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Thanks again jaclaz.

Thanks jaclaz, great info about partition disk alignment, much appreciated. Let's see if I understand this correctly, Logical-volumes-will-disappear bug will happen if these 4 conditions are met: Use Windows XP + Align all Partitions to MB + have Extended Partition with Logical volumes + change active status of partition with XP Disk manager or XP Diskpart. So if I use Windows XP + I Align all Partitions to MB + I have Extended Partition with Logical volumes, BUT I change active status of partition with a thirt-party program (like MiniTool Partition Wizard), does that mean that the bug will not happen? My local store only had these 3 SSD Brands: Samsung, A-Data and Kingston. Prices were almost the same (1-2$ difference), so I went for the Samsung (73$), I think SSD prices have dropped a lot and SSDs are very afordable these days. I wonder if I bought A-Data or Kingston SSD of the same size, would the Read and Write speed be exactly the same on my SATA II Laptop?

I see, OK thanks. I haven't experienced it yet so I don't know how TRIM works exactly, but I guess I will learn in time. If I use the SSD normally for 3 months and I never use TRIM at all, how will I know if the SSD needs TRIM? Will the Read and Write speed get a lot slower?

Thanks Dave :), I appreciate it. I will try some of these TRIM programs. If a TRIM program says "TRIM finished successfully", is there a way to verify that the TRIM was indeed successful and properly done? If we compare 2 TRIM programs for example, can one program trim better than the other? Or the TRIM principle is same for all programs? I tried one more test, I created new C: partition from XP Install to check the SSD Read and Write speed on badly aligned partition, to my surprise it was exactly the same, maybe if I continue to use the SSD on badly aligned partition the speed will get worse over time, I don't know. But I guess it's better if I use the SSD on properly aligned partition.

Thanks guys, I did some tests on a clean install of Win XP Pro x86 SP2. Test 1, Time to open .avi (XviD) and DVD .vob video on LG 32LB550B TV with 1 USB port: HDD WD Elements 500GB Portable USB 3.0: 3 sec SSD 860 EVO with SATA to USB 3.0 Cable: 3 sec No difference at all, browsing through folders was also same, I guess the USB speed is limiting factor here. Test 2, CrystalDiskMark 3.0.4: HDD 500GB: SSD 860 EVO: 4.5 times faster Read speed, 4.3 times faster Write speed. Test 3, Copy Test folder 3.46 GB (mixed files - 1949 files, 30 folders, 64 bytes smallest file, 1.09 GB biggest file) from D: to C: HDD 500GB: took 3m 18s SSD 860 EVO: took 46s (4.3 times faster) Test 4, Boot Win XP: HDD 500GB: XP booted in 25s SSD 860 EVO: XP booted in 18s I didn't install any programs, I didn't install any drivers, I stopped when I saw the Desktop and didn't wait for any programs to load, that's why the boot time may seem fast. I think the first 10s of the boot process is same for both and is booting the BIOS (I could be wrong). Here is another 'SSD on SATA 2' Test on Win 8.1 Pro. I use SSD for the first time so I have a few questions. 1. Real SSD size is 465 GB. Should I leave 20% (93 GB) free space? If I leave 10% (47 GB) free space will the Read and Write speed be slower? 2. Is it better to leave the free space as unallocated unpartitioned space? Or partition all and make partition for free space but keep it empty and never use it? 3. Is there a program for XP that can TRIM all SSD brands?

Thanks, it's a great program. On a test PC I tried DriveMapper 8.0 (part of PartitionMagic 8.0), WINDOWS was installed on letter E: and I tried to change it to C: with DriveMapper 8.0, it took 5-10 minutes and it was renaming things in Registry and other places, after it finished and PC restarted - boot process stopped on user login screen and pressing Enter didn't do anything so I couldn't go to the Desktop. After I restored the system from a Restore Point the Target in all 2-3 shortcuts on the Desktop was changed from E: to C: . So I guess this program tried but messed things up at the login process. Maybe there is a version of DriveMapper that can change Windows letter successfully, I am not sure. Make a Restore Point or System Backup before trying this. As jaclaz said it is possible to do it manually, but takes time and patience.

Hi ruthan. Is this the program you used: MiniTool Partition Wizard?

Thanks guys, all good advice. I ordered the SSD, I will report the performance when it arrives. The HDD I use now is WD Blue 500GB 2.5", quick google search for dimensions: 3.94 x 2.75 x 0.28 inches, 0.28 inches = 7.112 mm. Quick google search for SSD Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" dimensions: 100 X 69.85 X 6.8 (mm). But as Tripredacus said, I will know for sure when I get the drive and try to install it. In case it DOES need additional padding, do I need to buy something specific or I can improvise and make something myself?

Hi guys, I use Win XP Pro x86, my Laptop is from 2006, SATA 2 max speed, Motherboard ASUS Z96JS: I want to try SSD on it for the first time, I plan to buy Samsung 860 EVO 500GB. Can my Laptop recognize the Samsung 860 EVO and work OK with it? Or should I buy another SSD model? Thanks for your time.

