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I really haven't done that much with Mini Browser but I do agree that I am thus far not impressed with it. However - with only 2GB RAM in a 1-cpu VirtualBox, my 360Chrome uses roughly the same amount of memory as my Mypal v27.9.4 when playing a YouTube video.

@CRK At the BARE MINIMUM, please do the above step. This will prevent the Russian pages you keep seeing. I also suggest the HOSTS file updates as a BARE MINIMUM in the post above the post copied above (see Page 1 of this thread). If you have a real interest in using 360Chrome, these procedures are not that difficult, even for a "new dog" to learn

For 360Chrome, I personally don't recommend anything newer than version 13 build 2206 for the "repack". Anything newer is "broken" as far as being used as an ENGLISH browser. I would suggest this thread also -- https://msfn.org/board/topic/182370-extreme-explorer-360-a-how-to-guide-converting-remaining-chinese-to-english/ 360Chrome v13 build 2206 has never crashed for me since upgrading Stylus to v1.5.17, I would get constant crashes during style edits on earlier versions of Stylus. I don't use uBlock Origin, I prefer uMatrix (development ended in late 2020 but it has matured to the point of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it").

Not really XP per se but sharing in case others may also benefit. My wireless network has always had a download speed of only 8-13 Mbps on the living room computer. But it has also always stayed in that range even when the living room Roku is streaming HD at 4-5 Mbps (bedroom Roku streams at 33 Mbps but it's six feet away from wireless router). Those living room speeds have always "been enough" so I never really worried too much about it. Until a new customer requested Webex meetings on a regular basis and the living room download speed had choppy audio unless the video was disabled for non-share meeting attendees. Here's my stumble-upon -- a program called Vistumbler - https://www.vistumbler.net/ (only tested on Win10 laptop and did not try the GPS and Google Earth features). And a few Google search articles regarding a Roku "feature" called 'interference mitigation' (enabled by default). Basically, against my knowledge and with no regard for "my" preference, the Roku 'by default' was using a "technology" to DEGRADE traffic on my other devices so that it could steal bandwidth for improved signal to itself! So very very very NOT COOL !!!... This "feature" was forcing my router to use Channel 2 (wireless should always use Channel 1, 6, or 11 for best performance). At any rate, after a long day of research and antenna signal strength testing and disabling Roku "features", my living room is now at a 19-23 Mbps download range (even saw 26 Mbps a couple times). The Roku's didn't change, one is still at 4-5 and the other is still at 33 - the "feature" did NOTHING to improve it's OWN speed, only to DEGRADE my other devices. We now return you to your regular channel (1, 6, or 11).

I assume you are asking about x86 SP2 (I ran it in x64 SP2 just fine), I personally don't run (nor need) x86 SP2 so have no way of testing. But I have a strong hunch that yes, you need x86 SP3. I also personally avoid POS updates and stick with EOL. POS updates broke several of my applications and it wasn't worth the time to track down which updates were the root cause. I didn't do any extensive testing, but enought to show that I plan to stick with 360Chrome v13 build 2206 at least for now. I disable webgl in my browsers for default browsing but benchmark with webgl enabled - MiniBrowser crashed while 360Chrome did not. And I "demand" a full-time STATUS BAR which is rare these days, I know, but I'm keeping that full-time STATUS BAR forever, if possible, no d@mn popup "bubble".

