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There's nothing remotely malicious/harmful about those packets, simply normal Chrome behavior. For Chromecast, i guess, maybe other stuff. No need to add any firewall rules, it's not a routable address.

Literally how device discovery (SSDP) works -- on Windows, on Linux, on Android; On Chrome, on Chromium, on Firefox. What's in any way noteworthy about Thorium behaving exactly like Chromium?

Know next to nothing about this, but i think it's just Windows networking (not Thorium). Close Thorium & every every browser, start scanning -- should see 239.255.255.255 popping up. Or not. Is networking enabled on your box?

I'm trying the same, but in "go and write to the registry & wherever else you want" mode. Just installed the latest Supermium, pretty dramatic difference between the two (on a single core): Thorium's painfully slow but usable, Supermium pegs the CPU at 100% (just like the previous version) & has to be killed with Task Manager (which also freezes, so rebooting now). That explains it.

I was totally off, downloaded from /thorium-win, rather than /thorium-legacy (xp builds are there). Actually posting from it now. It's *nearly* usable, possibly still syncing. BTW, haven't tried the latest Supermium build, i think the one i tried is 121.

Fired up my Satellite A100 just for you (core solo t1350, 32-bit, single core). Supermium runs, but is unusable (nearly freezes with 100% CPU usage -- as advertised, win32 mentioned it needs 2 cores min.), Thorium (latest, all versions) is not recognized as a valid Win32 app (errors out, doesn't run). Might be my fault, though other browsers (Kafan Minibrowser, 360Chrome) run fine[ish. pretty slow]. Disregard, wrong windows version. Downloading/installing now, will update in a few mins Specs: XP 32 SP3, Core Solo T1350@1.86GHz, 4GB installed RAM.

Agree, Disabled on this box, wouldn't recommend to others. Why IT couldn't schedule such tasks for downtime is a mystery. Anyhow, defragging isn't a thing for SSDs, TRIM takes a second or two. Posting from one now (it also runs a bunch of other OS). Thorium, which emits alpha particles and mild gamma rays, is mildly carcinogenic. Back on topic: anyone else dropping frames in YT under XP? Supermium seems to have the same issue,

Both roughly the same. Here's a basically stock W10, running on a decade-old box, idling @ 1% CPU usage. If we get rid of all the unnecessary processes & even the necessary ones, we'd gain < %1 :\

vs. Feodor1/2 :'(

I'm forced to assume your Babbage engine eats hay, or, at best, burns coal. Here's a 14-yr.-old XP host running an XP guest.

The Industrial Revolution smartphone and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.

You could bypass W11's hardware requirements by installing it with Rufus.

Thanks, found it here. Thanks again.

Tried https://github.com/Feodor2/Mypal68/releases & https://www.mypal-browser.org/download.html, no joy. Could you post a link? (And thank you for the browser, if it needs saying).

Don't think most people who run XP/Vista today do it out of practical considerations/because their HW can't handle a later OS. For me, it's more like running a vintage car as a daily driver -- impractical, hard to explain the appeal, but fun nevertheless.

Are you suggesting that win32 is doing this? If not, relevance? You keep stressing that, does current Chromium handle it differently, and only Supermium (& Thorium) go out of their way to obfuscate it? Genuine question.

My only point is there are XP browsers capable of handling those sites, nothing more

A George King fan, his driver collection has been a lifesaver, but it's not the same -- the source code was leaked, many new exploits found. Update packs (past whatever Legacy Update installs/are already a part of XP Integ One Who Must Not Be Named) seem a bit like installing more locks in a house of straw. Posted from XP x64/Supermium btw.

How do Chrome-based browsers like Supermium figure into this? Or am i misunderstanding something? Edit: here's deepl.com.

Don't think so, but just updated now. Same results.

It doesn't for me, though it does work in XP+Supermium.

Sometimes, jokes need to be explained. At such times, i thank Google.

Yes, but only if we can't logic our way out of a paper bag. Did you click the link?

I remember hating my parents as an angsty teen. You're more grist to the mill still loved

Not sure about relevance, but posting from the East Coast of Burgerland. lol?