for fresh installs of Windows 8.0 now? Of course there is no “to now” for 8.0 updates (only 8.1 being supported), which is why Jody started this thread years ago! Edit: Looks like greenhillmaniac first mentioned “new link” August 22, 2016, so give him a break.

We are fortunate to have a security guru like @Sampei.Nihiraat MSFN! Too many users of legacy Windows seem to think online threats are just a hoax.

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Of course Qihoo 360 was a well-known antivirus before the company made a Chromium fork, and afaik it still fully supports XP/Vista (not just definition updates for some legacy version). Tencent is another big Chinese company that makes an AV. I have no plans to try either myself...

For Vista x86, my policy has long been to keep DEP enabled for all programs as a general security precaution. I have reason to believe that DEP once saved me from a FlashPlayer exploit, and does not interfere with MBAM Free. Of course DEP only protects against threats that cause buffer overflows to force execution of malicious code, and IDK whether any such threats have targeted legacy MBAM specifically.

I suppose there are places on earth where such an assumption would be both logical and humorous. I mean I own a fast Vista tower with multicore processor. No real reason to shut it down frequently, hence not overly concerned about startup time. Have SP2 and all recommended updates, Superfetch enabled, and do not wish to become a topic of discussion here.

@VistaLover your information is accurate as always! I quote myself rather than you only because I feel that your defense of Malwarebytes was disproportionate to my perceived attack. What bothers me about the specific Malwarebytes link I cited is that it seems to exploit the ambiguity of the term “support” in order to sell more Malwarebytes Premium licenses. Call me old school if you like, but if a software vendor hasn’t issued a new version that works on your OS for 3 years, then IMO that vendor cannot properly be said to “support” your OS (unless there are truly two separate development channels, in which case your version number should change occasionally). The world’s largest third-party AV maker (Avast/AVG) seems to agree with my point of view. A few months after the Malwarebytes post cited by VistaLover, Avast promised to continue definition updates (but nothing else) in a post with the honest title End of support for Windows XP/Vista (which btw has official download links for version 18.8). This did not prevent Avast from doing something rather significant on behalf of 2008/Vista in June 2019: issuing a micro-update for improved compatibility with Windows 6.0.6003 (which is somewhat OT here in the XP forum). I hope I don’t sound too much like an Avast fanboy. I certainly wish there were numerous good options for XP/Vista, but the pickings are getting rather slim nowadays I’m afraid.