credit to @user57 in the "Windows XP Media Center Edition" subforum <snip> working Chromium v87 for windows xp download links: http://www.filedropper.com/minibrowsersetup1071 https://www.file-upload.net/download-14566263/MiniBrowserSetup_1071.exe.html https://easyupload.io/e3fdad https://transferxl.com/08M79dPPgqG1M https://file.io/wFhiH69x9vge https://filebin.net/jqbzrykgxjv8hl2r </snip> I've tried in XP and it seems to work quite well. You don't need to "install" it. And I use the "360Loader" from 360Chrome to run it as a "portable". Extract the "MiniBrowserSetup_1071.exe" installer file using 7-Zip. You then only need the "bin" folder. Copy the 360Chrome folder over to a new location. It should contain only "360Loader.exe", "360Loader.ini", and a folder called "Chrome". Copy the "bin" folder into the "Chrome" subfolder. Edit the "360Loader.ini" file - here is what I am using - <start> [Setup] AppName=MiniBrowser [FileToRun] PathToExe=.\Chrome\Bin\$AppName$.exe Parameters=--user-data-dir="%Profile%" --disable-logging --no-default-browser-check --disable-component-update --disable-background-networking --allow-outdated-plugins --cipher-suite-blacklist=0xe013 --disable-webgl [Environment] Profile=.\Chrome\User Data Registry=%Profile%\Registry [Functions] DirCreate=%Profile%|%Registry% [WriteToReg=%Registry%\$AppName$.reg] MainKey=HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MiniChrome [RunBefore] RegEdit=%Registry%\$AppName$.reg [RunAfter] [Options] DeleteTemp=true ShowSplash=false WriteLog=false ShowTrayTip=false </end> You can now launch this new browser as a portable viia the "360Loader.exe" and not affect your other browsers.

Here's one to disable the worst invention known to man as far as I'm concerned (ie, blurry migraine-inducing anti-aliased sub-pixel font rendering) -- https://userscripts-mirror.org/scripts/show/179933 I personally disable them via a Stylus User Style when uMatrix or NoScript doesn't suffice by themselves by blocking useless fonts, but it's nice to know that there's a User Script for the task as well. Not really an XP issue but I use the same browser profile on my 7's and 10's.

Your question reveals that you have a small learning-curve ahead. But since you already know that you can "inspect element and modify", the learning curve should be small. "Inspect element and modify" would work - but you would have to "inspect element and modify" EVERY time that you visit Google Drive. You will need to install an add-on in your NM27. The add-on is called "Stylem" and can be obtained from here -- https://addons.palemoon.org/addon/stylem/ You then create a User Style for Google Drive using the CSS that @RainyShadow provided.

I don't under normal circumstances. I work from home and I have a new customer that runs me through a VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) and runs a Flash-Locked version of IE11. It's a lot of graphics and there's a lot of "lag" unless I drop down to 16-bit graphics. Much appreciated for your assistance.

VRAM was already max'd out. The superuser article did the trick! Much appreciated!

My Host is XP x64 with 5 monitors. My Guest is Win 7 x86 with 2 monitors (VirtualBox allows you one monitor per Host monitor). But when I drop my Guests down to 16-bit, my primary can be windowed at near-full resolution (I keep a column of Host OS desktop icons visible), so Guest Display #1 is at 1835 x 975. But my Guest Display #2 maxes out at 1174 x 975.

We must have both been typing at the same time. I'm trying to get VirtualBox to autmatically run two screens in 16-bit color but trying to keep a resolution of 1835 x 975 on both of the Guest OS screens.

Hmm, disregard. Doesn't look like that will get me where I need to be anyway. Here's what I was hoping and maybe somebody can still offer a suggestion or two. When I open VirtualBox (v4.3.28) on a two-monitor computer, if I open in Compatibility Mode and run in 256 colors, Guest Display #1 will be in 256 colors but Guest Display #2 will be in 32-bit. If I set my host displays to 16-bit, Guest Display #1 and Guest Display #2 are still in 32-bit. I can manually set Guest Display #1 and Guest Display #2 to 16-bit, but only Display #1 can have a resolution greater than X x Y (forgot the actual resolution). Display #2 is limited to roughly only half the width of the actual monitor.

I did try an extention from the Chrome Web Store by the same name in 360Chrome and it did not work. I will try sometime this week in a Mozilla-based browser and see if that works.

Does anybody know of a way in Win XP to run a program in Compatibility Mode but as 16-bit instead of 8-bit (256 colors)?

Doesn't find a CSS selector for the memorized password dropdown (must be browser-level), but useful tool to keep around, thanks, adding it to the arsenal.

I have a general BNavigator question regarding my Stylem User Style sheets. When a username or password is memorized, BNavigator drops down a select-box below the input field. With no "inspect" utiltiy in BNavigator, how do I find the attributes for this select-box (ie, so I can change the font for example)? Or is this "browser-level" and beyond Stylem?

@kartel Regarding Google Drive - it also does not work in Firefox ESR 52.9.0 and nor does it work in Firefox Quantum ESR 68.12.0. It does work in Firefox Browser ESR 78.10.0 and in Firefox Browser 88.0.

