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    Supermium

    in Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes

    Posted

    @NotHereToPlayGames
    Yes, v122 has the  #extension-mime-request-handling  flag, I had the default "Always prompt for install", but changing it to "Download as regular file"
    still didn't help for Cloudflare.
    I remember some time ago when Cloudflare accepted v122, with "Always prompt for install" I was able to download another CRX, it prompted to install the
    extension initially but when I cancelled that it just downloaded the .crx file.


    Thanks guys.
    So we can't do anything for Cloudflare-protected sites, with slightly older browsers?
    And the only way is to use the LATEST browser?
    Cloudflare plays hard ball.

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    Supermium

    in Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes

    Posted · Edited by we3fan

    I use Supermium v122, it worked fine for opening Cloudflare-protected sites until April 2026.
    But since May 2026 it can't open Cloudflare-protected sites anymore, it can render the sites perfectly fine but the Cloudflare doorman says: "NO ENTRY
    FOR YOUR BROWSER"!

    Test page:
    https://www.crx4chrome.com/crx/353803/
    https://www.crx4chrome.com/go.php?p=353803&i=ncigbofjfbodhkaffojakplpmnleeoee&s=zsYGZ5McvPQqw&l=https%3A%2F%2Ff6.crx4chrome.com%2Fcrx.php%3Fi%3Dncigbofjfbodhkaffojakplpmnleeoee%26v%3D0.1
    I try to download v0.1 Crx but I CAN'T download the .crx file hmm, the Cloudflare security verification keeps loading in an endless loop.

    Will browser-spoof with UA work for Cloudflare-protected sites? And if YES, any recommended UA strings for me to try?

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    Supermium

    in Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes

    Posted

    Yes, the flag is present in the version that I use, v122 :
    WebAssembly Garbage Collection
    Enables the experimental Garbage Collection (GC) extensions to WebAssembly. – Mac, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, Android, Fuchsia, Lacros
    #enable-webassembly-garbage-collection

    But it is NOT present in v144 .

    Since the flag is not present in v144, this probably won't work, but it's worth a try maybe:
    add switch  --disable-webassembly-garbage-collection  or something similar.

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    Supermium

    in Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes

    Posted

    The Registry entry should NOT be there, I agree.

    I once tested a program on the Desktop, and it automatically added its own entry (program name) in one of these Registry locations, and it showed a similar Event Viewer message, that's why I mentioned it.

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    Supermium

    in Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes

    Posted · Edited by we3fan

    On 5/14/2026 at 12:08 AM, kuja killer said:

    Every time i open the browser, or close it i think... it keeps logging this error message in the event viewer about "garbage collector".

    Check if you have a "Supermium" entry in your Registry in these locations:
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce]
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run]

    IF you have, deleting it might fix your event viewer problem.

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    download manager for XP SP2

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    On 3/3/2026 at 4:04 PM, NotHereToPlayGames said:

    And xp-AntiSpy is the "easiest" route to achieve that on new installs.

    Yes it sure looks like an easy way to do that.
    I don't have much experience with this program.
    You suggest to install it, or portable works fine also?
    Which Profile and Mode do you use?

     

    22 hours ago, chermany4ever said:

    It seems FDM can't reach the web.

    I see, yes a lot of things to consider, not easy to pinpoint what could be the problem.

    I haven't used xp-AntiSpy much, but it seems to be a good essential program.

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    download manager for XP SP2

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    19 hours ago, chermany4ever said:

    Tried downloading several links from different sites and couldn't get anything to download.

    This will not stand, man. :)


    Hmm, it's really strange that FDM downloading doesn't work for you and it works for NHTPG.
    If we rule out that the download problem is NOT something in the program Settings itself, then I wonder if there is some way to troubleshoot and find out why FDM downloading doesn't work on your system.
    I also noticed NHTPG has xp-AntiSpy installed for this test, not sure if that changes something or is just for extra security.

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    Who here has a Youtube-DL compile for WinXP?

