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    Java 8 in XP.

    Dave-H replied to Dogway's topic in Windows XP

    Confirmed here. Still fine in IE8, but nothing in Opera 12 or Firefox 43, even after substituting the plugin file. I was using update 66. Did it only stop working at Update 71, are Updates 67-70 OK? EDIT: Of course the research I should have done in the first place shows there were no released Updates 67-79!
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    I saved the text as a registry file, but I had to modify it as my Windows folder is not the default, (it's C:\WIN-98 instead of C:\Windows.) Also it wouldn't merge into the registry by double clicking it for some reason. It said it had, but the entry wasn't actually there when I checked. I had to import it using my registry editor.
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    Ah, silly me, of course it's a separate thing!
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    No problem @harkaz, your praise is much deserved! I agree with you that in the future XP will I'm sure be considered the pinnacle of Microsoft's achievement in operating systems, before over-emphasis on eye candy looks and over-obsession with security restrictions took over. I assume there'll be another update to fix the dates problem in the documentation?
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    Such a simple fix to implement, although I bet it wasn't at all simple to find out what was needed! Thanks @jumper, 2015.11 all seems to be working fine now. Cheers, Dave.
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    Thanks very much for this @harkaz. It must have been a lot of work, and it's much appreciated. I hope what I've got already is as up to date as it can be, but I'll certainly use your SP4 if I ever have to make a new installation of XP. Cheers, Dave.
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    Indeed so! I'm now running EMET 5.0 with the rules from 5.5, and it appears to be working fine, so I see no point in trying to use later versions that are probably not working properly under Windows XP, which is not something you want to risk with a security monitoring program of course!
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    Yes, that was exactly my experience with EMET 5.2, so I abandoned it. 5.5 is a complete no-no of course as it needs .NET 4.5.
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    Wow, thanks heinoganda, that all works perfectly! Even the downloaded file worked fine with my ancient copy of WinRAR this time, so I assume you compressed it differently. When I extracted the files from the 5.5 installer with Universal Extractor I couldn't see any CertTrustUpd.xml file in there. Did you make it yourself from the other xml files? Do you think there is any advantage in updating to EMET 5.0 over 4.1? I'm willing to give 5.0 another try if you think it is, although I found that the tray icon didn't work when I tried it before. Cheers and thanks again, Dave.
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    Should I just forget about KernelEx 4.5.2015.11 for the moment?
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    I've looked at the latest versions of EMET, 5.2 and 5.5 beta, and they seem to use a completely different system for their rules. In fact I believe that they download updates to them automatically from Microsoft (as you would expect!) There is no file in their installers that can be imported into earlier versions as far as I can see. EMET 5.0 and 5.1 are supposedly still supported (until July 12th this year), so quite how you're supposed to keep them up to date when the rules in the latest "Easy Fix" file seem to have already expired is a bit of a mystery! Anyway, fortunately i had saved my configuration, so I've restored that. The rules I've got (from EMET 5.2 which someone helpfully posted their export of) still expire on August 1st though, so what happens then?
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    Yes, you're absolutely right. I got heinoganda's files installed finally, and yes, the rules in the "Easy Fix" have actually all expired!
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    I did have some problems with versions later than 4.1, and the departed hmuellers did warn that versions later than 4.1 might have problems under XP. The main issues were the Trust button not working, which I've since fixed, and the tray icon not working, which is important as it provides error popups if the program detects a problem. Now I've fixed the former problem I might try version 5.0 again (later versions had other issues). Thanks, that probably explains it! I have an up-to-date version of 7-ZIP installed on Windows 8.1, so I'll try extracting the files with that, which I'm sure will work.
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    I just downloaded it again as I thought that maybe the download was corrupted. Same result. My version of WinRAR is old (3.60) but usually works OK. I've also tried with Universal Extractor to extract the files, and that fails as well, with a similar error report - 7-Zip 4.57 Copyright © 1999-2007 Igor Pavlov 2007-12-06 Processing archive: C:\Temp Folder\Trusted.7z Skipping Import.cmd Unsupported Method Skipping CertTrustUpd.xml Unsupported Method Sub items Errors: 2 The downloaded Trusted.7z file is 2.97 KB, does that sound right?
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    As I said, I'm glad you agree. It really is that simple!
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    @heinoganda That archive won't extract for me. WinRAR is reporting - ! C:\Temp Folder\Trusted.7z: Unknown method in Import.cmd ! C:\Temp Folder\Trusted.7z: Unknown method in CertTrustUpd.xml ! C:\Temp Folder\Trusted.7z: Error - operation failed
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    Thanks guys! I could see too why the Import.cmd file included with the patch won't work unless EMET is installed in its default location, as it contains absolute paths ("%ProgramFiles(x86)%\EMET 4.1\EMET_Conf.exe"). Rather stupid when the EMET installer actually does allow you to install it wherever you like! %ProgramFiles(x86)% doesn't exist in Windows XP either as far as I'm aware, unless you have the x64 version presumably! That probably explains why the patch wouldn't work for me even when EMET was in its default location! Unfortunately, heinoganda's version of import.cmd doesn't work for me either, although the registry entry quoted in it is present and correct. I just get "EMET 4.1 not aviable!" (sic) It does look as if the easiest way of doing it is to extract the CertTrustUpd.xml file from the patch, and just run <path>\EMET_Conf.exe --import <path>\CertTrustUpd.xml. It does look as if I was up to date anyway!
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    Thanks so much heinoganda! In fact I've now found that I can extract those files from the Easy Fix package using Universal Extractor. Still strange that the package won't work as it stands, but I guess it's only intended for EMET 5 and later. BTW, did you see that I resolved the Trust button crash problem?
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    I tried this "Easy Fix" before and I could not get it to work, even with EMET installed in its default location. I just get a message saying "The easy fix does not apply to your operating system or application version."
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    I'm pretty sure it won't install in Safe Mode anyway, as it uses the Windows Installer, which won't work in Safe Mode IIRC. Do you still have the installer for the last version that did work? If so you could try installing that again and then installing the new version over it. Have a look in your (hidden) Windows\Installer folder and see if there is a .msi file for Silverlight still there (a popup should tell you what program it's for if you hover the cursor on the files), if so try uninstalling from its right-click menu. If that doesn't work, try the file's repair option first. Also if you have the Microsoft Windows Installer Clean Up utility, see if Silverlight is still listed. If it is remove it using the Clean Up utility, which should remove any installer files and clean the registry entries. Then try the install again.
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    No, I've only used it in a web browser to play video on demand. I don't think I have any programs that use it normally. Strange, even once Silverlight stopped being offered through Microsoft Update on Windows XP machines, a manually downloaded and installed latest version has always worked for me. I don't usually bother uninstalling the previous version, but this last time I did. It still installed fine with no warning or error messages.
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    I suspect we'll have to put up with this at least until the "free update" window closes.
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    I've got the latest Silverlight (5.1.41212.0) installed here on XP and working fine. You can't use Silverlight on Chrome (or any other Chromium-based browser) now as it no longer supports it (or QuickTime and other Netscape plugins.) You have to use Firefox (32 bit only) or Internet Explorer. I suspect Silverlight's days are numbered......
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    Well the files I replaced were from 2008, so I guess those later versions have to be worth having! As long as you replace the versions in the DLLCache folder as well as those in the System32 folder, you shouldn't have any trouble with System File Protection.
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    Hi @SD73. Just download the update file from here. You will need to use Internet Explorer. Then run the downloaded file with the switches /q /x: "<outdir>" This should extract the files to a folder in the root of the drive and you will find the two files you need in there in the SP3QFE subfolder.
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