burd Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Big Picture mode on steam doesn't seem to load "Chat" , to load the library of games small mode seems to be a better option as its very compact and chat can be used using the Hotkeys , though uninstalling a game doesn't work as it needs steamhelper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdf2345 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 7 minutes ago, burd said: Big Picture mode on steam doesn't seem to load "Chat" , to load the library of games small mode seems to be a better option as its very compact and chat can be used using the Hotkeys , though uninstalling a game doesn't work as it needs steamhelper. Maybe this chat would load Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 minute ago, asdf2345 said: Maybe this chat would load the chat does load normally so this isn't needed in this case , it just doesn't work in big picture mode and small mode seems to be less UI intensive aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdf2345 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 5 hours ago, asdf2345 said: I found a modded BIOS, so I'll eventually try Vista again. I have HPET disabled, a option that doesn't exist on the stock MSI BIOS for some reason. I'll also try disabling SATA hotswap if I have issues, something I should have tried earlier, but didn't think about. Didn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regele Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Nice to see people that actually like and enjoy windows vista. Is there any approximate month/year when this project will get into a stable version/or at least get out of alpha? Also any chance of a website where you can download already modified programs installers that works on vista in the near future? Good luck! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Regele said: Nice to see people that actually like and enjoy windows vista. Is there any approximate month/year when this project will get into a stable version/or at least get out of alpha? Welcome to MSFN , Basically theres no alpha or beta it just depends on which functions that are added are needed for the software you use , currently many functions are added to the x64 files which is quite good and helpful for running unsupported software , and the 32bit ones are being worked on , this ofcourse wouldn't be possible without win32 so do give him your thanks Edited July 31, 2020 by burd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
win32 Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Regele said: Is there any approximate month/year when this project will get into a stable version/or at least get out of alpha? While I'm quite satisfied with the progress made thus far, many other kernel extension projects spend years in development (Windows 2000 extended kernel started development in January 2011 with the latest update in August 2019, and is based off the KDW wrapper that was introduced in 2008; even today it doesn't run everything that XP runs) so it may take awhile before it can be considered finalized. The x64 version is quite stable for the programs that run under it, with only a few minor caveats. The DLL redirection method takes care of compatibility issues that arise with programs that ran previously. Things are not as solid on the x86 front and it will take longer to figure it out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark_mage2180 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) Well, it's nice to see the Extended Kernel for Vista. But do someone ran Discord and latest Spotify app under Vista? Which functions do I need to add to the 32-bit kernel32? Edited August 4, 2020 by Ark_mage2180 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TatsuyaSou Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Latest version of Spotify has blocked installation on Vista. Version 1.0.34: https://imgur.com/LUAA7Dx And Discord: https://imgur.com/HFPxbgG You can use Ripcord instead of Discord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark_mage2180 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) It's not a blocked installation, it's just missing functions in kernel. But if Visual Studio Code works, Discord and Spotify should work too, because all these apps are Electron-based. But I'm curious about other problem. Why can't I install any extensions to Chrome? It's known issue on Vista, but why? Installing via developer mode doesn't work too. I think we must be patient, and these problems will be solved. Edited August 4, 2020 by Ark_mage2180 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TatsuyaSou Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Spotifiy and Discord are not working yet because they are 32bit. Win32 is working on supporting x86 programs. We must wait. Spotify version 1.0.34 is older. The latest installer version (1.1) has blocked installation on older Windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark_mage2180 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) I noticed other bug in Extended Kernel. Sidebar doesn't show on desktop. Edited August 5, 2020 by Ark_mage2180 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
win32 Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 47 minutes ago, Ark_mage2180 said: I noticed other bug in Extended Kernel. Sidebar doesn't show on desktop. You're the second one who has reported that. I still have it on mine, but that's my main machine with April 2017 updates. Indeed, my VM with July 2020 updates does have this problem. The solution is to make a folder named sidebar.exe.local in Program Files\Windows Sidebar and place your original ole32.dll in there (make sure you applied my reg key). Then it will work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C9_Slips Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) Can you make Windows 7 drivers run on Vista? It doesnt matter when, all it matters that if it is possible. I really want to use vista but my GPU doesnt let me. Edited August 5, 2020 by C9_Slips . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark_mage2180 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, win32 said: The solution is to make a folder named sidebar.exe.local in Program Files\Windows Sidebar and place your original ole32.dll in there Thanks, it works. Edited August 5, 2020 by Ark_mage2180 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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