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    21 hours ago, nicolaasjan said:

    I didn't realise there were so many still using SP2 (why?). 

    I will consider building the next version with PyInstaller 5.13.2 again.

    But do note, that in the future that may not be possible any more, due to the changes they make. Consider upgrading to SP3.

    In the meantime, here is a build that should work on SP2.

    SP3 on my old 2006 laptop feels a bit bloated and slower, SP2 feels cleaner and faster, so that's why I use SP2.


    Thanks, I appreciate it.

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    Who here has a Youtube-DL compile for WinXP?

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    1 hour ago, nicolaasjan said:

    The latest version of my yt-dlp is now built with PyInstaller 6.17.0.

    Unfortunately it is not compatible with Windows XP SP2 any more (got a personal message from a forum member).

    Hi nicolaasjan,

    I still use XP SP2 for now, I tested the latest yt-dlp 2025.12.06 and when I try to download a video it says: "...  api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll  was not found."  hmm, it doesn't work with any command I try. (example:  yt-dlp --version )

    Can you please keep yt-dlp be able to work on XP SP2 if possible?

    I would also like to say a big THANKS to you nicolaasjan for all your hard work with yt-dlp and making video download possible on older OSs.

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    After clean XP install, Serpent 52 and Supermium have Internet, BUT 360Chrome has NO Internet

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    Thanks @NotHereToPlayGames, I really appreciate it.   :worship::worship::worship:

    I have been avoiding IE6 like the plague for the last 20 years, so I haven't even touched it for 2 decades. No wonder I didn't even think to try that.

    I opened IE6 for 5 seconds and then closed it - 360Chrome still can't open ht-tpS sites.
    I opened IE6 for 10 seconds and then closed it - 360Chrome now can open ht-tpS sites, good.
    I guess (on my PC) it needs some time to unblock the blockage in the background (Registry).

    I suppose there is no harm in opening IE6 for 10 seconds, but I am not 100% sure, so I wanted to hear your opinion.
    It opens this blank white page by default: http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=ie&pver=6&ar=msnhome
    Is there any risk in opening IE6 for 10 seconds?

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    After clean XP install, Serpent 52 and Supermium have Internet, BUT 360Chrome has NO Internet

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    @NotHereToPlayGames

    I found it, though you were trying to connect to the Internet on your old Compaq Presario with XP x86 SP2, not with your usual XP X64 SP2:
    https://msfn.org/board/topic/182876-360-extreme-explorer-modified-version/page/34/#findComment-1204935
    https://msfn.org/board/topic/182876-360-extreme-explorer-modified-version/page/34/#findComment-1204937
    https://msfn.org/board/topic/182876-360-extreme-explorer-modified-version/page/34/#findComment-1204940
    https://msfn.org/board/topic/182876-360-extreme-explorer-modified-version/page/35/#findComment-1204961
    https://msfn.org/board/topic/182993-360-extreme-explorer-arcticfoxie-versions/page/4/#findComment-1205477
    https://msfn.org/board/topic/182993-360-extreme-explorer-arcticfoxie-versions/page/24/#findComment-1207275
    https://msfn.org/board/topic/182993-360-extreme-explorer-arcticfoxie-versions/page/24/#findComment-1207334

    I see that you finally managed to connect to the Internet, by launching a PORTABLE Chromium v49.
    I might try that.
    Do you remember exactly which version of PORTABLE Chromium v49 it was?
    And what was the source of the file, which website it was downloaded from?

    Same as you, my XP x86 SP2 install disk is Basic and VANILLA, with NO patches and NO POSReady.
    Also, same as you, I wanted to make registry and hard drive "snapshot" before and after to compare.

    What PORTABLE Chromium v49 did for you, watch YouTube video from URL in MPC-HC did for me, allowed 360Chrome to connect to the Internet.

    Same as you, in my case it also shows "Establishing secure connection..." in the status bar but it can't open the page, can't open any website.

    When you are free, can you take a look at my compare-before-and-after registry and HD "snapshot" text file, and see if you recognize something that
    could help 360Chrome to connect to the Internet?