Thanks, I appreciate it. Yes I tried MiniBrowser on Win XP Pro x86 SP2.

Thanks ArcticFoxie, this seems to have great potential. Will it work on Win XP Pro SP2? I tried it and it says: Can I make it work by installing some additional software? Or it needs SP3?

Thanks Dave :), manually increasing the zoom level fixed it, probably the zoom level got decreased somehow, has never happened to me before.

Hi guys, everything was working OK until now and today while I was browsing MSFN with Chrome 49 I noticed the text font got smaller: Is there something I can do to make it show the old bigger font view?

Thanks dmiranda, I appreciate it.

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I just tested Dsynchronize to make sure it works OK, I haven't used it much but from my initial impression it looks like it could be very useful. I have 1 folder with many files and I copied the same folder in another place, I added new text in 2-3 text files in the second folder. Can I use Dsynchronize to check which files are changed without manually checking each file?

This has msvbvm60.dll ver 6.0.98.15 .

Hi RainyShadow, I have msvbvm60.dll in C:\WINDOWS\system32, 1.32 MB, Visual Basic Virtual Machine, ver 6.0.96.90 . DTaskManager and Deep Explorer from that page worked OK.

Hi Sampei.Nihira, I just installed it (twice), default install options, and I don't get any error, installs without a problem.

Thanks ArcticFoxie, I will try it. This line works to delete the empty folder in ~\Application Data\: DirRemove=C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Moonchild Productions Is it possible to use a name value that will automatically detect the empty folder each browser creates? I tried with the name "Vendor" but these 2 lines didn't work: DirRemove=$Vendor$ DirRemove=C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\$Vendor$ Is this even possible?

Thanks ArcticFoxie. I appreciate the "wrapper" program recommendation, it seems like a good program that can be very useful sometime so I will remember it. But for this "task" I think we can make it work from the Palemoon-Portable.ini I managed to do it with this line: DirRemove=C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Moonchild Productions This is totally not needed but I wanted to try if I can find a more elegant way to do it. For example if I can find the universal name value that is used, so every browser can automatically detect its own folder name that it creates, so I can enter this name value without going in ~\Application Data\ to see what folder name every browser creates. In palemoon-27.9.1a1.win32-git-20180707-54887c52d-xpmod > palemoon > application.ini it says: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; This file is not used. If you modify it and want the application to use ; your modifications, move it under the browser/ subdirectory and start with ; the "-app /path/to/browser/application.ini" argument. [App] Vendor=Moonchild Productions Name=Pale Moon RemotingName=palemoon CodeName=NewMoon Version=27.9.1a1 BuildID=20180706231851 ID={8de7fcbb-c55c-4fbe-bfc5-fc555c87dbc4} [Goanna] MinVersion=3.4.2 MaxVersion=3.4.2 [XRE] EnableProfileMigrator=1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So I wanted to try if it can somehow detect the name value for Moonchild Productions. I tried different combinations with the names Vendor and [App]Vendor, but none of these 19 lines worked: DirRemove=Vendor DirRemove=$Vendor DirRemove=$Vendor$ DirRemove=C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Vendor DirRemove=C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\$Vendor DirRemove=C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\$Vendor$ DirRemove=[App]Vendor DirRemove=$[App]Vendor DirRemove=$[App]Vendor$ DirRemove=C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\[App]Vendor DirRemove=C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\$[App]Vendor DirRemove=C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\$[App]Vendor$ DirRemove=[App]$Vendor DirRemove=[App]$Vendor$ DirRemove=C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\[App]$Vendor DirRemove=C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\[App]$Vendor$ DirRemove=Moonchild Productions DirRemove=$Moonchild Productions DirRemove=$Moonchild Productions$ As I said this is totally unnecessary and it is something that I got curious about. Do you have any suggestion what name value might work to automatically detect the folder name it creates? Is this even possible in this way? Yes clearing the cache on browser exit is a good practice. Do we have to do this manually in the Browser Settings/Options/Preferences for every different browser individually? Or there is some automatic way of doing this for all browsers?

Thanks ArcticFoxie, nice guide with great instructions. I have just one question, I tested with palemoon-27.9.1a1.win32-git-20180707-54887c52d-xpmod.7z, and If I start from Palemoon-Portable.exe it creates 2 empty folders (Moonchild Productions\Pale Moon) in C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data and C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Application Data Is it possible to edit Palemoon-Portable.ini to prevent these 2 folders from creating in ~\Application Data\?

I see, OK thanks UCyborg.

Random image: Test upload random image: Didn't work for me also (Chrome 49), I had to upload it on another site and link it here.

Thanks guys, I tested 'Right click > Block element' on a normal YouTube video and if my mouse cursor hovers over the bottom-right corner the small window really appears, but if I hover my mouse cursor away from that corner the small window becomes almost invisible, so maybe I just didn't notice it the first time when I tried it. When the pop-up shows again I will also hover my mouse cursor over the bottom-right corner and see if that changes anything.