RainyShadow

Just FYI... Looks like the default settings in my system were changed at some time in the past decade, lol. Following the guide i was repeatedly getting the error that some ActiveX can't run. Also tried to directly open one of the scripts in ,y proxy log ( http://fe2.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/shared/js/tgar.js?637838310220275095 ) and i was told that my security settings won't allow me to download it. After reseting the trusted zone to the medium setting i finally got to the Express/Custom choice. Now, after few minutes of scanning, i'm at error 0x80072F78, heh... Does anyone know where the default settings for the zones are stored?

Maybe a fork of Decentraleyes (or something similar) could be employed to serve these modified files?

I think this was attempted before without success. Check the begining of the few big related threads (about TLS 1.2, or the WU/MU one maybe), it was mentioned somewhere there.

Yup, you are correct (as usual) Additionally, the wayback.archive.org URLs now redirect to web.archive.org , pfff. In the last few weeks i'm mostly using Edge on another system for browsing, and switching to the XP system mainly to watch my regular TV series, so missed the increase in broken sites...

I believe this registry edit would only disable the already available ciphers. To add new ones they have to be programmed in the .DLL that does the actual work.

I often use this format: https://web.archive.org/web/1999*/https://www.example.com to get the calendar for a specific year, then pick a snapshot from there.

Just wanted to drop this link here - http://utilu.com/IECollection/ I did NOT test these (yet)!

Ok, i may get a warning again, but... AFAIK he updated couple libs, then compiled the thing as .exe, and also made a launcher script for the lazy. Then kept it all private! Just like his other tools! It just ticks me the wrong way to see mainly his build advertised here despite it not being publicly available, while there is no mention of the always available official builds. Imagine someone new here sees that, then goes to ask for this private build, but the guy hasn't even been around for almost two years ...

I don't get it. What's so great about the build by @heinoganda to receive so much praise by MSFN members as if he was the original dev?!? I have used the official version of ProxHTTPSProxyMII on my XP without any problems ever since i heard about it. I'm not having any of his "PM me to get the download link" crap...

btw. the "System Proxy"option is the same as "Use IE Proxy"

Sigmatel audio products were bought by IDT. Anyways, since you tried all that and it didn't help, maybe it doesn't really matter in your case

Just found this - https://dreamlayers.blogspot.com/2009/07/fix-for-dell-inspiron-6400-audio.html

This one works, lol Try this instead: http://web.archive.org/web/20101210140928/https://msfn.org/board/topic/121713-windows-vista-and-search-preview-pane-for-windows-xp/

Well, obviously you have messed something up Windows programs are actually two programs in one .exe file. One of them is the actual Windows program you use, the other is a small DOS program displaying the "This program can not be run in DOS mode" message. When you start them from command.com (the MS-DOS prompt, which is a DOS program too), the DOS part takes priority. Windows normally has a way to detect the Windows part of the program and start it instead (not sure how exactly), but you somehow disabled that. Do you need to start your programs specifically from the MS-DOS prompt? If not, use a Windows program to start them instead. Have you tried using Winfile? Or try some other replacement, like i.e. ExplorerASM or 7-Zip. A few more alternatives here - https://www.simplehelp.net/2006/10/11/10-windows-explorer-alternatives-compared-and-reviewed/ Maybe you could get a hint about how to fix this by examining the installer scripts of Win32s? See the end of this page for a download - https://www.classicdosgames.com/utilities/win9x.html

Try "start notepad.exe" instead. Not sure if WinME had the "start" command though. Or try to make shortcuts to your programs in Progman.

Just stumbled upon this interesting video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-ZZkZk9QRk For anyone near Dallas, Texas, who would like to dive in a warehouse full of piles upon piles of retro stuff and take all you can for a flat entry fee. If anyone ends up going, share here your loot, lol.

or this instead https://msfn.org/board/topic/181915-system-certificates-updater-the-easy-way/

Here that command brought out the systray notification with the 130+ pending updates. MU site don't work currently, so can't check there (stuck in redirect loop, decided to reinstall IE8 after noticing the Advanced tab and security settings were empty, not bothered enough yet to try fixing it).

You can uninstall some update and try again. Pick one for which you have the installer locally though, just in case About that error, maybe try to delay the WU service startup until your proxy is running. There is an "Automatic (delayed)" option in newer Windows, not sure if you can set it in XP through the registry. Or set the service to manual/disabled, then run it later from a startup batch file.

With both configs it is either stuck at checking for the ActiveX, or complaining about services not running (while they are). What is the exact link you use for MU?

After some messing around, i arrived at the same point as others - "Your computer's date and time appear to be out of sync with an update certificate."

So, i thought i would check my current status and opened the MU site from the original link in my Start menu (it starts "C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\muweb.dll,LaunchMUSite" ). IE8 went in a loop reloading the site and asking me to allow ActiveX and i kept clicking on "Yes". I added the domains from the last page to my config.ini, but it kept looping. When i clicked "No", the site finally loaded and offered me to re-register the MU components. After letting it do this, it was still looping whenever i allow ActiveX. So, the site didn't work. I checked the Automatic updates Control Panel applet - all selections were grayed-out. About a minute later i got a popup in the systray for available updates. Checking that, i had 137 updates, lol. Mostly POSReady, a few .NET, and a few XP updates. I picked some "Cumulative IE update..." and it installed fine, then asked me to reboot.

Can't you... you know... pick one system and stick to it until solved, then go to the others?! To avoid further confusion, move all the proxies to the host and delete them from the VMs. This way you have to modify a single config.ini

@maile3241 Run ProxhttpsProxy on the host (real) system - Win10/7/whatever that is (your answers were kinda contradicting...). Set the VMs to use it for HTTPS proxy only - leave HTTP, FTP, SOCKS blank. Also, update cacert.pem in the ProxhttpsProxy folder.

First tell us what systems you have, also which is VM and which is real.