No luck here in old or new versions of NM27, NM28, BNavigator, and MyPal 27.9.4. I don't know how to "prove" that it is Chrome-Only, but I can only perform your cited task in a Chrome-based browser. Sorry, I tried to help you out. "it is what it is"...

I did not see the word "webex" in any of the 43 pages on this thread - does anyone know the last version of WebEx to work on XP? Not sure if it would still video-conference or not.

How many do I "own"? Too many to count! But here is the list of computers that I use at least once a week if not daily (3 desktops, 4 laptops). Dell XPS 8700 running Intel i7-4770 with 16GB RAM and with five widescreen monitors. eMachine with basically everything gutted and replaced currently running Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 with 3GB RAM and with two "square" monitors and one widescreen monitor. Compaq Presario with basically everything gutted and replaced currently running AMD Sempron 3100+ with 2GB RAM and one extra-wide widescreen monitor. IBM ThinkPad T43 [16yrs old] (only once a month or so on this one, reprogram performance chips on project cars, tune turbos, etc) running Intel Pentium M 750 with 2GB RAM (no longer has any batteries). Dell Latitude D830 running Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 with 3.5GB RAM. Dell Latitude E5470 running Intel i5-6300U with 8GB RAM. Acer Aspire One running Intel Atom N270 with 1GB RAM. But my proudest I'd say is a fully functional Commodore 64 that's been in the family since 1981 (sound chip has been replaced a couple times), celebrating its 40th Birthday.

My NM28 is dated Sept 2018 and hasn't been used for several months (I use the 'eguivalent to' official 28.2.2 as far as my NM28). Not sure how long ago Google Drive changed because I used to be able to use it even in a NM28 that "old". Have you tried various useragent overrides?

How ironic! I'm not a YouTube fan but YouTube comes up ALL THE TIME on the browser threads. I always use The Red Green Show whenever testing YouTube. I just finished "The Order" on Netflix only to be disappointed to discover it was dropped after only two seasons. Prior to that was "The Queen's Gambit" - a female orphan growing up in the 50's and rises to defeat the Soviet-Russian world chess champion in an era where the Russians dominated the chess world. I'm now watching "The Irregulars" on Netflix and the 1978 to 1983 sitcom "Taxi" (Danny DeVito, Tony Danza, Christopher Lloyd, Judd Hirsch, Andy Kaufman, Marilu Henner) on Hulu.

I hate "it is what it is", my last boss (a "yes man") would say "it is what it is" a dozen times per week, if not more. But it didn't "terminate thought", I learned to reply with "We evolve or we cease to exist" and I'd say that goes for here also. It's not about Google Meet or Google Voice, albeit that was the conversation-starter. Look at recent issues as simple as an arrow icon that doesn't work because some javascript function is too "new". I'm no "fanboy" of this browser versus that browser, I owe no loyalty to this browser versus that browser. I'm just a Simple Man and just want a browser that "works" for the sites that I visit. Don't we all? My "default" browser has changed at least six times in the last year alone. I'm not asking for sliced bread - just give me the loaf and I'll find my own knife.

Does Google Meet work in OLDER versions of Basilisk? ie, did a recent update "break" Google Meet or did Google Meet NEVER work in Basilisk to begin with? I will add, I'm unfamiliar with Google Meet but I do use Google Voice DAILY. I don't own a cell phone OR a land line, I do any-and-all phone calls and texts for FREE using Google Voice (it's actually a stress-free lifestyle cutting the FALSE perception that we "need a phone"). Plus, I get to roll on the floor in laughter when dad gets stressed out when a solicitor calls his phone, he has to resort to "What part of do-not-call list do you not understand?" on a good 80% of the calls to his phone! Solicitors and robo-dialers CAN'T call Google Voice! But, back to your question - unless a recent update "broke" something, my hunch is that Google Meet will NEVER work in Basilisk (old or new). I say that because not "all" of Google Voice will work in *ANY* of Roytam releases. It's been one of the driving factors for me to convert over and use a CHROME-BASED browser as my DEFAULT. Like it or not, fight it if it makes you sleep better at night, but the "internet" is evolving towards Chrome-only.