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  1. NotHereToPlayGames
    ie, it is *VERY* likely that one of those "Open in VLC Player" extensions CAN BE MODIFED to INCLUDE different programs. I've done it in the past! Granted, Chrome is much more "secure" than it was with v86, but I'm still confident that if an extension can send a media file to VLC Player, then IT CAN ALSO send other files to other programs. All via *ONE* extension.
  2. NotHereToPlayGames
    You can do that in Chromium-based extensions also. That is why I keep asking for details on just WHAT you want to do. I ran an extension in 360Chrome (based on Chrome v86) that had an extension to open .pdf files via whatever was associated at the OS level for .pdf files (Adobe Acrobat v9.5.5 is what I was using at the time). I modified that ONE extension to not only open .pdf files, but send .txt files to Notepad++, .xls files to Excel 2000, .xlsx files to Excel 2007, and .bin files to a program for modifying aftermarket turbos. So what you want *CAN* be done. You just keep dancing around giving us the DETAILS to adequately assist. If you cannot reveal the PROGRAM that you are wanting to send something to, then I'm afraid I cannot even START in seeking a possible solution. Doesn't mean I *have* a solution, but you really aren't even letting me know WHERE TO START.
  3. NotHereToPlayGames
    YES IT IS, if you really want us to seek out a solution. There are a *TON* of Chrome extensions taylored to VLC Player. ONE example -- https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/open-in-vlc-media-player/kbonopecbfhedlfpaphndlaoppmdppim?hl=en Then browse the "related" and then browse the related's "related". *TONS* of them. Though I myself have not used any of them to speak towards any recommendation.
  4. NotHereToPlayGames
    That is my understanding. Admins [plural] have been cited in this thread, so if any violations were made, the thread would have been locked. Anything beyond that is really all just "personality clashes" and one set of rules attempted to be forced upon a subset of "liked contributions" and a different set of rules attempted to be forced upon a subset of "disliked contributions". Strictly speaking as a third-party. I'm not a fan of these types of programs, but as far as I can tell, you didn't do anything at all different than other members here have done in the past. You are a fan of something not hosted here, and you came here to discuss with your MSFN Family. Personally, in my opinion, things like "extended kernels" have always been a very fine line. To the best of my knowledged, MSFN has never allowed direct links to their downloads as they violate MICROSOFT licensing terms. Admins have the last word, of course.
  5. NotHereToPlayGames
    Works for me...
  6. NotHereToPlayGames
    There are also Chromium extensions to open "local files". So in short, you kind of need to tell us just what you are trying to open, instead of vague generality of "Open With".
  7. NotHereToPlayGames
    There are Chromium extensions to send URLs to Edge and Firefox, among many other things (VLC Player, PDF Viewer, Google Docs, etc). So "yes and no"... You can send URLs, but maybe not thru "Open With".
  8. NotHereToPlayGames
    I'm 99% sure that he DOES understand. And I agree with roytam. He is here to support his brower variants. He is not here to support extensions. His browsers are NOT 'technically' *modern*. Removing ID checking would open up a whole can of worms where the "userbase" would ASSUME that *modern* extensions are supposed to "work". Roytam's browsers are only 80% modern. Sure, we could debate if that is actually 80% or 90% or 98%. But the reality is that they are NOT 100%! Why in Hades would roytam open his browsers up to an onslaught of support enquiries asking why a thousand extensions do not work because they rely on the 20% (or 10% or 2%) that his browsers simply cannot "do"?
  9. NotHereToPlayGames
    I'm failing to see why "win32" has ANYTHING to do with the recent discussion. I could care less "who" he is and whether or not his content has been deleted or not! Why? Because "win32" is *NOT* the person who started this tread! An active member since 2021 started this thread and that member, as you rightly point out, CAN post links to programs that he follows. NO DIFFERENT than those security products. The difference, as I am seeing it, is the "personality conflict" between the members doing the "liking" and the "arguing". What we have here is nothing more than "I like that member, he CAN post links. I do not like that member, he can NOT post links." Sorry, but that IS the bottom line from a "third party perspective". We have LEMMINGS on MSFN and we ALL know who they are, we know who they "like" and who they do not "like". It really is that simple.
  10. NotHereToPlayGames
    I would submit that non-free products that are not being hosted on MSFN is an aspect of other threads also, not just this thread. ie, what about this thread? https://msfn.org/board/topic/184730-antimalware-firewall-and-other-security-programs-for-windows-xp-working-in-2023-and-hopefully-beyond/ I didn't look for more, that's just a popular thread that comes to mind. It does cite non-free products. ie, C = Commercial (any payment software including shareware) And even provides non-MSFN links on where to download these non-member non-free products. ie, https://msfn.org/board/topic/184730-antimalware-firewall-and-other-security-programs-for-windows-xp-working-in-2023-and-hopefully-beyond/page/7/#comment-1244949 And we all know you've seen those threads. You sign on each and every day to hunt down half a dozen posts by that (and a couple others) MSFN Members (often times from YEARS AGO), and submit your daily limit of "likes". But hey, "it's not against the rules". So "keep up the good work". You cannot have it both ways. If the thread we are in now is in some sort of "violation", then so is that security program thread. Think about it. You really cannot have it both ways.
  11. NotHereToPlayGames
    <OT> That turned into a full week of recreational spreadsheeting. Glenn Reeves' original 2025 .xls file size was 3.71 MB. After unlocking (Excel password lock removal has been around for years), my version is down to 24 21 spreadsheet tabs (and a few of those aren't needed until I hit Retirement Age) from the original 62 spreadsheet tabs. And the file size is down to 725 578 KB.
