sdfox7 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Just an update: Audacity 2.2.1 has been released. https://www.audacityteam.org/download/ To clarify, Windows XP is supported as long as Service Pack 3 is installed and there is a SSE2 or later processor. Otherwise, 2.0.6 is the last supported version on Windows XP. More info: http://www.audacityteam.org/download/legacy-windows/ and http://www.audacityteam.org/download/legacy-windows/#sysreq 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdfox7 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Java JRE 8 Update 161 was released today, January 16, 2018. I just got the automatic update notification on my Windows XP SP3 system: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdfox7 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 (edited) @dencorso Although I got the notification, the installer does not actually run! When double-clicking, nothing happens. Either there is an compatibility issue with the installer, or as of update 161 Java 8 is no longer compatible with Windows XP. If you already uninstalled the previous version (Java JRE 8 Update 152) and need to restore it, it's on my FTP here: http://sdfox7.com/xp/sp3/EOL/jre-8u152-windows-i586.exe Edited January 17, 2018 by sdfox7 Java JRE 8 Update 152 appears to be the final working installer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dencorso Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Hopefully @blackwingcat will again create modified installers for Java 8. I hope the problem is just the installer, like in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPUsers Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 On 19/12/2016 at 8:03 PM, vwestlife said: The overall list will be 95% the same as the one for Windows Vista. There are only a small number of significant applications which still support Vista but don't support XP, such as Microsoft Security Essentials and Pale Moon. OTOH, there are actually some applications which support XP but don't officially support Vista, such as Adobe Reader XI: https://helpx.adobe.com/reader/kb/system-requirements-adobe-reader.html It supports Windows Server 2008 which is based of Vista, so it is tenichally supported by Vista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkaz Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 (edited) On 1/17/2018 at 8:37 AM, sdfox7 said: @dencorso Although I got the notification, the installer does not actually run! When double-clicking, nothing happens. Either there is an compatibility issue with the installer, or as of update 161 Java 8 is no longer compatible with Windows XP. If you already uninstalled the previous version (Java JRE 8 Update 152) and need to restore it, it's on my FTP here: http://sdfox7.com/xp/sp3/EOL/jre-8u152-windows-i586.exe Try the offline installer at https://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp UPDATE: Tried that and it's not working. After some quick debugging it seems that there is an access violation exception related to C runtime implementation. ANTIDEBUGGING related stuff. The resource section includes an MSI file, which cannot install for some reason. Using Orca tto see more info. Edited January 20, 2018 by harkaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i430VX Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Figured it was worth a shot to try patching the Java installer with XomPie. While it changed many things, no dice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkaz Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 MSI Error 1603: MSI (c) (30:60) [03:46:21:203]: Note: 1: 1708 MSI (c) (30:60) [03:46:21:203]: Product: Java 8 Update 161 -- Installation failed. MSI (c) (30:60) [03:46:21:203]: Windows Installer installed the product. Product Name: Java 8 Update 161. Product Version: 8.0.1610.12. Product Language: 1033. Installation success or error status: 1603. MSI (c) (30:60) [03:46:21:234]: Grabbed execution mutex. MSI (c) (30:60) [03:46:21:234]: Cleaning up uninstalled install packages, if any exist MSI (c) (30:60) [03:46:21:250]: MainEngineThread is returning 1603 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdfox7 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Skype (now owned by Microsoft) is officially still supported on Windows XP SP3 with Internet Explorer 8. Apparently Microsoft still has a soft spot for XP. https://www.skype.com/en/get-skype/ then click on System Requirements https://support.skype.com/en/faq/fa10328/what-are-the-system-requirements-for-skype 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdfox7 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 @dencorso @harkaz @i430VX I submitted a bug submit to Oracle today. I'll be interested to see what their response is. While Oracle does not "officially" support XP on Java 8, I'm hoping that they'll be motivated to fix it. It seems to me that this is likely a minor compatibility issue, since all previous versions of the JRE 8 run and install correctly. I doubt they would want people running outdated versions of their software because of an error they made with the software. If they don't care, then that is at least an ethical issue they need to make a decision about. Here is the report I submitted, with the field headers redacted: http://sdfox7.com/xp/files/java.pdf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampei.Nihira Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Out 7-zip 18.01 stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i430VX Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 (edited) On 1/28/2018 at 12:02 AM, sdfox7 said: Skype (now owned by Microsoft) is officially still supported on Windows XP SP3 with Internet Explorer 8. Apparently Microsoft still has a soft spot for XP. https://www.skype.com/en/get-skype/ then click on System Requirements https://support.skype.com/en/faq/fa10328/what-are-the-system-requirements-for-skype I can confirm that it works perfectly-- I've used it for a couple of years now. I've had intermittent issues with the installer, though. Usually the full installer is needed. Edited January 29, 2018 by i430VX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rloew Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 10 hours ago, Sampei.Nihira said: Out 7-zip 18.01 stable. Thanks for the info. I downloaded it and it runs nicely on 98SE with my Wrappers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heinoganda Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) On 28.1.2018 at 6:02 AM, sdfox7 said: Skype (now owned by Microsoft) is officially still supported on Windows XP SP3 with Internet Explorer 8. Apparently Microsoft still has a soft spot for XP. Unfortunately, there is no newer version for Windows XP (latest version 7.36.0.150). Currently, however, version 7.40.32.104 is offered which no longer works under Windows XP. The last working where I have is the version 7.37.32.103 (here the high voice frequency shares are not cut off). Edited January 30, 2018 by heinoganda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinClient5270 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I know I briefly mentioned this already over a year ago, but since this thread has been getting more activity lately I thought I should bring this up again. If you'd like a comprehensive list of final versions of software for Windows XP (as well as a list of software that continues to support it), you should check out my list for Windows Vista here. Since many software developers dropped support for XP and Vista simultaneously, much of the information on my list (as far as final software versions go) can also be applied to Windows XP, with a few exceptions here and there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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