NotHereToPlayGames

This really is something that EVERY user of the "'net" MUST LEARN !!! PRACTICE SAFE HEX !!! You (collective pronoun, not any "one person") MUST learn to RECOGNIZE a "fake tab", a "fake download button", a "redirected popup". OR - you *WILL* find yourself a decade or two from now as one of those "innocents" *SCAMMED* out of THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS because you clicked on something that "looked real". PRACTICE SAFE HEX !!!

Agreed.

It downloaded fine for me, no registration or anything. These file-hosting sites OFTEN require an ad-blocker to prevent FALSE tabs from popping up that DECEIVE you into thinking that tab is the download. Sometimes, it's not really even an "ad", but some form of 'race condition' where their server directed you to the WRONG FILE (intentional malware distribution?). PRACTICE SAFE HEX !!! That's what we used to call it. Sometimes these free file-hosting "intermission ads" will pop up a FALSE tab. Keep it open, return to the original, click the download button again, keep doing that until you see the file size and file name that you are EXPECTING to see. To be honest, I do not have a clue how "this" file-hosting site behaves WITHOUT my ad-blocking in place. I only know that HISTORICALLY, these file-hosting cites will behave ONE WAY here at home, another way AT WORK, and still yet an entirely DIFFERENT WAY at my brother's house. All dependent upon the computers ad-blocking methods. BE CAUTIOUS OF ANY TABS THAT POP UP, THEY MAY BE THERE JUST TO *DECEIVE* YOU INTO CLICKING !!!

A script or bat file seems an easier route (to me) than finding a version of a third-party tool that hasn't been around for 15yrs.

<del, does not pertain, was thinking registry key ownership, not file/folder ownership>

This might get you what you need. Granted, it's the "Studio" version but the developer has provided the key for it to be fully unlocked. https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/setacl_studio.html

That seemed borderline "language barrier rude". @justacruzr2 I tried finding it on the Wayback Machine. But I can only get as far as the "text" of the page containing the download link. The actual download itself is not archived. :(

Approved !!! I really hope this goes stays viral. MUCH better than the zero-creativity $-spelling used in the past. https://cybernews.com/ai-news/microsoft-microslop-copilot-teams/

https://github.com/win32ss/supermium/releases/tag/v144-r1

I do. And you seem to be exaggerating it a tad. It's really NOT worth bringing up again. It's all over. feodor *and* roytam are STILL STANDING. And the person behind the DRAMA has been removed from the dev team. TIME TO MOVE ON. That saga has been OVER for a VERY long time. There really is NO NEED to rehash ANY of it.

I'm not sure of what errors you are referencing. I always hibernate at bedtime and I turn my computer back on every morning, it's the second thing I do every morning, the first is to turn on the lights. I've never had any errors. BUT... I do not go into hibernate with any web browser still open. Edit: Actually, I do keep one web browser open when I go into hibernate. That being whatever web browser I use for EMAIL. My EMAIL browser is always open. But it is also intentionally not the same browser used for navigating the web, paying bills, visiting forums, et cetera. That browser tends to change every six months or so. It used to be Serpent 52 (intentionally old and outdated, a version from July 2023). It is currently 360Chrome v13.5. My email (also used for SMS texting) web browser could PROBABLY be set to Mypal, I'd have to test compatibility.

What's done is done. As I recall it, an upstream developer tried to shut down feodor *and* roytam. roytam stood his ground (ie, ignored the chatter), feodor pulled repo on account of language barrier (my interpretation of chatter at the time). Developer got kicked off the team. roytam and feodor STILL STANDING STRONG.

My XP would run 16-18 hours each and every day, I'd hibernate when I went to bed for 6-8 hours. I would do that daily for 300-800 days in a row. It never went into hibernation for more than the 6-8 hours it took for me to sleep for the night.

Why do you say that ???

Are you including or excluding HIBERNATE ? I was able to go YEARS (plural) without a "reboot/restart", but I did hibernate daily with zero effect on browser.

Bingo! I wish I could put a thousand likes on one post!

Does anyone know why Chrome++ will display in Chrome/Chromium "about" but does not show in Edge "about"? Everything that Chrome++ "does" still seems to work, it just doesn't get displayed in "about".

I am unable to confirm this. I downloaded six different sets of files and downloaded all via IDM in one VM and via FDM in another VM. For *all six*, FDM made the downloaded files "available" *LONG* before IDM. I haven't used IDM enough to know if this is "always" the case, but *after* 'downloading' a file, it went into an "appending all pieces into one file" routine. FDM did not do this, the file was *available* immediately after the download 'completed', I didn't have to wait, and wait, and wait for the pieces to be "appended together". I don't do a "ton" of downloading, but when I do, the files are LARGE and sourced from high-seed-count torrents. So I just let my "portable" torrent program do the downloading. I've not technically compared/contrasted my torrent program to IDM/FDM. But from what I just witnessed with six different sets of files, I would lean toward FDM over IDM. I didn't compare any other download managers, just compared these two. Truth be told, for MY download needs, I don't like either one, I prefer my "portable" torrent client instead.

Google's AI does suggest that IDM is known to break FDM: The "official uninstallation instructions" link: https://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/register/new_faq/functions7.html

Antivirus programs are INFAMOUS for this type of uninstall "shadow" corruption. Avast, McAfee, Norton, etc all release their own "uninstall TOOLS", because you can't just uninstall them via normal means. And not even "Revo" can solve those uninstalls, you really have to use the developer's "tool" to properly uninstall. ie, does IDM have an "uninstall TOOL"?

Appears we are getting somewhere. ie, IDM corrupted your system! I've never used IDM. At least not to the point of KEEPING IT. I always always ALWAYS "try" ANYTHING of that nature INSIDE A VM. Then DELETE the VM when done "trying". My *HOST* machine never gets "corrupted" that way. But that can't save you now, the damage is already done. In desperation, what happens if you *reinstall* IDM? Does FDM come back to life? Does *uninstalling* the second IDM install affect FDM? Are there IDM forums where other users have posted similar issues with IDM corrupting their system?

Oh, are you trying several downloads via FDM? Or the same exact one with each test? If the same exact one, it is possible that the server you are downloading from denies "permission" to download via download managers.

I can try that next. Care to share your hosts file?

It doesn't seem to be this SP3 patch. I suppose in hindsight I would say that it can't be. Because that would mean that FDM would work in SP2 but would not work in SP3.