  12. NotHereToPlayGames
    Feel free to discuss this with any of the moderators. These counters are not seen the same by moderators as they are seen by userbase (myself included, admittedly). There are folks (we all know who they are) that log in EVERY DAY to hunt down posts (sometimes even DECADES ago) in order to INFLATE these "views" and "counters". But like I say, feel free to discuss with any of the moderators.
  13. NotHereToPlayGames
    Thanks !!! Never know what one will discover from MSFN. I've been estimating based on Publication 15 Circular E and Tax Schedule X/Y.
  14. NotHereToPlayGames
    My Office is 2007, so I may not be of much help. But maybe this will fix your issue (article cites your exact issue but on Windows 2000) -- https://superuser.com/questions/1504407/office-2003-cant-open-newer-office-files More specifically, solution was to use "version 2" of the compatibility pack (linked in superuser article) -- https://www.malavida.com/en/soft/microsoft-office-compatbility-pack/download
  15. NotHereToPlayGames
    You should "localize" the updates, not rely on anything outside of your own computer. For my XP x64, I use a guide from either RyanVM or WinCert, I'd have to hunt it down. You create the updated install disk and NEVER HAVE TO VISIT WINDOWS UPDATE, it's already updated AT INSTALL. Or use something like this - https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/ryanvms_windows_xp_post_sp2_update_pack.html If you insist on using Windows Update, this might work - https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/tweaking_com_repair_windows_updates.html You may be better served with something like this - https://archive.org/details/en-windows-xp-professional-x-64-fully-updated_202201
  16. NotHereToPlayGames
    Also, several HP support forums suggest that most anti-virus programs seem to be okay. But that MALWARE SOFTWARE (ie, Malwarebytes, Bitdefender, Avast One Essential, ESET Essential, Emisoft) are known to cause printing delays.
  17. NotHereToPlayGames
    Try disabling "bi-directional printer support".
  18. NotHereToPlayGames
    I can... But you will not like the answer or you will think that I am being sarcastic. The answer is "supply and demand". If people are paying it, then why would the developer stop accepting the "fee"? Demand dictates a fee. If nobody is paying it, then the project will either cease to exist or the cost will decrease or the project will get split into a reduced-function "free version" and a full-function "paid version". Or ultimately some balance in the middle. Or I could call the answer "greed", but one person's "excess" is another person's "minimalism".
  19. NotHereToPlayGames
    There are at least two dozen reports of this web site not working in New Moon, dating back to at least a year and a half ago.
  20. NotHereToPlayGames
    Court cases are kind of meaningless in this case. Or the "Tor Network" would have died out long ago... Torrent files would no longer exist... Multiple social network sites could be sued for "bullies" leading to teen suicides or "cutting"... We'd have ZERO news networks because both sides would have court cases identifying the opposing view as "fake"... We'd have seventy-times-seventy times as many "activist judges" as we already have... Web sites with "general discussion" sections would all fall of the face of the Earth... Et cetera...
  21. NotHereToPlayGames
    Are you getting the below "consent" dialog? Or have you at least gotten it in the past? If not, maybe this "consent" dialog is not working in New Moon so everything else is "Googleismed" as unreadable.
  22. NotHereToPlayGames
    My wireless adapter drivers are all dated 2013 thru 2015. Once I find one that works, IT NEVER GETS UPDATED. I often intentionally attempt to track down OLDER and never newer.
  23. NotHereToPlayGames
    It doesn't happen in my Win10's either! *ALL* (minus a garage laptop for tuning turbo engines) of my computers now run Win10. They *ALL* ran XP as recently as only two years ago. THEY ALL PERFORM LEAPS AND BOUNDS *BETTER* ON 10 THAN THEY DID ON XP !!! But a "debloated" 10, obviously. And I'm talking real quantifiable metrics, not some "gut feeling placebo effect". BUT they are *all* stuck at Win10 21H2. At least until the day I can "debloat" newer to also perform BETTER THAN XP. All (except one) of my computers are 15yrs old or older. Granted, that one exception is less than 2yrs old, but it too runs Win10 21H2 (and gets an ocassional Linux every once in a while, only to return to Win10).
  24. NotHereToPlayGames
    ps - what are your inidications that your wi-fi is dropping out? In newer Win10-and-newer, you can't "only" go by the wi-fi ICON next to the clock. I have witnessed situations where the ICON simply isn't "updating" but the wi-fi *IS* connected. In my situation, it was when "startup services" were DISABLED, so the icon didn't think it was connected. But then as soon as a web browser started doing anything, the icon would then update and properly indicate that the wi-fi was connected.
  25. NotHereToPlayGames
    Why are you using "fresh installs"? Testing should always be performed in a VIRTUAL environment. I do all of my older Win10-and-older testing in a PORTABLE VirtualBox 5.1.22. Newer Win10-and-newer was being tested in PORTABLE VirtualBox 6.0.24. But I did have to install (then quickly uninstall) NON-PORTABLE (ie, "normal install") VirtualBox 7.0.26 in order to test (then quickly delete) Win11 25H2. VirtualBox is currently at 7.2.2 but the 7.0 branch has been more than adequate for my needs (thus far). And that's only because I needed to "witness" Win11 25H2. More often than not, the 5.1.22 version serves all of MY needs (higher is only required when assisting others and not wanting to "guess" at solutions).
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