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    After clean XP install, Serpent 52 and Supermium have Internet, BUT 360Chrome has NO Internet

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    I was trying to solve this problem lately, no matter what I try - 360Chrome can't open any website.
    Happens with all 360Chrome versions: v11, v12 and v13 - they all say: errorcode=7 [ERR_TIMED_OUT (-7)] hmm

    These are the things I tried:
    1. Download YouTube video with yt-dlp 2025.06.13 - didn't help
    2. Open page google.com in Incognito mode - didn't help
    3a. Open google.com + keep page open + Firewall OFF - WORKS after long time of waiting hmm
    3b. Open google.com + close page or restart browser + Firewall OFF - doesn't work hmm
    4. Cmd ipconfig-release+renew - didn't help
    5. Restart Router - didn't help
    5b. Restart Router + Cmd ipconfig-release+renew - didn't help
    6. Open 360Chrome not from 360Loader.exe but from Chrome\Application\360chrome.exe - didn't help
    7. Open page + keep page and browser open + force shut down - didn't help
    8. Create both  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\360chrome  +  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MozillaPlugins  keys in Registry - didn't help
    9. Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes OFF - didn't help
    10. Install Certificates from Cert_Updater_v1.6.exe - didn't help

    The only thing that I know it works 100%, because I have tried it 7-8 times, is this:
    Open MPC-HC 2.1.2 (with latest yt-dlp.exe [I had v2025.06.13]) and watch YouTube video from URL for 10 seconds - works.
    [Probably other MPC-HC version would work, and my current yt-dlp.exe v2025.06.13 was 50+ days old, so it was not the latest, but still worked]
    Exact same results happen in XP SP2 and XP SP3.

    As if something is stopping 360Chrome to use Internet on new Win XP SP2 and SP3 installation, and  watch YouTube video from URL in MPC-HC  is allowing
    360Chrome to use Internet.

    yt-dlp will not be available for XP forever, so I wanted to find another solution to this.

    I remember ArcticFoxie, (@NotHereToPlayGames) also had such problem with 360Chrome in the past, he eventually made it work to have Internet, but he
    didn't say how he fixed it, or maybe I have forgotten.

    I made 'before' and 'after' Registry and System save, to check what exactly  watch YouTube video from URL in MPC-HC  changes in the Registry and
    System.
    Here is the file with 'before' and 'after' changes:
    Regshot 1.9.0, Compare  before and after  watch YouTube video from URL in MPC-HC, ~res-x86.txt :
    https://pastebin.com/Ge2yU4iU

    Maybe I can add some of these entries in the Registry, and make 360Chrome have Internet, without using MPC-HC watch YouTube video from URL.

    Any ideas are greatly appreciated.

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    Who here has a Youtube-DL compile for WinXP?

    in Windows XP

    Posted · Edited by we3fan

    16 hours ago, nicolaasjan said:

    Can someone please test my yt-dlp Python 3.11 build, to see if you face the same errors when trying to download a video?

    Hi nicolaasjan,

    I tried to download this video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGPeK8gO0Eo  on Win XP SP2 with your yt-dlp Python 3.11 build from
    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/2ajuzjxmmbwqk888dj9hg/test_Py3.11_XP_yt-dlp.zip?rlkey=ro7rfvve4ueuavheq30ddvhu6

    And I can confirm the same error you got: "Unable to download API page, Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 0] Error"
    88gYF.png

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    ArcticFoxie/NotHereToPlayGames -- 360Chrome v13.5.2036 rebuild 1

    in Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes

    Posted

    23 hours ago, AndreasB. said:

    I've installed Tampermonkey, but the polyfills I entered don't work.

    Does anyone have a description of how to do this correctly and a link to the polyfills?

    https://msfn.org/board/topic/182566-monkey-scripts/

    If you are a beginner in Tampermonkey, start with the script called "Old Reddit Redirect", that one is easy to test whether you have set it up properly or not.

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